The New York Lottery plays six state drawn games - Numbers (with midday and evening draws), Win 4(with midday and evening drawss), Take Five, Pick 10, Sweet-Million, and Lotto.Plus, two multiple-state games - Powerball and Mega Millions. There also a quas-instant game calledClub Quick Draw which is drawn every 4 minutes, and which we do not attemp to include in this web site.Compared to other states, the New York Lottery offers a large variety of lottery games. New York lottery uses mechanical drawing system and drawings are televised live on several TV stations listed here. This page is a quick reference, or a summary of the most relevant information contained in the New York Lotteryweb site. Links to details are provided for more pertinent information. | On this page... - New York Lotteries Drawing Days and Times
- New York Lottery Games - Types, Top Prizes, Odds
- New York Lottery General Rules and Regulations
- Claiming Prizes of the New York Lottery
- Where do the New York Lottery profits go?
- Links to information on Each New York Lottery Game
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New York Lotteries Drawing Days and TimesThe following table lists the drawing schedule of all New York lottery games. Drawing times are local and approximate. | Game | Draw Days | Draw Time |
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| Numbers Day | Everyday | 12:30 p.m | | Numbers Evening | Everyday | 7:30 p.m | | Win 4 Day | Everyday | 12:30 p.m | | Win 4 Evening | Everyday | 7:30 p.m | | Take Five | Everyday | 11:21 p.m | | Pick 10 | Everyday | 9 p.m | | Sweet-Million | Monday and Thursday | 9:30 p.m. | | Lotto | Wednesday and Saturday | 11:21 p.m. | | Mega Millions | Tuesday and Friday | 11 p.m | | Powerball | Wednesday and Saturday | 11 p.m. |
New York Lottery Games - Types, Top Prizes, OddsThe following is a compact summary of each New York lottery game. It includes a brief description of how to play a game, the topprizes/jackpots, and the odds of winning the top prize. You can click on a game name for detailed information. | Game | How to Play | Top Prize | Top Prize Odds |
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| Numbers | Select 3-digits 000 to 999 | $500 | 1 in 1,000 | | Win 4 | Select 4-digits 0000 to 9999 | $5,000 | 1 in 10,000 | | Take Five | Select 5 numbers, 1 through 39 | ~$50,000
Rolldown, Pari-mutuel | 1 in 575,757 | | Pick 10 | Select 10 numbers, 1 through 80 | $500,000 | 1 in 8,911,711 | | Sweet-Million | Select 6 numbers, 1 through 40 | $1,000,000 | 1 in 3,838,380 | | Lotto | Select 6 numbers, 1 through 59 | Jackpot
Rollover, Pari-mutuel | 1 in 22,528,737 | | Mega Millions | Select 5 numbers, 1 through 56
+ 1 Megaball number, 1 through 46 | $12,000,000
Rollover, Pari-mutuel | 1 in 175,711,536 | | Powerball | Select 5 numbers, 1 through 59
+ 1 Powerball number, 1 through 39 | $20,000,000 +
Rollover, Pari-mutuel | 1 in 195,249,054 |
Top prizes listed with "Rollover" are the starting amount. The Jackpot prizes will grow after every draw until someone wins.Prizes listed with "Rolldown" will distribute the top prizes to second prize winners in the event that there are no top prize winners.Pari-mutuel prize structure means players' winnings are determined by dividing the prize pool allocated for that winning category by thenumber of winners. TOP
New York Lottery General Rules and RegulationsThe following are the most prominent rules and regulations that the player should be aware of before playing the New York lottery games. - New York Lottery players must be 18 years of age or older.
- All Lottery tickets are bearer instruments. Playcards and sales receipts are not valid receipts and cannot be used to claim a prize.
- The Purchaser of a Lottery ticket has the sole responsibility for verifying the accuracy and condition of the data printed onthe ticket at the time of purchase.
- Neither the New York Lottery nor its agents shall be responsible for lost or stolen tickets.
- No corrections or cancellations can be made on a Lotto, Powerball or Mega Millions ticket.
- New York Lottery cannot be played by subscription or through the mail
- Use the ticket checker now available at all retail locations statewide to determine if you have a winning ticket before handing it to a store clerk for payment.
- Please see also the New York Lottery General Rules
and New York Lottery Rules & Regulations 2/11
Claiming Prizes of the New York LotteryHere are the steps you have to follow if you are a lucky winner of any New York lottery, TOP
Where do the New York Lottery profits go?The New York Lottery contributes billion to help support education in New York State, over 15 percent of total state educationfunding to local school districts. More information can be found here
Information on Each New York Lottery GameFurther information on each New York lottery lottery game such as how to play, how to win, prizes, etc., is available onthis site at the following pages. - New York Lottery Numbers Info
- New York Lottery Win 4 Info
- New York Lottery Take Five Info
- New York Lottery Pick 10 Info
- New York Lottery Sweet-Million
- New York Lottery Lotto Info
- Mega Millions Info
- Powerball Info
DisclaimerUS-Lotteries.com is not in any way affiliated with the New York Lottery. The information listed here is just a summary of important factsextracted from New York Lottery web site. The main purpose of US-Lotteries.com is to present statistics and analysis of winning numbers, plus, onlinetools and calculators such as wheels and combinations generators. Click below to see the contents of the tools available for each game. NumbersWin 4Fantasy 5Pick 10Sweet-MillionLottoMega MillionsPowerball TOP | |
