Fantasy 5

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Fantasy 5, Cash 5, Pick 5, etc. are names of lottery games in the United States where five regular numbers are drawn from one set of numbers; in a few cases, a sixth number is picked, but it does not apply to the jackpot/top prize. The following is a list of US pick-5 games, and the number field for each. All pick-5 games in the US are drawn multiple times per week; some lotteries now draw their five-number game twice daily.

With very few exceptions, all US games where five regular numbers are drawn from a single set of numbers have had an all-cash jackpot/grand prize. Also, since poker is traditionally played with five cards, there have been several US pick-5 lottery games that used playing cards and their suits, rather than all numbers.

The list above does not include "4+1" games, where all five numbers are needed for the "grand prize", but are drawn from two number fields (as in Powerball, Mega Millions, etc.)

  • ¹ Certain prize categories in Pennsylvania Mix & Match, including the jackpot, are won by matching number(s) in the order they are drawn. Tickets, and the winning combinations, therefore usually do not show the numbers in ascending order. The future Connecticut game will be played in the same fashion.
  • ² The Kicker, if activated, adds 50 cents to a $1 play; players can win up to $4,650 if it is matched. The Kicker is a sixth number selected by the player (the game always draws exactly five balls).
  • ³ Paycheck winners have three options: $235,000 cash; or 10 years of either yearly payments ($30,000) or $2500 monthly. Tickets cost $2 each. (Paycheck is likely to end in November, 2008.[1])