Archived draws Mini Lotto - formerly Express Lotek 07.2002

History Mini Lotto is already over 4 decades - the first of the official draws took place in the last days of March 1976. At that time the game was called Express Lotek, and under this name it ran until 2009. Despite the name change the rules remained unchanged, and to this day all players regularly try to win the five drawn from forty-two numbers. It should also be mentioned, that the game in Mini Lotto was suspended in 1998 for two years, but quite quickly returned under player pressure. As statistics show, it is still very popular, despite the fact, that the highest prizes are smaller than for example in Lotto. Smaller prize pools are due to the fact, that players pay a smaller stake for placing a 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 can 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 simple and clear, they are very similar to those known from Lotto. The main difference is the number of numbers to be marked, one bet is indicating five from the group 42. There are three ways to place bets, which ensures that the game will be available for a very wide group. You can send your ticket at all stationary points, which can be found in every locality. You can either mark your numbers yourself, and in that situation they will be read and written on the ticket, you can also decide to bet "quick pick". With this method all numbers are randomly selected by the registration device. On one form indicate up to ten bets, there are no restrictions related to the number of forms. To increase the winnings when playing Mini Lotto you can use the so-called Super Chance, i.e. participating in an additional draw of a 7-digit number printed on the ticket. The Super Chance is marked in the dedicated place on the form.

Bets in Mini Lotto can also be placed on the Lotto.pl site and via the special application Lotto on smartphones. Play in digital form has many advantages, you don't have to look for the nearest point, because you can do everything anywhere, if you have access to the internet. An additional benefit of this type of play is the access to the personal account. On this account all bets are recorded all player bets, there is an option to check the history so far, and deposits and withdrawals of funds. It is also useful the 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 very willingly use the available option "play again", which allows purchasing the same ticket as the previous one. In the smartphone application and on the website Lotto.pl you can use saved tickets on the individual account, and in the case of terminal play tickets to be copied cannot be older than 90 days.

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Players Mini Lotto do not have to limit themselves only to simple bets, to increase their chances of winning a prize they can use system play. For Mini Lotto with system play you can mark between 6 and 12 numbers, from 42 from the general pool. The probability of hitting increases significantly with each number marked, because the total number of individual bets, which result from all existing combinations. For example a system consisting of 6 numbers translates into 7 single bets, composed of 7 numbers will be 21 individual bets, and for 12 numbers it will be as many as 792. During system play the value of the prize is multiplied, because besides the one from hitting the most numbers an additional amount is added of higher tiers.

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One bet in the case of Mini Lotto costs only 1.5 PLN, and you can even play up to 400 thousand PLN. The bet price is the same for all methods of its purchase - it doesn't matter if it is the online service, dedicated application or stationary outlet. It will not change due to hand marking numbers on the form or the method "quick pick". Expanding the ticket with the Super Chance option costs an additional 2 PLN. With system play the final cost will depend on how many numbers will be marked. In the case of 6 the bet costs 9 PLN, in the case of 7 - 31.50 PLN, and for 12 - 1188 PLN.

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For the first years draws of the Mini Lotto were held exactly the same, as draws Lotto, that is every Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday. Since April 14, 2014 they were extended to Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, and since early December 2015 they are held every day. The widely available live broadcast will be available on the TV channel TVP Info and on the Lotto.pl portal. If someone could not for some reason watch the Mini Lotto draw, the results can be checked in a stationary point, in the application, on Lotto.pl and of course on Pewniaki.pl.

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Players play mostly to win something - so it is good to 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 recorded in the regulations. The total prize pool is half of the total sum of paid bets, therefore in each draw it will probably have a different amount. If there are prizes in each category, then for the fives fifty percent of the total prize pool is allocated, and for the fours and threes respectively 20% and 30%. But if in the specific draw a five was not drawn, then the fours receive 40% of the pool, and the threes the rest. The highest amount so far was in 2015, and was almost 400 thousand PLN, in the past there have also been several winnings of a value greater than 300 thousand PLN.

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