HOW TO PLAY LOTTO 6/42
Lotto "642" is the easiest and cheapest six number lottery game. There are only 42 numbers to choose from. You start winning some money having only 3/6 correct.
- Fill Lotto bet slip with 6 of your numbers.
- Choose up to 12 numbers if you want to play system.
- Lotto 6/42 ticket cost is only ₱25 (DST included).
- Max. 6 consecutive draws play possible with one ticket.
- Remember to check your Lotto tickets with results published very carefully. Check it twice.
- Draws schedule - Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday at 9 PM - IBC13 and D8TV or live stream.
- Latest Lotto 6/42 results are presented on the draw date, minutes after.
You can play the game using system play. This table shows possible systems:
| System | Combinations | Cost ₱ |
| 5 Roll | 37 | 925.00 |
| 7 | 7 | 175.00 |
| 8 | 28 | 700.00 |
| 9 | 84 | 2,100.00 |
| 10 | 210 | 5,250.00 |
| 11 | 462 | 11,550.00 |
| 12 | 924 | 23,100.00 |
Buying system ticket allows you to cover more combinations without manual filling many coupons. For example system nine play covers standard 84 tickets.
LOTTO 6/42 PRIZE POOL AND WINNING CHANCES
Match minimum 3 of 6 numbers drawn to get a guaranteed prize of ₱20. Jackpot payout goes to a player who has correct 6/6 numbers. If more than 1 person hit the jackpot, the amount is split equally between players. Dividends 2,3,4 have maximum bounds for payouts set, that can be seen below.
| Winning numbers | Prize | Odds of winning |
| 6 - Jackpot | min. ₱ 10 million | 1 in 5,245,786 |
| 5 | ₱ 1,100,000.00 | 1 in 24,286 |
| 4 | ₱ 1,000,000.00 | 1 in 555 |
| 3 | ₱ 20.00 | 1 in 37 |
Lastest 6/58 Jackpot winner outlet:
- Date: 05/05/2026, Jackpot: ₱10,000,000.00, Location: Laguna
Complete Lotto jackpot winners list
It is the oldest "lotto" game. Lotto wasn't always national game. First introduced in 1995 was organized separately in Visayas and Mindanao. Lottery president decided to combine this two games into one and make available for every Filipino player.
Six Ball lottery games comparison
All Six ball games in PH have the same price ₱25. What differs is pool of possible numbers, minimum jackpots and probabilities. In contrary to Lotto - 1 to 42, 1 in 5,245,786, min. ₱ 10 million main prize, other are as follows:
- Ultra Lotto - 1 to 58, 1 in 40,475,358, min. ₱ 75 million main prize
- Grand Lotto - 1 to 55, 1 in 28,989,675, min. ₱ 45 million main prize
- Super Lotto - 1 to 49, 1 in 13,983,816, min. ₱ 25 million main prize
- Mega Lotto - 1 to 45, 1 in 8,145,060, min. ₱ 15 million main prize