SuperEnalotto

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The SuperEnalotto logo features the lottery's name followed by a four-leaf clover, a symbol regarded to be a bringer of good fortune.

SuperEnalotto is a lottery played in Italy since 3rd December 1997. Drawings take place on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday at 8:00 PM (local time). The jackpots won are among largest in Europe.

[edit] Playing the game

Tickets cost one Euro for two tries.

The object of the game is to match 6 numbers out of 90. Should a player match all of them, he/she wins the jackpot.

The six main winning numbers numbers are taken from the first number drawn in Lottomatica's regional Lotto draws for the cities of Bari, Florence, Milan, Naples, Palermo & Rome considered in that order. Then a Jolly Number comes from the Venice draw. If any of these numbers has already been found then the next number from that city's Lotto draw is considered until one that hasn't already been found is located and that number is used. Those who match 5 numbers will have a chance to win by matching the Jolly Number. In doing so, they'll win second prize. There are 5 ways to win. Here are the prizes and the odds in winning them.

Match	Odds
6	1 in 622,614,630
5+Jolly Number	1 in 103,769,105
5	1 in 1,235,346
4	1 in 11,907
3	1 in 327

The jackpot of the game starts at €1,300,000 which would rise until it is won.

There is also a Superstar number which you have to pay extra to include. This is taken from the extra National Lotto draw made in Rome (Ruota Nazionale) and may be the same as a previously found number. Matching it amplifies the amount you can win by up to 100 fold and also pays out fixed amounts for getting any combination, including no winning numbers at all with the six main numbers.

For a nationwide lottery offering prizes in millions, SuperEnalotto is probably the most difficult game in the world in terms of hitting the jackpot judging by the odds mentioned above. The prizepool only consists of 35% of the sales.

When it began the minimum cost (for two tries) was 1600 Italian Lire, rising to 1900 Lire by the time the Euro was introduced in 2002. Today's price, one Euro is equivalent to 1936.27 Lire.

[edit] Biggest Payoff

On May 4, 2005, a jackpot worth €71,000,000 ($91,000,000) was won by a single ticker shared by ten customers at a bar in Milan. This is the largest prize in Italy and fifth largest in Europe.