Florida Lotto Number Generator

Florida Lotto is the Florida Lottery's own jackpot game and, with Cash 3, one of the two draw games it opened with on April 29, 1988, a few months after the first scratch-off went on sale. The first drawing was held in Tallahassee on May 7, 1988 at 11:00 p.m. ET for an estimated $2 million jackpot, which rolled over; the first jackpot was won on May 28, 1988. Like every Florida Lottery game, it is sold only inside the state and its proceeds go to the Educational Enhancement Trust Fund.

The current format took shape in steps. On October 24, 1999 Wednesday drawings were added and the field grew from 46 to 53 numbers. LOTTO PLUS (2008-2009) and then the $1 XTRA add-on (from October 11, 2009) let players boost prizes. EZmatch came to Florida Lotto on January 1, 2018, and the starting jackpot was lowered to $1 million on April 11, 2020. The biggest change came on October 8, 2020: the price went from $1 to $2, every ticket got a built-in multiplier in place of XTRA, non-jackpot prizes became fixed amounts, matching 2 numbers started paying a free ticket, and the $1 Double Play add-on was launched.

The Lottery's figures to the end of 2022 put Florida Lotto at $21.57 billion in sales, $10.73 billion in prizes, $8.32 billion for education and 1,089 millionaires. The largest jackpot won by a single ticket was an estimated $81.6 million, on March 29, 2000.

Florida Lotto is drawn twice a week, on Wednesday and Saturday at about 11:15 p.m. ET. Six balls come out of one set numbered 1 to 53 and are certified by the Draw Manager and the Accountant; there is no bonus or extra ball. Straight after, the same nights, a second set of six numbers is drawn for Double Play. Terminals sell Florida Lotto from 6:00 a.m. to midnight ET, and sales for a drawing close at about 10:55 p.m. ET that night; anything sold later is printed for the next draw date.

Checked: 2026-11-04, source: Emergency Rule 53ER26-9, FLORIDA LOTTO.

A Florida Lotto play costs $2. When the ticket prints, the terminal adds one random multiplier, 2X, 3X, 4X, 5X or 10X, that applies to every panel on that ticket and multiplies the 3-, 4- and 5-match prizes. The official chances of each are 1 in 2.89 for 2X, 1 in 3.25 for 3X, 1 in 5.20 for 4X, 1 in 8.67 for 5X and 1 in 26 for 10X; worked out, that is 9, 8, 5, 3 and 1 tickets in every 26, an average boost of about 3.35 times.

• Double Play, +$1 per panel ($3 a play): your numbers and multiplier go into the separate Double Play drawing, with a fixed $250,000 top prize. It applies to every panel on the slip, and the ticket shows "DOUBLE PLAY YES".
• EZmatch, +$1 per play: six EZmatch numbers with prize amounts print on the ticket, and each one equal to one of your Lotto numbers pays instantly, up to $500 and up to six times per ticket.
• Jackpot Combo, $9: three Quick Picks for the next drawings, one $2 Florida Lotto, one $2 Powerball and one $5 Mega Millions. It cannot include EZmatch or Advance Play.
• Advance Play: the same numbers for up to 52 consecutive drawings, about six months at two drawings a week.

Florida Lotto tickets cannot be canceled, so check the slip before paying. "Play it Again" reprints an old ticket's numbers but with a fresh random multiplier. Tickets come only from Florida retailers, vending machines or a barcode made in the Florida Lottery app; there are no internet, mail or subscription sales.

Checked: 2026-11-04, source: Florida Lottery, Florida Lotto.

Six numbers from 53 give C(53,6) = 22,957,480 lines. Matching five uses 6 × 47 = 282 of them, four 16,215, three 324,300 and two 2,675,475, so 3,016,273 lines win something: 1 in 7.61, as published. The base amounts behind the multiplier ($3,000, $50 and $5) can never be paid on their own, because the smallest multiplier is 2X. Try other formats in the lottery odds calculator.

Double Play has the same odds as the main game because it is another 6-of-53 drawing, but its prizes are fixed and slightly higher. The Double Play pool is funded by the $1 add-on sales alone.

When one ticket wins in both drawings, the cash amounts are added together and paid as one prize. EZmatch on Florida Lotto uses the table introduced on January 30, 2026, with prizes from $3 to $500 and overall EZmatch odds of 1 in 5.31.

The jackpot is the only pari-mutuel prize: half of net sales form the prize pool, and the jackpot share is split equally among the lines that match all six. Before each drawing the Lottery announces a guaranteed jackpot, the value paid over 30 years, and adds money from other approved sources if the pool falls short. With no winner, the jackpot keeps rolling to the next drawing.

A winner picks either 30 annual payments or a one-time Cash Option. The cash amount is what it costs, on the drawing day (or the previous business day for a Saturday or holiday draw), to buy the securities that would fund the 30-year jackpot. To take the cash, the ticket must be claimed within 60 days of the drawing; after that the annuity applies and the choice is final. If several winners would each get less than $1,000,000 over 30 years, they are paid cash instead. Federal income tax is withheld from both forms of payment.

Checked: 2026-11-04, source: Emergency Rule 53ER26-9, FLORIDA LOTTO.

A Florida Lotto ticket is good for 180 days after its drawing; Double Play and EZmatch prizes run 180 days from the first draw date on the ticket. Retailers pay up to $599. District offices handle $600 to $249,999, which covers every multiplied 5-of-6 prize, and Lottery Headquarters in Tallahassee handles $250,000 and above, so a Double Play top prize or a jackpot. Tickets can also be mailed in, at the player's risk.

The Lottery's FAQ says winnings of $2,000 or more are reported to the IRS; with a valid Social Security number, 24% federal tax is withheld on prizes above $5,000, and without one, 30% on every prize. Names of Florida winners are public, though home address and phone number are not. One reminder of the deadline: an estimated $53.7 million Florida Lotto jackpot expired unclaimed in 2003.

Mark the six numbers in one panel of a Florida Lotto slip, tick Double Play or EZmatch if you want them, and pay at the counter or a Lottery vending machine; the Florida Lottery app can store the same line as a digital slip for the clerk to scan. Do it before 10:55 p.m. ET on Wednesday or Saturday. The general steps are in how to play a quick pick.

Florida Lotto is for players 18 and older, and a random line has the same 1 in 22,957,480 jackpot chance as any other (why no generator can predict a draw). For help with gambling, call Florida's Problem Gambling Helpline at 833-752-9947 or visit playwise.org; see also play responsibly.