Australian Saturday Lotto
Saturday Lotto
Saturday Lotto is an Australian national Saturday draw. This lottery game is playing on the whole teritory of Australia. Saturday Lotto is known by different names in the different parts of Australia. In Victoria it is known as Tattslotto; in Australian Capital Territory, Tasmania and the Northern Territory it known as Gold lotto; and Saturday Lotto is its name in Western Australia an Wales.
Victoria`s state goverment has given permission on Tattersall to organize additional week draw and with revenue to helps on the health system on the state.
On 24 June 1972 is the first draw with jackpot A$ 50 000 which is broadcasted by HSV-7 Melbourne.
The rules initially has been - 6 from 40 plus one bonus number. This originally European style lottery has been changed on 6 July 1985 when goverment accept the present rules - 6 from 45. It introduced to slightly decrease the chances at winning the jackpot but it contribute to increase of jackpot.
At the moment the lottery game offers jackpot from A$ 4 000 000 which is guaranteed. Seven times in the year Australian Saturday Lotto offers "Superdraws" and jackpots are between 20 and 30 millions. The jackpot record in Saturday Lotto is 47 900 000 australian dollars and it has been won in April 2008.
The odds to win jackpot is 1 in 8,145,060
Saturday Lotto Australia