Lotto

Somebody asked “How much winnings will I bet on System 9 in Superlotto getting 5,4,3 winning numbers?” I thought I would pass on this query to Teresa but she snubbed my request saying she hates gambling. So, I had to do my own computations.... she could have done this in a few minutes.

Here are my answers:

• 258,000 pesos for 5 numbers,
• 14,000 for 4 numbers and
• 2,000 pesos for 3 numbers.

It would have cost him 1,680 pesos equivalent to 84 bets.

In System 9, If you get five numbers, you have

• 4 five number winners
• 30 four number winners
• 40 three number winners

If you get four numbers you have

• 10 four number winners
• 40 three number winners
• 34 losers

If you get three numbers you have

• 20 three number winners
• 64 losers

If you hit the jackpot, aside from the jackpot prize, you have

• 18 five number winners.
• 45 four number winners
• 20 three number winners

The above totals 1,055,000 pesos on top of the jackpot prize.

Incidentally, there are 13,983,816 possible combinations in the Super lotto. If you were to play all the possible combinations, it will cost you PhP 279,676,320. So far the jackpot has not yet reached that much.

Note: My computations are based on the payout table given at the PLW website