Lotto America is a 5 of 52 white balls plus 1 of 10 Star Balls draw game, held every Monday, Wednesday and Saturday. As of the latest update its advertised jackpot is $6M (a cash value of about $2.7M), and the odds of matching all six numbers are 1 in 25,989,600. Run the real expected-value math and a $1 ticket is worth about 23.5¢ per dollar at this jackpot — meaning roughly 76¢ of every dollar is the house edge. Among the three national games, that is currently the second-best value. Like every lottery game it is a negative-expected-value bet by design; these figures show which is least bad, and by how much.
Latest winning numbers
16, 23, 38, 39, 48 SB 2
Most recent draw. Next drawing: October 3, 2026.
How Lotto America works
Lotto America is a multi-state jackpot game with a $1 ticket and noticeably better odds than Powerball or Mega Millions. You pick 5 of 52 white balls plus 1 of 10 Star Balls; matching all of them wins the jackpot — about 1 in 25,989,600, more than eleven times better than the two headline games. The jackpot starts at $2 million and rolls higher every drawing until it is won; a winner takes a 30-year annuity or a cash value of about $2.7M. It is drawn Monday, Wednesday and Saturday.
Below the jackpot, several fixed prize tiers hit far more often for smaller amounts — all listed in the prize table above. NumbersIntel ranks Lotto America against the other national games by expected value per dollar: the cash value times its jackpot probability, plus every lower tier, after an assumed tax, divided by the ticket price. That figure is always well under a dollar — the lottery is negative-expected-value by design — but it shows how much of each dollar tends to come back, and how the three national games compare.
Our archive holds 1,148 Lotto America draws going back to 2017, which powers the number-frequency statistics — the most and least common numbers, current hot and cold streaks, and the longest-overdue numbers. Those describe what has already happened; because each draw is independent, no number is ever truly ‘due.’
Lotto America by the numbers
"Value per $1" is the expected value: every prize tier times its probability, after an assumed tax haircut, divided by ticket price. Always below $1 — the lottery is negative-EV by design.
Lotto America prize tiers & odds
| Match | Prize | Odds |
|---|---|---|
| 5 | $20,000 | 1 in 2,887,733 |
| 4+SB | $1,000 | 1 in 110,594 |
| 4 | $100 | 1 in 12,288 |
| 3+SB | $20 | 1 in 2,404 |
| 3 | $5 | 1 in 267 |
| 2+SB | $5 | 1 in 160 |
| 1+SB | $2 | 1 in 29 |
| SB | $2 | 1 in 17 |
Will the Lotto America jackpot be won or split?
From the number of lower-tier winners in recent draws, we estimate about ~300,000 tickets are in play at the current jackpot — roughly a 1.2% chance someone wins, and a 0.6% chance it is split if hit. Estimates from past draws of a similar size, not predictions; every draw is independent. See the full split-risk breakdown →
Recent Lotto America results
| Draw date | Numbers | Jackpot |
|---|---|---|
| October 3, 2026 | 16, 23, 38, 39, 48 SB 2 | $5.8M |
| September 30, 2026 | 7, 12, 39, 45, 47 SB 9 | $5.7M |
| September 28, 2026 | 7, 12, 39, 45, 47 SB 9 | $5.7M |
| September 26, 2026 | 13, 24, 32, 41, 48 SB 5 | $5.1M |
| September 23, 2026 | 22, 23, 33, 45, 49 SB 9 | $5M |
| September 21, 2026 | 22, 23, 33, 45, 49 SB 9 | $5M |
| September 19, 2026 | 5, 22, 30, 33, 50 SB 9 | $4.6M |
| September 16, 2026 | 1, 10, 26, 47, 52 SB 8 | $4.4M |
| September 14, 2026 | 1, 10, 26, 47, 52 SB 8 | $4.4M |
| September 12, 2026 | 3, 4, 44, 47, 49 SB 4 | $4M |
| September 9, 2026 | 1, 15, 24, 35, 42 SB 9 | $3.8M |
| September 7, 2026 | 1, 15, 24, 35, 42 SB 9 | $3.8M |
A rolling window of recent draws. Full draw archive and interactive charts: explore Lotto America.
About this data
Every figure here comes from official lottery sources (the number matrix is 5 of 52 white balls plus 1 of 10 Star Balls), refreshed after each drawing. We compute the odds from the game's published rules and, where the prize structure allows, the expected value of a ticket. See our methodology page for the full method, and the guides on expected value, how the odds work and whether hot numbers win.
NumbersIntel is independent and informational only — not financial, legal or gambling advice. The lottery is a negative-expected-value game; play for entertainment, never as an investment. You must be 18+ (21+ in some states). If gambling is a problem for you or someone you know, call 1-800-GAMBLER.