The decision to increase the lottery ticket prices was not made lightly, but we planned to use this modest increase to support our network running costs and the ongoing commercial viability of the games that The Lott offered.
From Friday 19 May 2023, the ticket prices for TattsLotto, Monday and Wednesday Lotto, Oz Lotto, Set for Life and Super 66 have increased by an average of approximately 2% (up to a maximum of 4.5%) to help support our network running costs.
Game | Entry Type | Previous Price | New Price |
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TattsLotto | 12 game entry | $9.95 | $10.10 |
Mon & Wed Lotto (1 Draw) | 12 game entry | $7.30 | $7.40 |
Oz Lotto | 6 game entry | $8.60 | $8.75 |
Set for Life | 2 game entry | $9.30 | $9.45 |
Super 66 | 1 game entry | $1.10 | $1.15 |
The cost of playing Powerball has increased by 10 cents per game (plus a 2% increase in line with changes to other games above), to improve the chances of bigger jackpots and bigger prizes across Divisions 2 to 9.
Entry Type | Previous Price | New Price |
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8 game entry | $9.70 | $10.80 |
PowerHit entry | $24.30 | $26.95 |
In addition to the above, the Powerball Prize Pool Distribution has changed, as per the table below:
Prize Division | Previous Allocation of Prize Pool (up to and including Draw 1409) |
New Allocation of Prize Pool |
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Division 1 | 35.00% | 33.50% |
Divsion 2 | 1.80% | 1.85% |
Division 3 | 1.10% | 2.30% |
Division 4 | 2.00% | 2.00% |
Division 5 | 1.50% | 1.50% |
Division 6 | 9.70% | 9.40% |
Division 7 | 7.60% | 7.30% |
Division 8 | 15.00% | 15.50% |
Division 9 | 26.30% | 26.65% |
The decision to increase the lottery ticket prices was not made lightly, but we planned to use this modest increase to support our network running costs and the ongoing commercial viability of the games that The Lott offered.
A modest price increase has been applied to all lottery products, excluding Lucky Lotteries Super Jackpot, Lucky Lotteries Mega Jackpot, Instant Scratch-Its. These games offer tickets at a fixed price and so were not included in the price increase.
Yes. Ticket prices have increased across all of The Lott's channels. As an omni-channel business, we needed to ensure that we had a consistent offering across our digital and retail channels.
No. The chances of winning any prize, including the top prizes for any of the games have not changed.
With big Powerball jackpot events capturing the nation's attention, players told us they wanted the chance to win bigger jackpots more often. As a large portion of the ticket price funded the game's prize pool, this modest price increase improved the chances of future record-breaking Australian lottery jackpots.
This was the first increase to the Powerball subscription price since 2018 and helped deliver bigger jackpots more often, as well as delivering an increase to prizes across Divisions 2 to 9.
There has been a change to the percentage of the prize pool allocated to prize divisions, which delivered an increase to prizes across Divisions 2 to 9.
No. There are no changes to the chances of winning any prize, including the jackpot prize.