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New York Lottery Games

How to Play Lotto, Mega Millions, and Take Five

By Pamela Skillings, About.com


1. New York Lotto

How to Play Lotto: Pick six numbers between 1 and 59 (or let the QuickPick machine select the numbers for you). The minimum play is $1 for two game panels. Or you can play up to $5 on the 10-playcard. Then watch the live TV drawings on Wednesdays and Saturdays at 11:21 p.m. on WABC Channel 7.

Lotto Jackpot: For each LOTTO drawing, 40% of the sales for the draw (minus 2% taken out for a reserve fund) is allocated as prize money. The largest Lotto jackpot paid since 1991 was $58 million.

Odds of Winning Lotto: First Prize – 1 in 45,057,474
Winning Lotto Numbers and More Information

2. Mega Millions

How to Play Mega Millions: Pick five numbers between 1 and 56 in the pink-shaded upper section of the game panel and select one MEGA BALL number between 1 and 46 in the white lower section of your game panel (or let the QuickPick machine select the numbers for you). Mega Millions costs $1 per play. Then watch the live TV drawings on Tuesdays and Fridays at 11:00 p.m. on WABC Channel 7.

Mega Millions Jackpot: For each Mega Millions draw, 50% of the ticket sales is allocated as prize money. The First Prize is allocated 63% of this amount. The largest Mega Millions jackpot ever was $315 million in November 2005.

Odds of Winning Mega Millions: First Prize – 1 in 175,711,536
Winning Mega Millions Numbers and More Information

3. Take Five

How to Play Take Five: Pick fivw numbers from 1 through 39, and fill in your chosen squares as instructed on the playcard (or let the QuickPick machine select the numbers for you). The minimum play is $1 for 1 game. Or you can play up to $5 on the 5-game playcard. Winners are revealed during live TV drawings every night at 11:21 p.m. on WABC Channel 7.

Take Five Jackpot: For each Take Five draw, 50% of the sales for the draw is allocated as prize money. The largest Take Five jackpot in the last five years was $825,960.00.

Odds of Winning Take Five: Take Five has the best odds of all the Lottery's Draw Games. Odds of winning first prize are 1 in 575,757
Winning Take Five Numbers and More Information

More New York Lottery Games

Additional games include Numbers, Win 4, Quick Draw, and Pick 10. Visit the New York Lottery site for more information.

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