Graphic map of draws Mini Lotto - formerly Express Lotek 06.2006

Full history of Mini Lotto almost fifty years - first official drawing took place indeed in March 1976. At that time, the game was called differently, namely Express Lotek, and in that form it was present until 2009. Despite the name change, basic rules remained unmodified, and still players try to win money for a five, drawn among forty-two numbers. It is also worth mentioning that this popular game was suspended in 1998 for a period of two years, after which it returned under the pressure of players. As the statistics show, it enjoys huge interest, despite this, that winnings are somewhat more modest than for example in standard Lotto. Lower prize pools arise from the fact, that stakes are lower for a single bet, and due to a significantly higher probability winning resulting from the drawn numbers and the number of balls. This does not mean at all, that the game itself is less exciting through this. On the contrary, playing Mini Lotto you win indeed lower money, but much more often. Check and watch Mini Lotto draws live at Studio Lotto at 10:00 PM daily.

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Basic rules of Mini Lotto are uncomplicated and simple, similar to those known from Lotto. The most important difference is the number of numbers to be selected, one bet is indicating five from 42. There are three methods for placing bets, thanks to that this game will be available to a very wide group. You can send your coupons to any outlet, which can be found in every town. You can independently pick numbers, and in that case they will be read and written on the coupon, or you can also decide on "hit or miss" option. In this way numbers are drawn by the registering equipment. On a paper coupon you can specify up to 100 single bets, there are no restrictions related to this on the quantity of coupons. In addition, when playing Mini Lotto players can use the Super Chance, namely participating in an additional draw of a 7-digit number from the coupon. Super Chance is to be marked in the appropriate place on the coupon.

All bets in Mini Lotto can also be placed on the Lotto.pl website and through the dedicated app for smartphones installed on phones. Gaming in digital form has many advantages, as there is no need to look for a physical store, since everything can be done regardless of the place, if there is the opportunity to use the network. An access to one's own account is particularly useful. On this account, bets placed by players are registered, and there is an option to view the previous history, as well as withdrawals and deposits. A so-called subscription is extremely useful, which gives the opportunity to participate in the pool of subsequent games until expiration.

Many players are fond of to play all the time with the same sets of numbers. Such individuals use very willingly the "play again" option, allowing the generation exactly the same coupon as the previous one. In the smartphone app and on the Lotto.pl website, saved coupons can be used on the player's account, and in terminal gaming, coupons for replay may have a maximum of 90 days.

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Players Mini Lotto do not need to restrict themselves exclusively to basic form of bets, to increase their chances, they can take advantage of system gaming. For Mini Lotto, in a system game, you can choose from six to twelve numbers, among the available forty-two. The probability of hitting significantly increases, with each additional number, as the total number arising from the combination of numbers to be selected. For instance, a system consisting of 6 numbers means 7 simple bets, a 7-number system will be 21 bets, and with 12 numbers it will be as many as 792. In the case of system gaming, the prizes are increased, an additional amount is added from the highest number of hits, the amount of prizes at different levels is added.

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Basic bet for Mini Lotto is only 1.5 PLN, and you can even play for a sum of 400,000 PLN. The bet price is the same for each way it is made - it will be Lotto website, an app or a stationary outlet. This will not change due to manually filling out the ticket or the option of "Chybił trafił". Expanding the coupon with the Super Chance drawing is an additional cost 2 PLN. With system play, the final fee depends on how many numbers will be given. In the case of 6 the cost of the bet is 9 PLN, in the case of 7 - 31.50 PLN, and for 12 - 1188 PLN.

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During the first years, all draws of Mini Lotto were conducted at the same intervals, like standard Lotto draws - meaning on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays. In 2014, in April, they were extended to include Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, and from December 2, 2015, they are done throughout the week. The broadcast will be available for viewing in the program TVP Info and directly on the website Lotto.pl. If for some reason someone could not see, they can check the drawn numbers at stationary outlet, in the app, on Lotto.pl and of course on our portal Pewniaki.pl.

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Almost everyone plays primarily for the purpose of winning a prize - so it's worth finding out more about this the prize pool looks like in Mini Lotto. In this particular game, threes, fours, and fives will win, in ratios specified by the regulations. The whole pool is half of the total amount of placed bets, for such reasons in each drawing it will likely be different. In the moment where there are from each category, then for fives it is allocated and for fours and threes respectively 20% and 30%. If in a specific drawing no fives were drawn, then fours will get while threes 60%. The highest amount to date occurred in 2015, and its sum was close to four hundred thousand złoty, in the past there were also many wins worth more than 300 thousand złoty as well.

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