Saturday Lotto and Weekday Windfall both use a six-from-45 Division 1 match.
Australian lottery guide
Australian Lottery Odds Compared
See which major Australian lottery has the shortest Division 1 odds, how likely each game is to return any prize, and what those large numbers mean in ordinary language.
The short version Shortest Division 1 odds 1 in 8,145,060 Shortest any-prize odds About 1 in 42 Largest jackpot game Australian Powerball
Which Australian lottery has the best odds?
For Division 1, Saturday Lotto and Weekday Windfall have the shortest odds among the five major draw games compared here. Each is 1 in 8,145,060 for one standard game. That does not automatically make either one the “best” game: the top prizes, draw frequency and entry formats are different.
Saturday Lotto has the shortest published overall odds in this five-game comparison.
Its Division 1 odds are the longest here, but its rolling jackpots can become the largest.
Keep the comparison fair: every figure on this page is based on one standard game in one draw. A ticket can contain several games, and a Set for Life entry normally covers seven consecutive draws.
Side-by-side
Australian Division 1 odds
A smaller “1 in” number means a shorter chance. Division 1 still requires one complete winning combination in a single game—numbers cannot be combined across separate lines.
| Game | Division 1 match | Division 1 odds | Chance | Top-prize style |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SATSaturday Lotto | 6 winning numbers from 45 | 1 in 8,145,060 | 0.0000122774% | Shared pool |
| WWWeekday Windfall | 6 winning numbers from 45 | 1 in 8,145,060 | 0.0000122774% | $1m fixed* |
| SFLSet for Life | 7 winning numbers from 44 | 1 in 38,320,568 | 0.0000026096% | Monthly payments* |
| OZOz Lotto | 7 winning numbers from 47 | 1 in 62,891,499 | 0.0000015900% | Rolling jackpot |
| PBAustralian Powerball | 7 from 35 + Powerball from 20 | 1 in 134,490,400 | 0.0000007435% | Rolling jackpot |
*Weekday Windfall pays $1 million to each of up to six Division 1 winning standard entries; special event conditions can differ. Set for Life’s top prize is structured as monthly payments and is subject to its published winner limits and prize conditions.
Visual comparison
How much harder is each Division 1 win?
The bars use Saturday Lotto and Weekday Windfall as the starting point. Australian Powerball’s Division 1 odds are about 16.5 times longer than either six-from-45 game.
Saturday Lotto1 in 8.15m
Weekday Windfall1 in 8.15m
Set for Life1 in 38.32m
Oz Lotto1 in 62.89m
Powerball1 in 134.49m
Not just Division 1
Odds of winning any prize
Overall odds include every published prize division, from the smallest qualifying match through to Division 1. They say nothing about the likely value of the prize.
| Game | Any-prize odds | Prize divisions | Smallest qualifying match |
|---|---|---|---|
| SATSaturday Lotto | About 1 in 42 | 6 | 3 winning numbers |
| PBAustralian Powerball | About 1 in 44 | 9 | 2 winning numbers + Powerball |
| OZOz Lotto | About 1 in 51 | 7 | 3 winning + supplementary |
| SFLSet for Life | About 1 in 51 | 8 | 3 winning + supplementary |
| WWWeekday Windfall | About 1 in 86 | 6 | 1 or 2 winning + both supplementaries |
Overall odds are rounded operator figures based on one standard game. A shorter overall chance does not mean a profit is likely; most winning combinations are in the lower prize divisions.
Interactive comparison
What if you play more than one game?
Enter the number of different standard combinations you hold in the same draw. The calculator shows the chance that at least one of them wins Division 1. It does not treat repeated copies of the same numbers as extra coverage.
Maximum: 100,000 combinations. Results are mathematical probabilities, not a prediction of a future draw.
Division 1 chance in one draw
Read the numbers properly
Four things the headline odds do not tell you
Shorter odds do not mean a larger prize
Weekday Windfall has much shorter Division 1 odds than Powerball, but its regular top prize is fixed at $1 million while Powerball can build into a much larger jackpot.
“Any prize” may mean a small prize
The overall figure groups every prize division together. It should not be read as the chance of winning more money than you spend.
Every valid line has the same chance
QuickPick, birthdays, hot numbers and carefully chosen patterns do not change the mathematical probability of a valid standard game.
System entries buy more combinations
A System entry can shorten the effective odds because it contains several standard combinations. It also costs more because you are buying more games.
Full breakdown
Prize-tier odds by Australian lottery
Open a game to see its published winning combinations. These figures are based on one standard game.
Australian Powerball — 9 prize divisions
Seven winning numbers are drawn from 35, followed by one Powerball from a separate set of 20.
Div 1 · 7 + PB1 in 134,490,400 Div 2 · 71 in 7,078,443 Div 3 · 6 + PB1 in 686,176 Div 4 · 61 in 36,115 Div 5 · 5 + PB1 in 16,943 Div 6 · 4 + PB1 in 1,173 Div 7 · 51 in 892 Div 8 · 3 + PB1 in 188 Div 9 · 2 + PB1 in 66
Oz Lotto — 7 prize divisions
Seven winning numbers and three supplementary numbers are drawn from 47.
Div 1 · 71 in 62,891,499 Div 2 · 6 + supplementary1 in 2,994,834 Div 3 · 61 in 242,825 Div 4 · 5 + supplementary1 in 26,271 Div 5 · 51 in 4,497 Div 6 · 41 in 182 Div 7 · 3 + supplementary1 in 71
Saturday Lotto — 6 prize divisions
Six winning numbers and two supplementary numbers are drawn from 45.
Div 1 · 61 in 8,145,060 Div 2 · 5 + supplementary1 in 678,755 Div 3 · 51 in 36,690 Div 4 · 41 in 733 Div 5 · 3 + supplementary1 in 298 Div 6 · 31 in 53
Weekday Windfall — 6 prize divisions
Six winning numbers and two supplementary numbers are drawn from 45 on Monday, Wednesday and Friday.
Div 1 · 61 in 8,145,060 Div 2 · 5 + supplementary1 in 678,755 Div 3 · 51 in 36,690 Div 4 · 41 in 733 Div 5 · 3 + supplementary1 in 298 Div 6 · 1 or 2 + both supplementaries1 in 144
Set for Life Australia — 8 prize divisions
Seven winning numbers and two supplementary numbers are drawn from 44. The published odds apply to one game in one draw, even though a standard entry covers seven consecutive draws.
Announced prize update: from Draw 4057 on 14 September 2026, a Division 1 winner receives a $200,000 upfront payment before the $20,000 monthly payments begin. The Division 1 odds remain unchanged.
Div 1 · 71 in 38,320,568 Div 2 · 6 + supplementary1 in 2,737,184 Div 3 · 61 in 156,411 Div 4 · 5 + supplementary1 in 25,702 Div 5 · 51 in 3,067 Div 6 · 4 + supplementary1 in 894 Div 7 · 41 in 168 Div 8 · 3 + supplementary1 in 81
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Questions answered
Australian lottery odds FAQs
Which Australian lottery is easiest to win?
Among the five major draw games on this page, Saturday Lotto and Weekday Windfall have the shortest Division 1 odds at 1 in 8,145,060 per standard game. Saturday Lotto has the shortest published overall chance of any prize at approximately 1 in 42.
Which Australian lottery has the worst jackpot odds?
Australian Powerball has the longest Division 1 odds in this comparison at 1 in 134,490,400 per standard game. It is also the game designed to produce the largest rolling Australian jackpots.
Do more games improve my lottery odds?
Different standard combinations give you more chances in that draw. Ten different games provide ten distinct chances; buying the same line twice does not cover a new combination, although it may duplicate the prize attached to that line.
Are QuickPick odds worse than chosen numbers?
No. Every valid standard combination has the same mathematical chance in a fair random draw. QuickPick changes how the numbers are selected, not the odds of that combination.
Why are Powerball odds much longer?
Division 1 requires two things in the same game: all seven winning numbers from the main 35-ball draw and the correct Powerball from a separate 20-ball draw. That extra separate match stretches the odds to 1 in 134,490,400.
Does playing every draw make a win due?
No. Each valid combination faces the same odds in each new draw. A long run without a win does not make a particular line more likely to win next time.
Method and sources
How these odds were checked
We compare operator-published odds for one standard game in one draw. Percentages are calculated as 100 divided by the published “1 in” figure and rounded for display.
- The Lott — how to play Powerball and prize-division odds ↗
- The Lott — how to play Oz Lotto and prize-division odds ↗
- The Lott — how to play Saturday Lotto and prize-division odds ↗
- The Lott — how to play Weekday Windfall and prize-division odds ↗
- The Lott — how to play Set for Life and prize-division odds ↗
- Lotterywest — Western Australian game information and odds ↗
Reviewed: 8 September 2026. Lottery rules and special-event prize structures can change; check the authorised operator in the jurisdiction where the entry is purchased before playing.