Lottery guides, rules and statistics
Guides to how popular lotteries work, what the odds really are and what past draw data can and cannot tell you.
Oz Lotto vs Powerball vs Saturday Lotto: Odds Compared
Oz Lotto, Powerball and Saturday Lotto compared: how each game works, draw nights, and division 1 odds worked out from each game's numbers. Which suits you?
Oct 12, 2026 · 9 min readUK Lotto & Thunderball: New Rules, Prices and Odds
How the new two-round UK Lotto and Thunderball work: numbers, the £2 and £1 prices, draw days, rollover rules, and which UK lottery has the best odds.
Oct 12, 2026 · 8 min readEuroMillions vs EuroJackpot: Odds, Jackpots and Prices
EuroMillions and EuroJackpot share 1 in 139,838,160 jackpot odds. Compare jackpot caps, prices, prize tiers and draw days to decide which suits you better.
Oct 13, 2026 · 7 min readDo Hot and Cold Lottery Numbers Work? What the Data Shows
Hot, cold and overdue numbers tested on real Powerball, EuroMillions and Daily Lotto draws. See the live backtest against random picks and why no number is due.
Oct 12, 2026 · 8 min readHow to Play Eurojackpot: Rules, Odds and Draw Days
Eurojackpot rules in plain English: pick 5 numbers from 1–50 and 2 Euro numbers from 1–12, draw days, prices, jackpot odds and how to check your ticket.
Oct 12, 2026 · 10 min readEuroMillions Rules: How to Play, Prices and Odds
How to play EuroMillions: pick 5 numbers from 1–50 and 2 Lucky Stars from 1–12. UK and Irish prices, Tuesday and Friday draws, odds and the €250m cap.
Oct 13, 2026 · 9 min readHow to Play Powerball: Rules, Power Play and Odds
How to play US Powerball: 5 white balls from 1–69 and a red Powerball from 1–26, the $2 price, Power Play, draw days, odds and how to check your numbers.
Oct 12, 2026 · 9 min readIrish Lotto 2026: New 1–45 Rules, Monday Draw and Odds
Irish Lotto now draws 6 from 1–45 on Monday, Wednesday and Saturday. Prices, odds before and after the change, Lotto Plus and how Daily Million compares.
Oct 12, 2026 · 9 min readLottery Odds Explained: How Jackpot Chances Are Calculated
How lottery odds are worked out, with the arithmetic shown for Powerball, Irish Lotto, Oz Lotto and SA PowerBall, plus what the odds mean over years of play.
Oct 12, 2026 · 11 min readQuick Pick or Your Own Numbers? What Actually Changes
Quick pick, your own numbers or a generator: every method has the same odds. What changes is how often you'd share a prize. The reasoning, with real numbers.
Oct 12, 2026 · 8 min readPowerball vs Mega Millions: Odds, Price and Prizes (2026)
Powerball vs Mega Millions compared: jackpot odds, $2 vs $5 tickets, draw days, multipliers and smallest prizes, with the 2025 Mega Millions changes explained.
Oct 12, 2026 · 9 min readSA Lotto, PowerBall and Daily Lotto: 2026 Rules Guide
How to play South Africa's LOTTO, PowerBall and Daily LOTTO after the 2026 changes: boards, draw days, R10 PowerBall, 6/52 LOTTO, odds and add-ons.
Oct 12, 2026 · 11 min readLottery guides: odds, rules and what the numbers really show
These lottery guides answer three kinds of question: how a game works, what your real odds are, and what past draws can and can't tell you. Rules guides cover US Powerball, EuroMillions and Eurojackpot, UK Lotto and Thunderball after the move to two rounds per draw, the Irish Lotto after the 2026 changes, and SA Lotto, PowerBall and Daily Lotto under the new operator. Comparisons set games side by side, from Powerball vs Mega Millions to Australian lotteries compared.
For the maths, start with lottery odds explained, where every figure is worked out from the game's number pools. Other guides look at hot and cold numbers, quick picks and number generators, with live backtests on real draw data.
Rules, prices and draw days are checked against official operator pages, and each guide lists its sources and the date of the check. Live LottaGo data in the guides, such as odds tables and the AI Agent backtest, updates after every draw. No guide promises a winning system, because none exists. Lotteries are for adults (18+), so play for fun and within a budget.