Popular for a reason: jackpots big enough to matter, odds short enough that winners appear regularly. Here is the full breakdown of Mega Lotto.
Mega Lotto 6/45 asks for six numbers from 1 to 45, matched in any order to win the jackpot. There are 8,145,060 possible combinations — the second-smallest field among PCSO's six-ball games.
Mega Lotto is consistently one of the most played games in the country, and the reason is structural rather than promotional. Its jackpots still routinely reach eight figures, but its odds are short enough that jackpot winners appear at a visible rate. Players see 6/45 winners announced often enough for the game to feel winnable in a way that 6/58 does not.
Mega Lotto is drawn Monday, Wednesday, and Friday at 9:00 PM Philippine time.
Like Grand Lotto, Mega Lotto draws are among those carried live on PTV, so results reach a wide audience within minutes of the draw closing.
Mark six numbers from 1 to 45 on the play slip, or take Lucky Pick and let the terminal generate them. A play costs ₱25 per combination. System play is available if you want to cover every combination from a larger selection of numbers.
With a 45-number pool, the calendar-date clustering effect is more pronounced here than in the larger games: dates only reach 31, which covers roughly two-thirds of the available field. Choosing at least one or two numbers above 31 will not improve your odds, but it does reduce the number of people likely to be holding your exact combination.
| You match | Prize tier | Odds |
|---|---|---|
| 6 numbers | Jackpot | 1 in 8,145,060 |
| 5 numbers | 2nd prize | 1 in 34,808 |
| 4 numbers | 3rd prize | 1 in 733 |
| 3 numbers | Consolation | 1 in 45 |
The consolation tier here is notably accessible — roughly 1 in 45 to match three numbers, meaning a player buying a few tickets a week will connect with it fairly often. The third-prize tier at about 1 in 733 is also within the range of ordinary experience over time.
All non-jackpot tiers are pari-mutuel, so amounts shift depending on how many players matched that tier in a given draw. Confirmed figures for recent draws are on our results pages.
Mega Lotto is the practical middle choice for most players. Its odds are roughly five times better than 6/58 while the jackpot remains large enough to be genuinely transformative. Only 6/42 Lotto offers a better chance among the six-ball games, and the gap between the two is comparatively narrow.
See the odds guide for a direct comparison of all five games in one table.
Sign the back of your ticket immediately, photograph both sides, and keep it flat and dry — lotto tickets are printed on thermal paper and fade badly in heat. Prizes above ₱10,000 are subject to a 20% withholding tax, and every winning ticket expires one year after the draw date.
Our step-by-step claiming guide covers where to go for each prize size, the documents you need, and the scams that follow every large jackpot.
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