Washington Lotto Number Generator

Lotto is the in-state jackpot game of Washington's Lottery, the agency created by House Bill 1251, which Governor John Spellman signed on July 16, 1982. Its rules sit in chapter 315-34 of the Washington Administrative Code under the title "Lotto 6 of 49 rules"; the oldest filing cited in that chapter took effect in October 1990.

The game has changed on paper more than on the playslip. A 2005 rule update repealed a separate "Double Lotto" game, dropped the fixed Wednesday-and-Saturday-only schedule and restated the official odds per single play instead of per pair. The three fixed prizes of $1,000, $30 and $3 stayed the same. Lotto is sold only in Washington, at licensed retailers or by the Lottery itself: the rules say internet sales and lottery courier services are not authorized.

Lottery profits now go mainly to education. Voters approved Initiative 728 in November 2000, and in 2010 Senate Bill 6409 created the Washington Opportunity Pathways Account, which receives more than $100 million a year for college access grants, state work study, two merit scholarship programs and, where allowed, early learning. Part of the money also funds problem-gambling prevention and treatment.

Six numbers are drawn from a field of 1 to 49 every Monday, Wednesday and Saturday at 8:00 p.m. Pacific Time. Terminals stop selling Lotto at 7:45 p.m. on those three evenings and resume one minute later, at 7:46 p.m. Lottery officials run the draw and test the drawing method both before and after it. The numbers become official only once the Lottery certifies the drawing; if a drawing can't be certified, another one is held.

Checked: 2026-11-04, source: Washington's Lottery, Lotto.

WAC 315-34-020 sets the price of a single Lotto play at $0.50, but plays are "sold only in sets for $1.00". Every dollar therefore gets you two separate lines of six numbers, either marked on a playslip or chosen by the terminal's Quick Pick. A $5 ticket holds ten lines, which is exactly what the generator above produces when you set it to 10.

Lotto has no add-on, multiplier or extra ball. You can buy one ticket for up to 25 consecutive drawings, or use Advance Play to choose a single future draw date, as long as it falls within the next 25 drawings.

Checked: 2026-11-04, source: WAC chapter 315-34 and Washington's Lottery.

There are 13,983,816 ways to choose 6 numbers from 49, so a single play has a 1 in 13,983,816 chance of the jackpot. The state rules quote odds per play. The Lottery's website quotes them per $1, and because $1 buys two plays, the jackpot shows as 1 in 6.99 million there. Both figures are correct. We counted the ways to win each tier: 258 combinations match five numbers, 13,545 match four and 246,820 match three. Each line wins only its highest tier. The odds calculator reproduces these figures.

Jackpot rules: the jackpot starts at $1,000,000 and grows with each drawing nobody wins. When several plays match all six numbers, they split it equally. A winner can take a one-time cash payment equal to 50% of their share of the announced jackpot, or 25 annual installments. The cash choice must be made within 60 days of presenting the ticket and can't be changed afterwards. Without it, the annuity applies. The Lotto page shows the cash value next to each jackpot.

Checked: 2026-11-04, source: WAC 315-34-040 and 315-34-057.

You have 180 days from the drawing date. A mailed ticket must reach the Lottery within that window, and a postmark alone doesn't count. Unclaimed Lotto prizes go back into the state lottery account for future prizes.

• $600 or less: any authorized retailer, or by mail to Washington Lottery Headquarters, PO Box 43050, Olympia, WA 98504-3050
• $601 and up: any Lottery office (Olympia, Spokane, Tri-Cities, Everett, Federal Way, Vancouver), or by mail with a Winner Claim Form/Substitute W-9
• $100,000: in person at a Lottery office, by appointment
• Over $100 million: only at Headquarters, 814 E 4th Avenue, Olympia

Bring the signed ticket and photo ID, plus your Social Security number or a claim form for $601 or more. Those prizes are reported to the IRS on a W-2G. Prizes over $5,000 have 24% withheld for US citizens and 30% for non-citizens. Debts owed to the State of Washington, such as child support, are taken from prizes over $600.

Checked: 2026-11-04, source: Washington's Lottery, Claim Your Prize.

Lotto lines are sold two at a time, so set the generator to an even count, then mark the lines on a playslip or ask the retailer to key them in, which the rules allow. The slip has to be in before 7:45 p.m. on a draw night. If you'd rather not write anything, the terminal's own Quick Pick works the same way. More on the process: how to play a quick pick.

You must be 18 or older to buy Washington's Lottery tickets. The Evergreen Council on Problem Gambling's helpline, 1-800-547-6133, takes calls and texts 24/7 and refers Washington players to treatment providers. Random lines don't change the odds: why no generator predicts a draw, and more on playing responsibly.