Lottery mathematics a game is Mega Millions, albeit with different jackpot odds. Where more than 1 powerball is drawn from a separate pool of balls to the main lottery (for example, in the EuroMillions game), the odds of the different possible powerball matching scores are calculated using the method shown in the "other scores" section above (in other words, the powerballs are like a mini-lottery in their own right), and then multiplied by the odds of achieving the required main-lottery score. If the powerball is drawn from the "same" pool of numbers as the main lottery, then, for a given target score,
National Lottery (Ireland) quick picks for matching 2 main numbers plus the bonus ball. This meant that the odds were better at 1 in 10 at winning a prize. Over 90 percent of Lotto players play Lotto Plus. Sales of Lotto Plus in 2012 were €74.3 million. Based around the main Lotto draw, Lotto 5-4-3-2-1 was introduced in February 1997. It allows players to win prizes by correctly matching one, two, three, four, or five of the drawn numbers. The more numbers players try to match, the greater the prize. Players may base their choices either on a six-number game (excluding the bonus