Lotto is a player favorite game you'll find exclusively in Connecticut. It has more than 40 years of history and was known as Classic Lotto until March 2013. Tickets cost just $1 for the chance to win a jackpot that starts at $1 million and keeps growing until a ticket matches all six numbers drawn to win it.
Lotto draws take place every Tuesday and Friday night at around 10:38 PM ET. On draw nights, ticket sales pause at 10:20 PM and resume after the draw at 10:46 PM.
Lotto has a simple prize structure. You win a prize if you match three or more of the six numbers drawn – get all six and you’re a jackpot winner! There is a minimum top prize of $1 million and it has been known to go far higher – even beyond $25 million. Here's what you could win and how to win it, along with the odds. The Match 4 and Match 5 prizes are estimated amounts - the actual payout depends on the prize fund and the number of winners.
| Numbers Matched | Prize | Odds of Winning | Average Prize | No. Winners in Last Draw | Average No. Winners |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Match 6 |
Jackpot | 1 in 7,059,052 | $3,331,300.81 | 0 | 0 |
Match 5 |
$2,000 | 1 in 30,961 | $2,651.15 | 7 | 8.2 |
Match 4 |
$50 | 1 in 669 | $52.69 | 297 | 381.1 |
Match 3 |
$2 | 1 in 42 | $2 | 4,507 | 6,104.9 |
Simply choose six different numbers from 1 through 44 and mark them on a playslip. Alternatively, mark QP (Quick Pick) or request it from the retailer and the lottery computer will randomly select your numbers.
Advance Action is the easiest way to play your favorite numbers for up to 26 future draws in a row - just mark the "Yes" box below Advance Action box on the playslip, then mark the number of draws you want to play, or request Advance Action from the retailer.
If you have an existing Lotto ticket and want to play the same numbers again, just give the ticket to the retailer and ask for a replay. You'll receive a new ticket with the same number and bet amount, along with an "R" identifying it as a replay ticket.
The Lotto jackpot is currently worth $2.5 Million. It always starts at $1 million, then grows until there is a winner.
Yes, the jackpot is split between winners if there are multiple tickets that match all the numbers.
If you win any prize worth more than $100,000, you can choose to take it as either one lump sum or in 21 annual instalments.
The prize amounts for matching four or five numbers are not fixed in every draw. The exact payout always depends on the number of tickets sold and the number of winners.
You have to be 18 to play Lotto in Connecticut.
All Connecticut Lottery prizes must be claimed within 180 days of the relevant draw date.
See jackpot amounts for every Connecticut Lotto draw that has taken place in the last six months below. Separately, you can scroll back and see the percentage and value increase/decrease of each draw compared to the previous one.
