* Average prize                                              

** The Pools Fund is the Prize fund (18.33% of sales) minus the sum of all prizes payable to the winners in the 2/6, 2/6+B and the 3/6 categories.                                                  

*** The $1,000,000 prize, the Gold Ball Jackpot and the Classic Jackpot come from the Draw Fund (29.67% of sales). This fund also allows us to occasionally offer additional prizes during a draw.               

All odds are approximate.                                                       

Playing LOTTO 6/49  on alc.ca is similar to playing in the store, except you use an online version of the selection slip and click your way through your number selections. Here’s how:

• Under Play Online menu, choose LOTTO 6/49.
  
  
• For $3, you can select 6 numbers or if you prefer, you can choose Insta Pik and the numbers will be randomly chosen for you. Each LOTTO 6/49 play is comprised of 1 Classic Draw selection of 6 numbers from 1 to 49 plus a Gold Ball  Draw Selection (a computer generated 10-digit number).
  
  
• For $1 each add Atlantic 49 and TAG. These games give you additional chances to win and are only available in Atlantic Canada.
  
  
• Purchase tickets for future draws by setting up a subscription, or advanced plays.
  
  
• Your wager is official when it appears in your account history as ‘completed.’ We’ll check your numbers for you and notify you by email and it will also be in My Messages in your account.

• Ask your retailer for a LOTTO 6/49 selection slip, which contains 49 numbers to choose from.
  
  
• For $3, you can select 6 numbers or if you prefer, you can choose Insta Pik and the numbers will be randomly generated for you. Each LOTTO 6/49 play is comprised of 1 Classic Draw selection of 6 numbers from 1 to 49 plus 1 Gold Ball Draw Selection (a computer generated 10-digit number).
  
  
• For $1 each add TAG and ATLANTIC 49. These add-on games give you additional chances to win and are only available in Atlantic Canada.
  
  
• Make purchases for future draws by choosing the number of advance plays you want. Play from 2 up to 10 consecutive draws.

For more information on how to play on mobile, please visit Download the Atlantic Lottery Mobile App – Android or iOS

Classic Draw

Match all 6 of your numbers to the 6 numbers drawn to win the jackpot! Other prizes are also offered for matching 2, 3, 4 or 5 numbers and the bonus number.

Gold Ball Draw

Match the unique 10-digit Gold Ball Draw number exactly to the Gold Ball Draw number drawn to win either the Gold Ball Jackpot OR $1 million.

With Combination Play, choose 5, 7, 8 or 9 numbers and increase your chances of winning on just one ticket. You could win multiple prizes and it's perfect for playing in a group.

If one of your selections wins a prize, you'll win multiple prizes because your numbers are repeated in different selections. Combination Play is great for playing in a group with coworkers, friends and family. 

 5-Number Combination

• Choose 5 numbers and each of the remaining 44 numbers are added (one at a time) as your 6th number. You get 44 different sets of 44 different LOTTO 6/49 Classic Draw selections and also receive 44 Gold Ball Draw Numbers. This ticket costs $132.

 7-Number Combination

• Choose 7 numbers and you are playing 7 different LOTTO 6/49 Classic Draw Selections since these 7 numbers can be arranged into 7 different sets of 6. You will also receive 7 Gold Ball Draw Numbers.  This ticket costs $21.

 8-Number Combination

• Choose 8 numbers and get 28 different LOTTO 6/49 Classic Draw selections, since these 8 numbers can be arranged into 28 different sets of 6. You will also receive 28 different Gold Ball Draw Numbers. This ticket costs $84.

9-Number Combination

• Choose 9 numbers and get 84 different LOTTO 6/49 Classic Draw selections, since these 9 numbers can be arranged into 84 different sets of 6. You will also receive 84 Gold Ball Draw Numbers. This ticket costs $252.

LOTTO 6/49 Game Conditions

LOTTO 6/49 Game Conditions - in effect Jan 22 2024

Download May 2025 Super Draw Game Conditions

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TWO big jackpots on every ticket.

CLASSIC JACKPOT

·        The Classic Jackpot is always set at $5 million. 

·        You get a set of six Classic Draw numbers from 1 – 49 for each $3 LOTTO 6/49 play.

·        Six numbers are drawn from 1 – 49.

·        Match all six main Classic Draw numbers on one line to win the jackpot. 

·        Prizes range from a Free Play up to the jackpot.

 GOLD BALL DRAW

·        Each $3 LOTTO 6/49 play will include a unique 10-digit Gold Ball Draw number in addition to your six Classic Draw numbers.

·        One Gold Ball Draw winning number will be drawn from all selections for each draw.

·        Once a Gold Ball Draw winning number is drawn, a separate Gold Ball Jackpot Draw will determine the prize - the Gold Ball Jackpot OR the $1 million prize.

 GOLD BALL JACKPOT DRAW

·        The Gold Ball Jackpot starts at $10 million and can grow to $68 Million!

·        It starts with 30 balls – 29 white balls each representing the $1 million prize and 1 Gold Ball representing the growing jackpot.

·        If a white ball is drawn, the $1 million prize is won. That ball is removed leaving 28 white balls and 1 gold ball for the next draw, and the jackpot grows by $2 million.

·        Draws continue in this manner until the Gold Ball is drawn and the jackpot is won.

·        Once the Gold Ball Jackpot is won, the draw resets to 30 balls and the jackpot starts back at $10 million.

·        If the Gold Ball Jackpot keeps growing until no white balls remain and only the Gold Ball is left – the jackpot will reach $68 million!