PDFWAC 315-34-040
Prizes for Lotto.
(1) The prize amounts to be paid to each Lotto player who selects a winning combination of numbers in the first, second, third, and fourth prize categories are as follows:
winning combinations | prize categories | prize amounts | odds of winning (one play) |
All six winning numbers in one play | First Prize | Jackpot | 1:13,983,816 |
Any five but not six winning numbers in one play | Second Prize | $1,000 | 1:54,201 |
Any four but not five or six winning numbers in one play | Third Prize | $30 | 1:1,033 |
Any three but not four, five or six winning numbers in one play | Fourth Prize | $3 | 1:57 |
(2) Prize amounts.
(a) First prize (jackpot). All first prizes will be the amount announced by the director as the Lotto jackpot. The jackpot will be divided equally among all players who selected all six winning numbers in one play (in any sequence).
(b) Second prize. The second prize will be $1,000, which will be paid to each player who selected five of the six winning numbers in one play (in any sequence).
(c) Third prize. The third prize will be $30, which will be paid to each player who selected four of the six winning numbers in one play (in any sequence).
(d) Fourth prize. A $3.00 prize is to be paid to each player who selected three of the six winning numbers in one play (in any sequence).
(e) The holder of a winning ticket may win only one prize per play in connection with the winning numbers drawn and shall be entitled only to the highest prize category won by those numbers.
(f) In the event any player who has selected three, four, five, or six of the six winning numbers does not claim the prize won within one hundred eighty days after the drawing in which the prize was won, that player's prize shall be retained in the state lottery account for further use as prizes, pursuant to RCW 67.70.190.
[Statutory Authority: Chapter 67.70 RCW. WSR 05-12-005, § 315-34-040, filed 5/18/05, effective 6/18/05. Statutory Authority: RCW 67.70.040. WSR 03-23-097, § 315-34-040, filed 11/17/03, effective 11/17/03; WSR 01-17-022, § 315-34-040, filed 8/6/01, effective 9/6/01; WSR 97-24-076, § 315-34-040, filed 12/2/97, effective 1/2/98; WSR 96-15-054, § 315-34-040, filed 7/15/96, effective 8/15/96; WSR 94-07-029, § 315-34-040, filed 3/8/94, effective 4/8/94; WSR 93-03-008, § 315-34-040, filed 1/8/93, effective 2/8/93; WSR 92-11-033, § 315-34-040, filed 5/15/92, effective 6/15/92; WSR 92-07-014, § 315-34-040, filed 3/6/92, effective 4/6/92; WSR 90-19-048, § 315-34-040, filed 9/14/90, effective 10/15/90.]