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Lotto 6/49

This Wednesday
August 21, 2024
Lotto 6/49
THE CLASSIC 5 MILLION
THE GOLD BALL
46 million*
*or 1 million

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Statistics

Appearance of Winning Numbers by Numeric Order
Past six months: 52 draws
From 2024-02-21 to 2024-08-17

Numbers Total including Bonus number Bonus number
1 3 2
2 7 0
3 7 0
4 8 1
5 5 1
6 11 3
7 12 2
8 9 2
9 3 0
10 8 1
11 8 0
12 7 1
13 3 0
14 6 0
15 6 1
16 5 0
17 8 1
18 14 3
19 7 3
20 6 2
21 6 3
22 6 0
23 10 3
24 3 0
25 6 1
26 10 1
27 12 2
28 9 2
29 9 2
30 7 1
31 6 1
32 9 1
33 9 1
34 9 1
35 9 2
36 8 1
37 5 0
38 7 0
39 13 0
40 9 2
41 6 0
42 13 2
43 7 1
44 7 2
45 5 0
46 7 0
47 2 0
48 7 0
49 5 0

Appearance of Winning Numbers by Numeric Order
Since the start: 4,234 draws
From 1982-06-12 to 2024-08-17

Numbers Total including Bonus number Bonus number
1 560 78
2 575 75
3 623 99
4 597 70
5 604 108
6 568 70
7 625 86
8 599 86
9 621 97
10 609 85
11 590 92
12 597 84
13 582 89
14 548 81
15 562 63
16 581 84
17 592 88
18 595 99
19 595 80
20 615 77
21 633 104
22 601 87
23 630 92
24 585 84
25 599 103
26 601 88
27 638 97
28 571 85
29 583 72
30 595 85
31 654 86
32 593 82
33 594 80
34 656 93
35 590 77
36 623 94
37 605 88
38 625 82
39 595 91
40 636 81
41 625 99
42 613 94
43 635 89
44 601 82
45 659 85
46 616 76
47 631 95
48 606 89
49 607 83

Lotto 6/49

#YouShouldPlayThe649

To be won: the Classic at 5 million and the Gold Ball from 10 to 60 million.

Lotto 6/49 - Summary

  • COST: $3 for one play (composed of one Classic Selection and one Gold Ball Draw Number)
  • CLASSIC JACKPOT: $5,000,000
  • GOLD BALL JACKPOT: $10,000,000, increasing with each draw if it isn’t won
  • DRAW FREQUENCY: Bi-weekly, every Wednesday and Saturday
  • DEADLINE FOR WAGERS: Wednesdays and Saturdays at 10:30 p.m.
  • ODDS OF WINNING A PRIZE: 1 in 6.6 with 1 play
  • ODDS OF WINNING THE JACKPOT: 1 in 13,983,816
  • ODDS OF WINNING THE GOLD BALL JACKPOT (OR $1,000,000): Varies according to the total number of Gold Ball Draw Numbers issued for that draw
  • THEORETICAL PAYOFF RATE: 48%
  • FIRST DRAW: June 12, 1982
  • CANADA-WIDE LOTTERY

Discover the Lotto 6/49

How Lotto 6/49 works

With Lotto 6/49's Classic Draw and the Gold Ball Draw, two jackpots are up for grabs on the same ticket. You can pick your own numbers for the Classic Selection, but the Gold Ball Draw Number is solely computer-generated.

Classic Draw

The Classic Selection is comprised of six numbers, and the Classic Jackpot is $5 million. To win the Classic Jackpot, the six numbers in the Classic Selection on your ticket must be identical to the six numbers drawn in the Classic Draw.

Gold Ball Draw

For each Classic Selection, you’ll be given a Gold Ball Draw Number. With that number, you’ll have a chance to win the Gold Ball Jackpot or $1 million. The prize is guaranteed: There’s a winner for every draw!

The Gold Ball Jackpot starts at $10 million and can grow to just over $60 million.

To determine the prize won, a ball is drawn from a draw machine, which starts off containing 30 balls: 29 white balls and one Gold Ball. White balls are worth $1 million and the Gold Ball is worth $10 million.

If a white ball is drawn, the player wins $1 million. If the Gold Ball is drawn, the player wins the Gold Ball Jackpot.

Each time a white ball is drawn, it’s removed from the draw machine. That means there’s one fewer white ball in the next draw and the Gold Ball Jackpot grows by $2 million. The bigger the Gold Ball Jackpot, the greater the chances of it being won!

When the Gold Ball Jackpot is won, all the balls are put back in the draw machine and the Gold Ball Jackpot returns to $10 million.

NOTE: The above depiction of a draw machine is provided for explanatory purposes only and does not represent how official draws are conducted.

How to play

  • You may play online, using the mobile app or at a Loto-Québec retailer where you can pick your own numbers or opt for selections randomly generated by Loto-Québec’s computer. Gold Ball Draw Numbers are always computer-generated.
  • Each play is composed of one Classic Selection made up of six numbers between 1 and 49, and one Gold Ball Draw Number made up of 10 computer-generated numbers.
  • Lotto 6/49 is governed by the Rules and Regulations respecting Lotteries and Lottery Tickets of the Interprovincial Lottery Corporation (ILC), which include limitations of liability.
  • Choose Double Jeu 49 to play Lotto 6/49 and Québec 49 simultaneously.
  • Choose Super forfait to play Lotto 6/49, Québec 49, Lotto Max, Québec Max and Grande Vie simultaneously.
  • Choose Forfait lottos to play Lotto 6/49, Québec 49, Lotto Max and Québec Max simultaneously.
  • You may play as a group online with Formule groupe en ligne or at a retailer with Formule groupe and Formule super groupe.
  • You may play combination.
  • Extra is available with this game.
  • You may purchase one or more plays valid for more than one draw.
  • The Replay option is also available with this game.

Game conditions [PDF - 182 KB]

Prize structure and odds of winning

Lotto 6/49 is a variable-prize game. In the Classic Draw, prizes are calculated according to sales and divided equally among the winners in each category. 

Category Prize Pools Fund %** Odds of winning
The Classic Draw
6/6 $5,000,000 Fixed prize*** 1 / 13 983 816
5/6+B$104,177*32.15%1 / 2 330 636
5/6$1,042*13.5%1 / 55 492
4/6$78*54.35%1 / 1 033
3/6$10Fixed prize1 / 56.7
2/6+B$5Fixed prize1 / 81.2
2/6Free playFixed prize1 / 8.3
The Gold Ball Draw
Complete number
(10 digits)
Gold Ball Jackpot or $1,000,000*** Varies according to the total number of the "Gold Ball Draw Numbers" issued for that draw.
Total 1 / 6.6

*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.

The bonus number is indicated with the "+B" symbol.

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