SuperLotto Plus
What is the SuperLottoPlus?
| SuperLottoPlus is an American lotto game based in California, and is similar to the Mega Millions lottery, in the way that it is played. It is a good solid American lotto game that has great jackpots and loads of prize tiers to scoop a lotto prize. |
How did it originate?
The game originally began on the 6 November, 1986 as the California Super Lotto with the commonly used “pick 6 numbers from a selection of 49” format.
In 1990, the game structure was changed to a 6 numbers in 53 game and a seventh bonus ball was added. The game thereafter changed again to 51 numbers before settling into what is currently used today in the SuperLottoPlus – a 5 numbers in 47 selection as well as an additional 1 number from a pool of 27.
Who can play SuperLottoPlus?
Lottery players who dream of winning the lottery have to be 18 years of age or older to play the game.
Thanks to online lottery concierge services you have an amazing opportunity to participate in SuperLottoPlus draws right from your couch. Don’t wait any second, try your luck now.
When can I play SuperLottoPlus?
The SuperLottoPlus has draws every Wednesday and Saturday. If you have not already bought a SuperLottoPlus lottery ticket for either the mid-week or weekend draws, you are missing out on the sunshine lotto game from California. Grab yourself a ticket and give yourself a chance of winning the jackpot!
SuperLottoPlus Prize Structure
There are nine ways to win a prize in this lottery and you can win a prize by simply matching just the Mega number alone! To win the jackpot SuperlottoPlus players have to match all of the numbers drawn. If the jackpot isn’t won then the prize money will rollover to the following draw.
The following are each of the prize levels available:
- Jackpot: Match 5 Numbers Plus the Megaball
- First Prize – Match 5 Numbers
- Second Prize: Match 4 Numbers Plus the Megaball
- Third Prize: Match 4 Numbers
- Fourth Prize: Match 3 Numbers Plus the Megaball
- Fifth Prize: Match 3 Numbers
- Sixth Prize: Match 2 Numbers Plus the Megaball
- Seventh Prize: Match 1 Number Plus the Megaball
- Eighth Prize: Match the Megaball
SuperLotto Plus jackpots are paid out in 26 yearly instalments. A lump-sum cash option pay-out is also available to those lottery players who prefer receiving their winnings in one go, which is roughly about 45 to 55% of the announced jackpot.
The overall odds of winning any prize are 1 in 42. Not bad at all. There are other lotteries on offer with higher odds of winning, but the jackpot is substantially lower. It’s all about deciding what you’re more interested in.
The odds of winning each SuperLottoplus prize level are as follows:
- Jackpot – 1 in 41,416,353
- First Prize – 1 in 1,592,937
- Second Prize – 1 in 197,221
- Third Prize – 1 in 7585
- Fourth Prize – 1 in 4810
- Fifth Prize – 1 in 185
- Sixth Prize – 1 in 361
- Seventh Prize – 1 in 74
- Eighth Prize – 1 in 49
The Biggest Wins
California’s state lottery, the SuperLottoPlus, has produced some very happy, and now extremely wealthy winners since its creation in 1984.
Biggest ever SuperLottoPlus jackpot
After rolling over for eleven weeks, the largest jackpot ever reached on the SuperLottoPlus happened on the 16th of February 16, 2002 reaching a whopping $193 million. This gigantic jackpot was won by three SuperLottoPlus ticket holders who all managed to match all 6 numbers. They took home $32.1 million each after taxes.
Second biggest SuperLottoPlus jackpot
The second largest SuperLotoPlus jackpot grew to $141 million in June 23, 2001. This particular SuperLottoPlus jackpot holds the record for the ‘biggest individual win”.
It was won by Alcario Castellano of San Jose. The 66-year-old retired supermarket clerk said that he started off the morning as per usual, with a cup of coffee and reading the newspaper. He double checked his lottery ticket and go the shock of his life when he realised that it was his lotto ticket that that had scooped the top tiered jackpot prize.
The jubilant jackpot winner had been playing the SuperLottoPlus lottery religiously, hardly ever missing a draw for the past 15 years. All from the same retailer.
It just goes to show, never give up! The vendor where he bought his ticket was also full of smiles as he received a bonus commission of $705,000 – 0.5% of the jackpot.
Third biggest SuperLottoPlus jackpot
The third biggest jackpot happened on the 17 April, 1991 with a staggering $118.8 million jackpot, which 10 winning tickets.
Another noteworthy jackpot win was paid out in 2007 in the amount of a whopping $72 million.
The SuperLottoPlus lotto game has one of the best winning odds in the history of the USA lotteries.
Distribution of Revenue
Like most lotteries, The California State Lottery Act of 1984 was intended to allocate more money to schools without increasing taxes. The lottery was therefore required to provide at least 34% of its revenue to public education, assisting other funds provided by California to do the same. Thereafter, 50% of its revenue gets paid to the public in the form of lottery prizes. All in all, 84% of all funds received gets given back to the public in the form of prizes or funds for public education.
The 16% that remains, goes to administration of the lotto game and salaries.
On April 8, 2010, Governor Schwarzenegger signed into law which reallocates lottery revenues, increasing it to 87% the portion of Lottery revenue returned to the public, and 13% the amount spent on administration.
It also specified that “not less than 50% of the total annual Lottery revenues, in an amount to be determined by the commission, be returned to the public in the form of prizes.”
How to play SuperLottoPlus
- Find a SuperLotto Plus retailer or play SuperLottoPlus online via desktop or your mobile phone, on the beach, in a coffee shop or at home.
- Select five lucky numbers from 1 to 47 and one Mega number from 1 to 27 on a SuperLottoPlus playslip or the online playblock.
- Whether you are playing offline or online, you have the option to play randomly generated numbers with the Quick Pick play option. The computer will randomly generate numbers for you.
- You can play as many entries as you wish.
- To play the same numbers for consecutive draws, just mark Advance Play on the playslip or opt in to have your entries played in a span, over a few draws.
- The best part about playing the SuperLottoPlus lotto game online is the fact that you will never lose or misplace your lottery ticket. Immediately after the draw, everyone with an entry will receive an automated results mailer informing them of the latest winning SuperLottoPlus numbers that were drawn and any matches that they had.
- Paying for your entries is quick and simple via online lottery concierge sites, with just about every possible payment method available to your particular region.
The fact that players only have to choose 5 plus a Mega number versus some 6 or 7 numbers in other lotteries) seems pretty good.