Oz Lotto jackpot reaches eye-watering $50 million

Oz Lotto has hit a jackpot of $50 million, the equal biggest prize the game has offered in more than eight months and the largest prize offered by any Australian lottery game so far this financial year.

During the past five draws, no entry has held the seven winning numbers in a single game panel needed to score division one, pushing the jackpot to $50 million for draw 1494 on Tuesday, October 4.

The last time the Oz Lotto jackpot hit this staggering amount was in January 2022, when the top prize was shared by a Queensland mum and a Western Australian player.

One in six Aussies to buy a ticket

The Lott spokesperson Anna Hobdell said up to one in six Australian adults are expected to have an entry in this Tuesday night's Oz Lotto draw.

"If one Australian takes home the entire multi-million-dollar Oz Lotto loot this week, they'll become the biggest winner the game has crowned so far in 2022," Ms Hobdell said.

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"Imagine the life you could lead with an extra $50 million in your bank account – it would certainly put a spring in your step this season."

Most frequently drawn numbers

So far this year, there have been 12 Oz Lotto division one wins across Australia that have collectively taken home more than $175 million in prize money.

Six of these division one winning entries landed in NSW, three in Queensland, two in Victoria and one in Western Australia.

The most frequently drawn Oz Lotto numbers since draw 1474 are: 28, 21, 5 and 16.

The least frequently drawn Oz Lotto numbers since draw 1474 are: 26, 15, 13 and 44.

Where to buy tickets

Oz Lotto draw 1494 closes at 7.30pm AEST on Tuesday.

Tickets can be purchased at any licensed lottery outlet, online from thelott.com or via The Lott mobile app.

In FY22, more than 133.5 million winners have taken home more than $3.93 billion in prize money from various games at The Lott, including Oz Lotto, Powerball, Set for Life, Lucky Lotteries, Keno, Super 66, Lotto Strike and Instant Scratch-Its.

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