Archive Mini Lotto - formerly Express Lotek 04.2020

Complete history of the game Mini Lotto is already over 40 years - the first of the official draws took place in the last days of March 1976. At that time the game was called differently, namely Express Lotek, and in this form it ran until 2009. Despite the name change the basic rules remained unchanged, and to this day players will try to win the prize for the five by choosing from 42 numbers. It should also be mentioned, that the game Mini Lotto was suspended in 1998 for several months, but later returned under player pressure. As statistics show, it still enjoys great popularity, 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 single bets, 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 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 clear and simple, very similar to those known from Lotto. The main difference is the number of numbers to be typed, one bet is indicating five out of 42. There are three methods to place bets, which ensures that this game is generally available for a wide group of players. You can send your ticket at any stationary point, which can be found in practically every city. You can either mark your numbers yourself, and in that situation they will be read and written on the ticket, and you can also decide to bet on the method "quick pick". With this solution all numbers are randomly selected by the machine in the point. On the form indicate up to 100 single bets, there are no restrictions related to the total number of paid forms. To increase the winnings playing Mini Lotto you can use the additional 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 indicated place on the form.

Bets in Mini Lotto can also be placed through 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 some point, because you can do everything from anywhere, if only have access to the internet. Another benefit of this type of solution is the individual player account. On this account are recorded all player bets, there are options to check the history so far, and withdrawals and deposits of money. Very useful is the subscription, which during its activity allows participation in the certain number of subsequent games.

Many players like to play the same numbers or sets of numbers. Such players very willingly use the interesting option "play again", which allows generating exactly the same ticket as the previous one. In the application and on the Lotto.pl website Lotto.pl you can use saved tickets on the player account, and in the case of terminal play tickets should not be older than 90 days.

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Players in Mini Lotto do not have to limit themselves only to simple bets, to increase their chances of winning they can use system play. For Mini Lotto with system play you can mark from six to twelve numbers, from the available 42. The chances of winning increases significantly with each additional number, because the total number of individual bets, which result from all possible combinations. For example 6-number system translates into 7 single bets, 7 numbers will be 21 single bets, and for 12 numbers it is 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 from the higher tiers.

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Single bet in the case of Mini Lotto costs only 1.5 PLN, and you can play for an amount up to 400 thousand PLN. The bet costs are identical for all methods of its conclusion - it doesn't matter if it is the Lotto.pl site, phone application or stationary point. 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. In the case of system play the final cost depends on how many numbers will be selected. 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 initial period draws Mini Lotto were held exactly the same, as the standard draws Lotto, that is every Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday. Since April 14, 2014 they were extended to Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, and since early December 2015 they are held throughout the week. The widely available broadcast will be available on the TV channel TVP Info and on the Lotto.pl site. If someone could not for some reason watch the Mini Lotto draw, its results can be checked in a point, on Lotto.pl and of course in our service Pewniaki.pl.

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Everyone probably plays to win - so it is worth learning something more on this subject, how the prize pool looks like in Mini Lotto. As for this game the winnings are fives, fours, and threes, in proportions recorded in the regulations. The total prize pool is fifty percent of the total sum of paid bets, for this reason 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 available prize pool is allocated, and for the threes and fours respectively 30% and 20%. But if in the draw a five was not drawn, then the fours will have 40% of the pool, and the threes the entire rest. The highest amount so far was in 2015, and its amount was close to 400 thousand PLN, in the past there have also been many prizes of a value greater than 300 thousand PLN.

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