how to play Gold Lotto
Gold Lotto offers you the chance to make your million dollar dreams come true every Saturday and Wednesday. The aim of Gold Lotto is to match as many winning numbers drawn from the barrel as possible with the numbers in a single game on your ticket.
Gold Lotto is drawn Saturday and Wednesday nights and is broadcast at approximately 8:45pm on Channel Seven in Queensland, and affiliated regional stations (check your local TV guide).
Gold Lotto has forty-five balls numbered 1 to 45 from which eight are selected randomly during the draw. The first six balls drawn are the "winning numbers" and the last two drawn are the "supplementary numbers". You win if you match the right combination of winning and supplementary numbers with your entry.
draw close times
- Saturday Gold Lotto draws close Saturday at 7.30pm (or Saturday 6:30 pm during Daylight Savings).
- Wednesday Gold Lotto draws close Wednesday 7.30pm
division 6 - more winners every Saturday!
Division 6 was introduced to Saturday Gold Lotto on 29th January 2011 (Draw 3081). Division 6 means Saturday Gold Lotto is now more exciting than ever before - more prizes, more winners and more reasons to play every week (compared to the previous number of prizes). PLUS the Division 1 Prize Pool is now an estimated $4 million, so more often than not Division 1 should offer over $4 million!
To win Division 6 you will need 1 winning number and 2 Supplementary numbers. You will also qualify for a Division 6 prize with 2 winning numbers + 2 supplementary numbers.
buy Gold Lotto online or at a Golden Casket Outlet
Buy Gold Lotto entries right here at goldencasket.com. Join up using our fast and easy registration process and you'll be able to deposit funds, choose your numbers and put your entries in - all via the internet. Or you can visit your local Golden Casket Outlet.
download the "Let's Play" Guides:
ways to play Gold Lotto
QuickPicks are perfect if you are in a rush or playing lotto for the first time because your numbers are generated at random for you. QuickPicks are available in the following sizes:
- REGULAR QuickPick - 12 Games
- SUPER QuickPick - 18 Games
- MEGA QuickPick - 24 Games
- JUMBO QuickPick - 36 Games
If you've got numbers that are really special to you they could mean more to you when you play Lotto. To mark your numbers on a coupon, follow these simple steps:
- Grab a Gold Lotto coupon at your local Golden Casket Outlet or select your numbers when you buy Gold Lotto online
- Mark 6 numbers in each game panel
- Play 4, 6, 8, 10 or 12 game panels
Winners Circle card members can store up to 20 sets of favourite games and numbers on their Winners Circle card. Just present your card at your local Golden Casket Outlet and ask to play a Favourite. You can record any marked coupon or QuickPick as a favourite. Online members can also save Favourites for use when buying online. Note that online favourites can only be played online, not in a Golden Casket shop.
A System Entry gives you the option to play more numbers per game for a greater chance to win. For example, to win Division 1 in Gold Lotto, you need all six winning numbers. To increase your chances of winning, you could play a System 9 which means you get to choose nine numbers for that game rather than the usual six, giving you 84 equivalent games. Just follow these simple steps:
- Grab a Gold Lotto coupon at your local Golden Casket Outlet or select your numbers when you buy Gold Lotto online
- Mark 7 - 20 numbers in each game panel (e.g mark 9 numbers for a System 9 Entry etc)
- Play 1 - 12* game panels
- Mark the "System" check box on your coupon or select this option when you buy Gold Lotto online.
* A minimum of two System 7 QuickPick entries must be played for Saturday Gold Lotto & Wednesday Gold Lotto.
Play a With the Field entry and you can guarantee yourself either one or two of the winning numbers required to win that game. You can play a With the Field entry with your favourite numbers on a marked coupon or as a QuickPick.
For example, if you play a With the Field 4 Entry for Gold Lotto, you are guaranteed two out of the six winning numbers, and you only have to pick the remaining four winning numbers in that game panel.
- Grab a Gold Lotto coupon at your local Golden Casket Outlet or select your numbers when you buy Gold Lotto online
- For a With the Field 4 entry - mark 4 numbers in each game panel (gives you 2 out of the 6 winning numbers)
- For a With the Field 5 entry - mark 5 numbers in each game panel (gives you 1 out of the 6 winning numbers)
- Play 1 - 12 game panels
- Mark the "With the Field" check box on your coupon or select this option when you buy Gold Lotto online
Nothing's worse than seeing your numbers come up when you don't have an entry in. A TwinPick entry means you can play the same numbers for both the Saturday and Wednesday Gold Lotto draws so you'll never miss out. Mark the "Wed" and "Sat" check boxes on your coupon to play a TwinPick entry. TwinPick entries are not available for purchase online.
Going on holidays? Out of town for work? If you're away and don't want to miss getting your entry in, grab a Multi-week entry! It allows you to play the same numbers in your favourite game for five or ten weeks at a time.
Got your eye on a special draw coming up? Maybe you've got a good feeling about a Gold Lotto Superdraw? Entries for specific draws are available up to 10 weeks prior to any lotto draw date so why not buy early to avoid the rush.
