Archive Mini Lotto - from 09.2000

Complete history Mini Lotto is over forty years - the first of the official draws took place in March 1976. At that time the game was known as Express Lotek, and under this logo it ran until 2009. Although the name changed the main rules remained unchanged, and to this day all players will try to win the money for the five by choosing from forty-two numbers. It should also be mentioned, that this exciting game was suspended in 1998 for two years, but quite quickly returned under player pressure. As it turns out, it still enjoys great interest, despite the fact, that the prize pools are smaller than for example in standard Lotto. Smaller prize pools are due to the fact, that the stakes are smaller for one bet, and due to the higher probability of winning which results from the drawn numbers and the number of balls. What does not mean at all, that the game itself is less exciting. On the contrary, in Mini Lotto you win smaller amounts but much more often. Watch and check Mini Lotto draws online in Studio Lotto at 22:00 every day.

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The main rules game in Mini Lotto are uncomplicated and simple, resembling those known to many people from Lotto. The main difference is the total number of numbers to be typed, one bet is selecting five out of 42. There are three ways to place bets, which ensures that the game will be available for a wide group of players. You can send your ticket at any stationary point, which can be found in every locality. You can either mark your numbers yourself, and then they will be read and written on the ticket, you can also decide to bet "quick pick". With this solution all numbers are randomly selected by the registration machine. On one form you can indicate up to a maximum of 10 single bets, there are no restrictions related to the number of forms. Additionally when playing Mini Lotto you can use the so-called Super Chance, i.e. participating in an additional draw of a 7-digit number from the ticket. The Super Chance is marked in the indicated place on the form.

Bets in Mini Lotto can also be placed on the Lotto.pl site and via the special application Lotto installed on smartphones. Play online and via the app has many advantages, you don't have to look for a place with a point, because you can do everything from anywhere, if you have access to the internet. Another benefit of this type of solution is the access to the personal account. On this account all bets are recorded bets placed by players, there are options to check the history, and deposits and withdrawals of money. Very useful is the so-called subscription, which until it expires allows participation in the pool of subsequent games.

Some players like to play the same numbers or sets of numbers. Such players often use the available option "play again", which allows generating identical ticket as previous one. In the phone application and on the Lotto.pl website Lotto.pl you can use saved tickets on the player's account, and in the case of terminal play tickets to be copied cannot be older than 90 days.

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Interested in playing Mini Lotto do not have to limit themselves only to basic form of the bet, to increase their chances of winning a prize they can use system play. For Mini Lotto with system play you can mark between six and twelve numbers, from 42 from the general pool. The chances of winning increases significantly with each of the subsequent numbers, because the total number of individual bets, which result from all possible combinations. For example a system consisting of 6 numbers translates into 7 simple bets, a 7-number system will be 21 single bets, and for 12 numbers it will be as many as 792. During system play the prizes are increased, because besides the one from hitting the most numbers an additional amount is added of other tiers.

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One bet for Mini Lotto costs only 1.5 PLN, and you can play for an amount up to 400 thousand PLN. The bet costs are the same regardless of the method of its purchase - it doesn't matter if it is the online service, phone application or stationary point. It will not change due to hand filling the form or the option random selection by device. Expanding the ticket with the Super Chance option costs an additional 2 PLN. In the case of system play the final cost depends on how many numbers will be marked. With 6 for the bet you will have to pay 9 PLN, with 7 - 31.50 PLN, and for 12 - 1188 PLN.

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For the initial period all draws Mini Lotto were held exactly the same, as draws Lotto, that is on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays. Since April 14, 2014 they were extended to Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, and since December 2, 2015 they are held every day. The widely available live broadcast is available on the TV channel TVP Info and directly in the Lotto.pl portal. If someone could not for some reason watch the draw, the drawn numbers can be seen in a stationary point, on Lotto.pl, in the application and of course on Pewniaki.pl.

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Players play mainly to win something - so it is worth learning something more on this subject, how the prizes look like in Mini Lotto. In this game the winnings are fives, fours, and threes, in proportions established by the regulations. The total prize pool is fifty percent of the total amount of paid bets, for this reason in each draw it will vary. If there are prizes in all categories, then for the only fives fifty percent of the prize pool is allocated, for the fours 20% and the threes 30%. If in the draw no five was drawn, then the fours receive 40% of the total pool, and the threes 60%. The highest win so far was in 2015, and was over 366 thousand PLN, in the past there have also been many prizes of a value greater than 300 thousand PLN.

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