system entries
fancy multiplying your prizemoney when you win?
If you've ever played in a Double or Triple Dividends promotion, you might know the thrill of multiplying your win. Well the good news is that there's an entry type you can play, which gives you the chance to multiply your prize money whenever you win. It's called a System entry!
A System entry gives you many chances to win by playing up to 20 numbers in a single panel. The real benefit of a System entry, which is something Syndicates have known for a while, is that if you win, you win more than a standard entry!
The good news is that anyone can play a system entry and take advantage of its multiplying effect on winning. So read on for a simple explanation about System entries.
what is a System entry?
A System entry allows you to choose up to 20 numbers in a single game panel. Playing a System game is like playing in lots of standard games. A standard game panel in Gold Lotto is 6 numbers.
So when you choose more than 6 numbers in a panel, you get many combinations of 6 numbers which can be made from the numbers you choose. The table below shows you how many equivalent games each system entry gives you.
equivalent games table
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| System Type |
Gold Lotto
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Powerball |
Oz 7 Lotto |
The Pools |
* System 7 QuickPick Entries: minimum 2 game panels for Saturday & Wednesday Lotto and The Pools
^ System 8 QuickPick Entries: minimum 2 game panel for Oz 7 Lotto |
| System 7* |
7 |
21 |
not available |
7 |
| System 8^ |
28 |
56 |
8 |
28 |
| System 9 |
84 |
126 |
36 |
84 |
| System 10 |
210 |
252 |
120 |
210 |
| System 11 |
462 |
462 |
330 |
462 |
| System 12 |
924 |
792 |
792 |
924 |
| System 13 |
1,716 |
1,287 |
1,716 |
1,716 |
| System 14 |
3,003 |
2,002 |
3,432 |
3,003 |
| System 15 |
5,005 |
3,003 |
6,435 |
5,006 |
| System 16 |
8,008 |
4,368 |
11,440 |
8,008 |
| System 17 |
12,376 |
6,188 |
19,448 |
12,376 |
| System 18 |
18,564 |
8,568 |
31,824 |
18,564 |
| System 19 |
27,132 |
11,628 |
50,388 |
27,132 |
| System 20 |
38,760 |
15,504 |
77,520 |
38,760 |
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A simple example of the concept of System and equivalent games can be shown in the following table. Let's use a Gold Lotto System 7 as an example.
If you buy a System 7 entry and choose these seven numbers: 1,2,3,4,5,6,7; you will automatically have all possible game combinations of 6 numbers that these numbers give you. If you wrote out all of these possible combinations for your 7 numbers, it would look like this.
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| Gold Lotto System 7 - Example |
| Game 1 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
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| Game 2 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
|
7 |
| Game 3 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
|
6 |
7 |
| Game 4 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
|
5 |
6 |
7 |
| Game 5 |
1 |
2 |
|
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
| Game 6 |
1 |
|
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
| Game 7 |
|
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
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why do you win more with a System entry?
Let's use the above example where we played a System 7 and chose the numbers 1 through 7, (the equivalent to 7 games).
So then, if the winning numbers chosen in the draw are;
1, 2, 4, 5, 17, 28 with Supps 7 & 31
Then out of the 7 numbers you chose, you have 5 of the numbers correct, which looks like this:
However, because you are playing a system entry, the prizes are calculated against all of the equivalent game combinations. And this means that you can win multiple times, because you have multiple combinations of 6 numbers. Your wins look like this:
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| Combinations |
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Division Won
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| Game 1 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
|
Divison 4 |
| Game 2 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
|
7 |
Divison 4 |
| Game 3 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
|
6 |
7 |
Divison 5 |
| Game 4 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
|
5 |
6 |
7 |
Divison 5 |
| Game 5 |
1 |
2 |
|
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
Divison 4 |
| Game 6 |
1 |
|
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
Divison 5 |
| Game 7 |
|
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
Divison 5 |
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So as you can see, when playing a system entry, you have the ability to win multiple times on one entry. And the news just gets better, the bigger your system entry.
For example, if you play a System 9 with your syndicate or family, and you get four numbers and 1 Supplementary number, you'll win 10 times the division 4 and 24 times the division 5 dividend. Download Group Entries Planners for each game.
type of System entries
The 'type' of System entry relates to how many numbers are
selected in one game panel. So a System 8 means you select 8
numbers from 45, and a System 17 means you select 17 numbers
from 45. You can choose from 7 - 20 numbers in one game.
System entries operate differently in Powerball where you can only
choose extra numbers in the first game panel. So to play a System
10 in Powerball, you choose 10 numbers in the first panel, and
only one number - the Powerball - in the second panel.
Refer to the Equivalent Games table above to cross-check your System entry against the relevant equivalent number of standard games played.
To play a System game, cross (x)
your selected numbers in the one game
panel, then place a cross (x) in the
System box in that game panel.
For all Lotto games, you can play anything from one System
game panel on a coupon up to the following:
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| System type |
Maximum games per coupon |
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Notes:
- When playing a System 7 QuickPick in Saturday & Wednesday Lotto and The Pools,
a minimum of 2 game panels is required.
- The minimum System entry for Oz 7 Lotto is a System 8 - a minimum of 2 game panels is required.
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| System 7 to System 13 |
12 |
| System 14 to System 20 |
4 |
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how much does it cost to play a System entry?
For System entries prices select your favourite lotto game.
