What are the odds of winning the Lotto America jackpot?

There are 25,989,600 possible tickets (5 numbers from 1–52, plus 1 Star Ball from 1–10), so a single line has a 1 in 25,989,600 chance of matching everything. Every figure in the table on this page is that total divided by the number of ways to hit each tier.

Does using a generator improve my chances?

No. Every ticket in a fair draw has identical probability and nothing about how you choose the numbers changes that. A random pick only reduces the chance of sharing a jackpot, because human choices cluster on dates and patterns.

Are these numbers really random?

They come from crypto.getRandomValues() in your browser, the same source used for security-sensitive work. Numbers are drawn without replacement, so a line never repeats a number, exactly like a real draw.

When is Lotto America drawn?

Monday, wednesday and saturday nights. Always check your operator for cut-off times, which are earlier than the draw itself.

Lotto America Number Generator

Random Lotto America lines, 5 numbers from 1–52, plus 1 Star Ball from 1–10, with the real odds for every prize tier.

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Lotto America: pick 5 from 1–52, plus 1 Star Ball from 1–10

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Lotto America Number Generator

This generator draws 5 numbers from 1–52, plus 1 Star Ball from 1–10, the exact matrix Lotto America uses. Numbers come from your browser’s crypto.getRandomValues() and are drawn without replacement, so a line never repeats a number. Nothing you generate is sent anywhere.

Lotto America is the successor to the original 1988 Lotto America, relaunched in 2017. Its small pools make it one of the easiest multi-state games to win something on, at the cost of a far smaller jackpot.

Every Lotto America Prize Tier

There are 25,989,600 distinct tickets: C(52,5) × C(10,1). Each row below is that total divided by the number of ways to hit the tier, so these are the game’s actual odds rather than a marketing summary.

Match	Winning combinations	Odds
Match 5 + Star Ball	1	1 in 25,989,600
Match 5	9	1 in 2,887,733
Match 4 + Star Ball	235	1 in 110,594
Match 4	2,115	1 in 12,288
Match 3 + Star Ball	10,810	1 in 2,404
Match 3	97,290	1 in 267.1
Match 2 + Star Ball	162,150	1 in 160.3
Match 1 + Star Ball	891,825	1 in 29.1
Match 0 + Star Ball	1,533,939	1 in 16.9

Adding every tier together, a single line wins something about 1 in 9.6 of the time. That reproduces the 1 in 9.63 the operator publishes, which is a useful check that the tier list above is complete.

How Lotto America Works

Matrix: 5 numbers from 1–52, plus 1 Star Ball from 1–10.
Draws: Monday, Wednesday and Saturday nights.
Where it is played: around a dozen US states.
Typical line price: $1.

Can a Generator Improve Your Odds?

No, and it is worth being plain about that. Every ticket in a fair draw carries the same probability, and no method of choosing numbers changes it. What a random pick does change is who you share with if you win.

Human number choices cluster heavily. Dates crowd everything into 1–31, patterns drawn across the slip repeat, and previous winning lines get reused. Because jackpots are divided among winning tickets, a popular combination pays less per winner. Picking outside those habits does not make a win likelier, only less crowded.

Odds computed from the published Lotto America matrix using the hypergeometric distribution. Prize structures and pool sizes do change: always confirm the current rules with your operator before buying.