Lotto Draw is a lottery number generator: it picks a set of numbers in the shape of a real draw and shows them coming out of a machine one ball at a time. That is all it does. No ticket is bought, nothing is entered anywhere, and the numbers have no more chance of winning than any other set. If you want the experience of a draw without waiting for one, this is that.
For entertainment only. This site is not affiliated with any lottery operator, sells nothing, and takes no responsibility for the numbers it produces. If gambling is causing you problems, please seek local support services.
| Powerball | Mega Millions | |
|---|---|---|
| Main numbers | 5 drawn from 1 to 69 | 5 drawn from 1 to 70 |
| Special ball | 1 red Powerball from 1 to 26 | 1 gold Mega Ball from 1 to 24 |
| Odds of matching everything | 1 in 292,201,338 | 1 in 290,472,336 |
| Repeats | Main numbers are all different; the special ball may repeat one of them | Same |
| Order | Does not matter; results are shown sorted | Does not matter |
The important structural point is the second pool. Because the special ball is drawn from its own set of numbers rather than from the remaining main balls, it can be the same number as one you already hold. That is why the machine on this page swaps the whole pool of balls before the last one drops.
Lottery operators change their formats from time to time, including the size of the special-ball pool and the ticket price. Check the operator's current rules before buying anything; the ranges shown on this page are the ones the generator uses.
Picking 5 numbers from 69 gives 11,238,513 possible combinations. Multiply by the 26 possible Powerballs and a Powerball jackpot line is one in 292,201,338. Mega Millions works out at one in 290,472,336, which is the same thing in practice. Those numbers are hard to feel, so here is a comparison: buying one line a week, you would expect to wait a few million years.
Nothing changes those odds. Not birthdays, not "due" numbers that have not appeared recently, not avoiding last week's winners. Each draw is independent, so a number that came up last week is exactly as likely as any other. The one thing number choice can affect is how much you would share a jackpot with, since dates cluster under 31 and many players pick them. That is an argument for high numbers, not for better odds.
Two things happen when you press Draw, and it is worth knowing they are separate. The numbers are chosen first, by the browser's cryptographic random number generator, using rejection sampling so that no number is favoured. Only then is the machine told which ball to push out. The tumbling, the paddles and the chute are animation; a slow phone and a fast laptop produce equally fair draws.
This is the same principle as a quick pick from a retailer, which is also a computer choosing for you. It is neither better nor worse than choosing yourself.
No. This page generates a set of numbers in the shape of a real draw and shows them coming out of a machine, and that is all it does. No ticket is bought, nothing is entered anywhere, and the numbers have no more chance of winning than any other set. It is for entertainment only.
From the browser's cryptographic random number generator, using rejection sampling so that no number is favoured. That is the same principle as a quick pick from a retailer, which is also a computer choosing for you; it is neither better nor worse than choosing yourself.
No. The numbers are chosen first and only then is the machine told which ball to push out, so the tumbling, the paddles and the chute are animation over a result that already exists. A slow phone and a fast laptop produce equally fair draws, and Skip animation jumps straight to the same numbers.
Your last ten draws are kept in this browser so you can look back at them. Clear removes them, and they are never sent anywhere. Nothing goes to a lottery operator, because no ticket is bought: the page only draws numbers for entertainment.