Philippine Lotto Draw

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Philippine Lotto Draw
Genre	Entertainment
Creator(s)	Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office
Starring	Dindo de Viterbo Jun Dequiña Erik Imson Joel Pastores Romi Sison Tonette Sto. Domingo Jasper Espino
Narrated by	Grace Cordero Ruby Lambengco Rachel Lucido Romi Sison
Country of origin	Philippines
No. of episodes	n/a (airs daily)
Production
Executive producer(s)	Aimee de Viterbo Erik Imson Rachel Lucido Dem Magno
Running time	15 minutes
Broadcast
Original channel	NBN-4
Picture format	480i SDTV
Original run	1995 – present
Links
PCSO website Official website

The Philippine Lotto Draw is a TV program in the Philippines. Produced by the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office and it was originally aired in ABC-5 since 1995. The PCSO Lotto Draw decided to move to a government TV station and is now aired on NBN 4 since 1998.

1 The Games
2 Lotto Draw Team

[edit] The Games

[edit] Lotto 6/42

Originally, there were two separate draws; one for Luzon and another for Visayas and Mindanao. A few years later, a single draw is made for all three.

The machine draws 6 out of 42 numbers. To win a prize, the players must match from all 6 to at least 3 numbers. The odds of winning the jackpot are 1 in 5,245,786.

[edit] Mega Lotto 6/45

A later and improved version of the game above. The machine draws 6 out 45 numbers. The prize of matching numbers is slightly increased. The odds of making the jackpot are 1 in 8,145,060.

[edit] Super Lotto 6/49

An even later and more improved version making it more difficult. The machine draws 6 out of 49 numbers. Prizes for matching are increased even more. The jackpot odds are 1 in 13,983,816.

[edit] Suertres Lotto

Formerly called 3 digits. Three machines are used. Each machine draws a number from a pool of 10 numbers (0-9). The odds of winning are 1 in 1,000.

[edit] 4 digits

Four machines are used. Each one draws a number out of 0-9. Winnings are 1 in 10,000

[edit] 6 digits

Six machines used. A number out of 0-9 will be drawn out of each. Winning odds are 1 in 1,000,000.

[edit] EZ2 Lotto

The easiest game to win. Two machines are used. Each one draws 1 out of 31 numbers. A player wins by matching the 2 numbers in exact order. A player can also win second prize for matching not in exact order. The odds of getting exact order are in 1 in 961. The odds in random order are 1 in 496.