Which Lottery Is the Easiest to Win?

Recently we've been talking a lot about big jackpots, record jackpots – massive amounts of money at equally massive odds. Which is great – to be able to spend a couple of dollars and win hundreds of millions is a welcome prospect indeed. But, of course, the odds aren't exactly in your favour.

Keep in mind, however, that not all lotteries are created equally, and just as there are huge variations in the amount that you can win, there's also massive differences between how difficult, or easy, it is to win those amounts.

The Best Lottery Odds

It's the Polish Mini Lotto.

What – were you expecting a big long teaser? Sorry to disappoint.

While most lotteries give odds of millions or, for larger ones, hundreds of millions, the Polish Mini Lotto offers jackpot odds of just 850,668:1. The flipside to this, though, is that it also offers comparatively low jackpots, also measured in thousands. (Hence the reason it's called the Mini Lotto!) The Polish Mini Lotto has a ridiculously low cost too which gives you a shot at the $100,000 minimum jackpot. What's more, the generous odds here mean that there are approximately 30 jackpot winners every month!

Below is a table with our top six best-odds lotteries for comparison.

Top 5 Easiest Lotteries to Win
Lottery Name	Jackpot Odds	Draw Day	Format	Max Jackpot (approx.)
Polish Mini Lotto	1 : 850,668	Every Day	5/42	$135,000
Swedish Lotto	1 : 6,724,520	Wed/Sat	Wed/Sat	$34 million
Austrian Lotto	1 : 8,145,060	Wed/Sun	6/45	$13 million
OZ Mon/Wed Lotto	1 : 8,145,060	Mon/Wed	6/45	$1.04 million
Irish Lotto	1 : 10,737,573	Wed/Sat	6/47	$25 million

The Easiest Lottery By Prize

The easiest lotto to win by prize is the French Lotto (or Loto as it's known) which gives you a one in six chance of winning a prize. Other notable lotteries include Spain's El Gordo De La Primitiva, which gives you a one in ten chance of breaking even on the cost of your bet and German Keno, where you can still earn 75% of your money back on picks of eight numbers or more.

Odds of Winning Any Prize
Lottery	Overall Odds
French Lotto	1 in 6
Spanish Lotto	1 in 10
UK Lotto	1 in 9.3
Austrian Lotto	1 in 12

The Easiest Lottery Overall

If you're looking for a great all-rounder lottery our pick has to be the Swedish Lotto. Why? Because it's got our second-lowest jackpot odds and it's therefore your best chance to win a multimillion pound jackpot. A basic game costs just $1.50. Add the bonus from as little as $1.00 extra plus the Lotto 2 draw for another $1.50. Now you've got 16 different ways to win for only $4.00!

Increase Your Chances Even Further

The more you enter the better your chances – a double entry has the effect of halving your winning odds in two, since now you have two chances to win instead of one. Also, be sure to take part regularly and consistently, to increase your chances of a win. 

Where relevant, we recommend always entering all the draws, rather than just the main draw and be sure to check out the extra games too. These may not make you a millionaire, but they'd certainly swell your bank balance nicely should you get the right numbers!