Formulas and Payout Percentages for Canadian Lotteries

[johnph77]

In response to inquiries (and getting beat severely about the head and shoulders) formulas and payout percentages for most Canadian lottery games are now charted on my website.

http://www.johnph77.com/math/stlot.html

Please inform me of any errors. Thanks.

 

[powerball]

Thanks for your useful page. I think your Ontario PICK-3 table is incorrect. There are no "6 Way" prizes. The prizes are dependent on the number variation:
- All Three Identical (e.g., 444): 10 possibilities
- Two Identical, One Unique (e.g., 667): 270 possibilities?
- Three Unique Numbers (e.g., 123): 720 possibilities?

Two Ontario lotteries that you missed are Encore and Winner Take All.

 

[johnph77]

Winners posted are the number of possible winners in each draw. The 3-way straight/box assumes a double is drawn, the 6-way straight box assumes all numbers are different.

I now have the info on Encore - will post when time permits. Add-on game only - you must play one of the other lattery games to participate?

Winner Take All is a tightly-controlled game in which all 6-figure numbers are stored in the system computer until the game is drawn. Odds and payouts are variable, payout percentage will always be 50.00%.

gl

john