Wednesday Lotto
Wednesday Lotto is a game that boasts a fixed Division 1 prize of $1 million per winner. Even if there are two, three or four jackpot winners in a draw, they all receive a seven-figure payout. There are also five other prize divisions.
Draws take place at approximately 7:30pm AEST every Wednesday night, with ticket sales closing around one hour before. The game also runs alongside the Monday Lotto every week. Choose from the links below to learn more about the game.
Wednesday Lotto Update
It has been announced by lottery officials that Wednesday Lotto, along with Monday Lotto, will no longer be available from May 2024. The last Wednesday Lotto draw will be held on 15 May 2024. Starting from 11 March 2024, Advance Play and Multiweek tickets will be temporarily unavailable.
Please note that these changes are subject to regulatory approval. More information will be released in May.
How to Play and Win
Select six numbers from 1 to 45, either by choosing your own or getting a random set generated for you. You can pick from several different entry types as you try to match the winning numbers.
How to Play GuideWednesday Wins
Wednesday Lotto offers up to four winners a guaranteed Division 1 prize of $1 million. You can even win a prize just by matching one main ball plus the two supplementary numbers.
Dividends and OddsCheck Your Tickets
The Ticket Checker is a great way to let you know if you’re a Wednesday Lotto winner. Enter your numbers and the Checker will calculate how many you have matched.
Ticket Checker
Wednesday Lotto Stats
Take a look at a range of Wednesday Lotto statistics to find out the most frequently drawn numbers, the most overdue and least common, as well as information about pairs and triplets.
StatisticsGenerate Random Numbers
Use the Wednesday Lotto Generator to produce your next set of lucky numbers. It creates random sets of six numbers from 1 to 45 and you can even generate multiple lines all at once.
Generate NumbersFrequently Asked Questions
How does Wednesday Lotto work? What happens if nobody wins the jackpot? Get the answers to these questions and many more on the Wednesday Lotto FAQs page.
View all FAQsMonday and Wednesday Lotto
Wednesday Lotto was launched on 21st November 1984 as a second weekly draw to accompany Monday Lotto. The two games are played in exactly the same way and are packaged together as Monday & Wednesday Lotto. Go to the Monday Lotto page to find out more about the game that started in 1979, including all the Monday results.
Wednesday Lotto is known by slightly different names in different parts of the country - Wednesday Gold Lotto in Queensland and Wednesday X Lotto in South Australia – but it is the same game everywhere.
It also offers regular promotions such as Double Your Win draws and Cashcade Celebrations, which both boost the value of lower-division prizes. In Double Your Win draws, also known as Double Win Days in Western Australia, every payout below the jackpot is automatically doubled.
Cashcade Celebrations guarantee that $1 million will be paid out. If nobody wins the top prize, the special $1 million prize is split between winners in all other divisions. The percentage of the $1 million that goes to each category is shown below:
- Division 2 - 4.2%
- Division 3 - 6.5%
- Division 4 - 18.5%
- Division 5 - 26.3%
- Division 6 - 44.5%