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Saturday Lotto Draw Time

Live countdown to the next Saturday Lotto entry close, with The Lott and Lotterywest timelines, result windows and local-time conversions.

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Official cut-off 7:30pm AEST Saturday
Result window Generally available by 9:00pm AEST
Your local time Calculating…
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The Lott closes Saturday Lotto entries at 7:30pm AEST. Lotterywest closes WA entries at 6:00pm AWST. The exact draw is conducted after entries close. The Lott says most results are generally available by 9:00pm AEST; Lotterywest publishes Saturday draw video at about 8:00pm AWST, subject to delays.

The Lott Saturday timeline

The Lott publishes its national closing times in Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST). The timer above therefore treats 7:30pm AEST as the fixed official deadline, then changes automatically to the result window after entries close.

7:30pm AEST Entries closeSaturday Lotto ticket sales close across The Lott jurisdictions.
Shortly after Draw takes placeThe operator does not publish a single exact ball-draw second; the draw follows the close.
≈ 8:30pm AEST Televised draw windowThe Lott says many draws appear on 7TWO at approximately 8:30pm AEST.
By 9:00pm AEST Results generally availableUse the confirmed results page rather than treating the broadcast time as a guaranteed publication time.
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What 7:30pm AEST means around Australia

Because The Lott states its deadline in AEST, the clock shown locally can differ by state and by daylight-saving season. These boxes calculate the local equivalent for the next Saturday draw date automatically.

QueenslandCalculating…AEST all year
NSW / ACTCalculating…Changes with daylight saving
Victoria / TasmaniaCalculating…Changes with daylight saving
South AustraliaCalculating…30-minute zone; daylight saving applies
Northern TerritoryCalculating…ACST all year
Your browserCalculating…Automatic conversion for the visitor
Why we do not hard-code one “Australian local time”: Queensland and the Northern Territory do not observe daylight saving, while several southern and eastern jurisdictions do. The official AEST deadline is the safer anchor.

Lotterywest Saturday timeline

Western Australia runs through Lotterywest rather than The Lott. Lotterywest lists a 6:00pm Saturday close in WA, which is AWST (UTC+8). Western Australia does not observe daylight saving.

6:00pm AWST WA entries closeLotterywest stops accepting Saturday Lotto entries.
After close Draw / processing windowDo not treat 6:00pm as the exact ball-draw time.
≈ 8:00pm AWST Saturday video resultsLotterywest says Saturday draw video is available at approximately 8:00pm, subject to delays.

Cut-off time is not the draw time

The most useful exact time is the entry cut-off, because that is what determines whether a new ticket can still be purchased. Operators describe the draw as taking place after the close rather than publishing an exact second for the balls themselves.

That is why the live timer counts to the operator's official close first. Once the deadline passes it changes state and counts through the expected result window instead of pretending an exact draw time is known.

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Saturday Lotto draw-time FAQs

What time does Saturday Lotto close?

The Lott closes Saturday Lotto entries at 7:30pm AEST every Saturday. Lotterywest lists a 6:00pm Saturday close in Western Australia.

What time is Saturday Lotto actually drawn?

The operators publish an exact sales close and describe the draw as taking place after that deadline. The Lott says many draws are televised at approximately 8:30pm AEST, but that should not be treated as the exact ball-draw second.

When are Saturday Lotto results available?

The Lott says results for most games are generally available by 9:00pm AEST on the draw day. Lotterywest says Saturday draw video is available at approximately 8:00pm AWST, subject to delays.

Why does the local time change in some Australian states?

The Lott publishes the deadline in AEST. States including New South Wales, Victoria, Tasmania and South Australia observe daylight saving, while Queensland, the Northern Territory and Western Australia do not. The page therefore converts the next official deadline to each local time automatically.

Official draw-time sources

Draw schedules can change. These primary sources were checked on 28 August 2026.