State Lotto Draws
In addition to the Saturday Tattslotto draw, most states and territories' lottery corporations hold their own lottery draws, playable only in their state (or states, in the case of Tattersalls) of their jurisdiction.
Wednesday Tattslotto
Wednesday Tattslotto a product of Tattersalls and is played in their territories (Victoria, Tasmania, Australian Capital Territory and the Northern Territory). Wednesday Tattslotto is like the Saturday version in that the six numbers are drawn along with two supplementaries. However these six numbers are drawn from a barrel of 40, making Wednesday Tattslotto is easier to win than Saturday Tattsotto (however the prizes pay less). It was hoped when it was released in February 2000 that Wednesday Tattslotto would become as popular as the main Saturday draw. However this hasn't occurred and Wednesday Tattslotto has been slow to "take off". Wednesday Tattslotto costs 50 cents per game plus agent's commission.
You can win the following divisions if you have:
First Division (Jackpot Average $570,000) - All six numbers are in a game.
Second Division (Average: $8,400) - Five winning numbers and one supplementary in a game.
Third Division (Average: $860) - Five numbers in a game.
Fourth Division (Average: $30 ) - Four winning numbers in a game.
Fifth Division (Average: $14 ) - Three winning and one supplementary in a game.
Note: The divisions vary according to the number of winners.
NSW Lotto
NSW Lotto is a statewide lottery game played in New South Wales and the Australian Capital Territory on Mondays and Wednesdays, administered by New South Wales Lotteries and marketed simply as Lotto - the brand characterised by an oversized red "1" Lotto ball, which represented the marketing slogan of NSW Lotto throughout much of the early part of the 1990s: "The Big One". New South Wales was the last state to join the Saturday Tattslotto draw on 2000-12-16, with the Monday and Wednesday draws the most important lottery games before this (Oz Lotto and Powerball were also conducted here prior). These draws are also popular because of their relatively low cost (30 cents per game plus agent's commission).
The Monday draw carries a First Division pool of $1,000,000, while the Wednesday draw has a First Division of $500,000. These used to jackpot, but as part of the 2004 changes the pools are now fixed. Also, A "double-up" option is also available for an extra cost (15 cents per game), which doubles any prizes won in minor divisions.
Prize divisions are the same five as for Saturday Lotto, with some differences in the prize levels. As part of the 2004 changes, winners of Divisions 4 and 5 win fixed prizes of $20.00 and $10.00 respectively, which represented a small increase on the average prize won in those divisions before the change (about $15 and $7). Also, if the First Division is not won for a draw, all prizes from Divisions 2 through 5 are doubled. If a "double-up" option was also bought, this "rolldown" does not apply to the "double-up" prize, and the total prize won is triple the standard divisional prize.
Starting with the Monday draw on 2006-05-01, the midweek games of NSW Lotto and South Australia's SA Lotto will merge, and will also be expanded to Western Australia. The jackpot system will return, replacing the "cash rolldown" and guaranteed Division 4 and 5 prizes - however, unlike the pre-2004 system, the jackpot will carry over from Monday to Wednesday and vice versa, rather than a separate jackpot being retained for each night's draw. The guaranteed first division pool will remain at $1 million on Monday, and Wednesday's first division pool will be increased to $750,000.
