Archived draws Mini Lotto - formerly Express Lotek 10.2016

History of Mini Lotto is already over 4 decades - first of official drawings took place indeed in March 1976. During that time, the game was known as Express Lotek, and in that form it functioned until 2009. Although the name changed, rules remained unchanged, and until today players will try to win the prize for a five, drawn from 42 numbers. It is also worth mentioning that the game Mini Lotto was withdrawn in 1998 for a period of two years, after which it returned under the pressure of players.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 the fact, that prize pools are more modest than for example in standard Lotto. Slightly smaller winning pools arise from the fact, that players pay a lower rate for a single bet, as well as due to a higher probability winning which results from the number of balls and the drawn numbers. This does not mean at all, that the game itself is less exciting through this. On the contrary, when playing Mini Lotto you win indeed lower amounts, but much more often. Check and watch Mini Lotto draws live at Studio Lotto at 10:00 PM every day.

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Rules of playing Mini Lotto are simple and clear, very similar to those known from Lotto. The most important difference is the total number of numbers to be picked, one bet is marking five from the group 42. There are three methods for placing bets, which guarantees the game is widely available to practically every player. Coupons can be sent to stationary outlets, which can be found practically in every city. You can mark yourself numbers, and in that situation they will be read and written down, or you can also decide on "hit or miss" option. With this method selected numbers are drawn by the recording machine. On a single coupon you can specify up to 100 bets, there are no restrictions involved on the total number of registered coupons. To increase the winnings, playing Mini Lotto you can use the additional Super Chance, namely participating in an additional draw placed on the coupon of a 7-digit number. Super Chance can be marked on the coupon in the appropriate place.

All bets in Mini Lotto can also be placed online and through the app for smartphones installed on smartphones. Gaming through the internet and app has many benefits, as there is no need to look for a store location, since everything can be done regardless of the place, if there is the opportunity to use the internet. An access to an individual account is particularly useful. On this account, all player bets are recorded, and there is an option to browse the history, as well as withdrawals and deposits. A so-called subscription is extremely useful, which gives the opportunity to participate in the subsequent games pool until expiration.

Many players are fond of to play continuously with identical sets of numbers. Such individuals use very willingly the "play again" option, which gives the opportunity to generate exactly the same coupon as the previous one. In the app on the phone and also on the Lotto.pl website, saved coupons on the individual account on the player's account, and for terminal gaming, coupons for replay cannot be older than 90 days.

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Players in Mini Lotto do not have the need to limit themselves only and exclusively to simple bets, to increase their chances, they can take advantage of using a system. If it comes to Mini Lotto, when utilizing a system, you can pick from six to twelve numbers, among 42 in the total pool. The chances of hitting rises significantly, with each additional number, as the total number derived from the combination of selected numbers. For example, 6 numbers in a system translates to 7 simple bets, a 7-number system will be 21 single bets, and with 12 numbers it will be as many as 792. While playing system games, the prizes are multiplied, in addition to the one coming from the highest number of hits, the amount of prizes at different levels is added.

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Basic bet in the Mini Lotto costs only 1.5 PLN, and you can even play for an amount of 400,000 PLN. The cost of the bet is the same regardless of the method it is purchased - it will be Lotto site online, a smartphone app or a stationary place. This will also not change due to manually filling out the coupon or the option of "Chybił trafił". Expanding the coupon with the Super Chance is an additional cost 2 PLN. In the case of system play, the final fee is dependent on how many numbers will be crossed out. For 6 the cost of the bet is 9 PLN, for 7 - 31.50 PLN, while for 12 - 1188 PLN.

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Initially, all draws of the Mini Lotto were conducted exactly the same way, like standard Lotto draws - meaning every Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday. In 2014, in April, they were expanded Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, and from early December 2015, they are done every day. The transmission is available for viewing on air TVP Info and on the Lotto.pl website Lotto.pl. If someone could not for some reason see, they can can see the Mini Lotto draws at any of the outlets, on the Lotto.pl website, in the app as well as on Pewniaki.pl website.

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People play primarily for the purpose of winning some money - so it's good learning more on this topic the prize pool looks like in Mini Lotto. In this particular game, the winnings are fives, fours, and threes, in ratios specified by the regulations. The pool is exactly half of the total sum of placed bets, that's why for each drawing its height may differ. For the drawing in which awards occur from all categories, then for fives themselves fifty percent of the whole pool is allocated while paying out fours 20% and threes 30%. When in a given drawing no fives were drawn, then fours get forty percent while threes the rest. The highest win so far took place in 2015, and its amount was over 366 thousand złoty, in the past there were also wins worth more than 300 thousand złoty as well.

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