POKER LOTTO FAQS

POKER LOTTO is a $2 lottery game that features two ways to win: an instant win poker game and a traditional lotto draw. POKER LOTTO, a 5 of 52 matrix lottery game, replaces traditional lotto numbers with playing cards. POKER LOTTO can be played only by Quick Pick. Customers can play a maximum of three plays (hands) per ticket. POKER LOTTO draws take place nightly and offer players a chance to win up to $100,000. Additionally, players can win up to $5,000 instantly if their cards form one of various poker hands. No poker skills are required to play POKER LOTTO. If you know poker, you will be able to see if your hand is an instant winner; however, all instant wins will be displayed on the customer display screen and a message will be printed on the ticket.

The overall odds of winning any prize on POKER LOTTO are 1 in 3.66. The overall odds of winning a prize on the lotto draw are 1 in 15.01, and the overall odds of winning a prize on the instant win game are 1 in 4.8.

Tickets for POKER LOTTO can be purchased until 10:30 p.m. (Eastern Time) each night. The daily draw takes place at approximately 11:00 p.m. (Eastern Time)

ENCORE is not available for purchase with POKER LOTTO.

POKER LOTTO can be played only by Quick Pick. There are no selection slips for this game. There is also no repurchase option on POKER LOTTO.

Advance Play is not available on POKER LOTTO. Customers can play only one draw at a time.

POKER LOTTO features an instant win component whereby customers can win instantly, so customers must pay for each ticket before the retailer can process the transaction and give the ticket to the customer. Retailers are not able to cancel a POKER LOTTO ticket once it has been printed.

Since POKER LOTTO offers customers a chance to win instantly, retailers are not able to cancel tickets once the ticket has been paid for and printed from the terminal.

The lotto draw in the POKER LOTTO game is independent of an actual poker game. It is a traditional lottery draw that replaces numbers with playing cards. Players must match their cards to the cards drawn nightly to win.

If your cards include a pair of Jacks, a pair of Queens, a pair of Kings or a pair of Aces, then you will instantly win a Free Play.

POKER LOTTO ALL IN FAQS

POKER LOTTO ALL IN is an exciting chance for POKER LOTTO players to win additional, bigger instant prizes including a Jackpot that starts at $10,000 and grows depending on the amount of tickets sold. For an extra $1 per hand, POKER LOTTO players can go "ALL IN" for a chance to win a progressive jackpot that is linked across Ontario lottery terminals, plus other great prizes - all in addition to a regular POKER LOTTO play.

The POKER LOTTO ALL IN logo is displayed on every POKER LOTTO ticket. If POKER LOTTO ALL IN is played, the word "PLAYED" is printed on the ticket beside the logo. If POKER LOTTO ALL IN is not played, the words "NOT ENTERED" will be printed on the ticket beside the logo.

Each POKER LOTTO ALL IN play across Ontario contributes to the Jackpot that starts at $10,000 and grows depending on the amount of tickets sold. until it's won. Players can check for the POKER LOTTO ALL IN Jackpot value by viewing the customer display screen attached to the lottery terminal.

There are five POKER LOTTO ALL IN prizes that correspond to the top five POKER LOTTO INSTANT hands:

  1. A Jackpot that starts at $10,000 and grows depending on the amount of tickets sold
  2. A second prize that is equal to 10 per cent of the Jackpot value at the time of play (minimum $1,000)
  3. $175
  4. $75
  5. $50

The following are winning hands and odds of winning for POKER LOTTO ALL IN

If you play POKER LOTTO ALL IN for an extra $1 and the cards in your hand form the Jackpot-winning combination (Royal Flush) you win the POKER LOTTO ALL IN Jackpot in addition to the instant prize for the top regular POKER LOTTO hand ($5,000).

Yes. Any POKER LOTTO ALL IN prize will be in addition to any instant prize won on the regular POKER LOTTO hand. For example, if you win the $175 prize for POKER LOTTO ALL IN by having 4 of a Kind in your hand, you will also win the POKER LOTTO instant prize of $175 for the same hand. Therefore, your total prizes on POKER LOTTO and POKER LOTTO ALL IN would be $350. Please remember that your ticket would still be valid for the nightly lotto draw as well.

The POKER LOTTO ALL IN jackpot starts at $10,000 and grows depending on the amount of tickets sold. Based on the odds of winning and the rate at which people play, the jackpot could grow to more than $100,000 before it's won.

The POKER LOTTO ALL IN payout is 50 per cent.

You can continue to play the regular POKER LOTTO for $2 per hand or you can choose to wager an extra $1 to play POKER LOTTO ALL IN for a chance to win bigger instant prizes.

You can play up to three (3) POKER LOTTO hands per ticket and, similarly, can purchase up to three (3) POKER LOTTO ALL IN plays per ticket. Each POKER LOTTO ALL IN play costs an additional $1.

POKER LOTTO ALL IN is an optional additional wager on the POKER LOTTO game. Please note that if you decide to play POKER LOTTO ALL IN, you must purchase the same number of POKER LOTTO ALL IN plays as POKER LOTTO plays on your ticket.

POKER LOTTO ALL IN is always $1 per play. You can purchase a maximum of three POKER LOTTO ALL IN plays with three POKER LOTTO regular plays on one ticket.

An estimated Jackpot for POKER LOTTO ALL IN is displayed on the customer display unit at retail. The estimated Jackpot amount is refreshed every 60 seconds and whenever the Jackpot is won or reduced due to a second prize win. The estimated Jackpot can also be seen on the POKER LOTTO pages of olg.ca. The most recent Jackpot estimate will appear on the web and mobile displays whenever you log onto the page, along with the specific time and date that the Jackpot estimate was last updated. The web and mobile Jackpot estimates can be updated approximately every 10 minutes by refreshing your page or by closing the page and opening it again later. The Jackpot can be won at any time, so players should always check the current Jackpot estimate on the customer display unit at retail before playing POKER LOTTO ALL IN.

Whenever the LOTTARIO Jackpot is estimated at $500,000 or more, the customer display screen will alternate between the POKER LOTTO ALL IN and LOTTARIO Jackpots in 15-second intervals. Please remember you can always ask your retailer about the current POKER LOTTO ALL IN estimated Jackpot amount or view it on OLG.ca. 

No. Each POKER LOTTO ALL IN purchase is entered into a queue that is linked across the province. No two tickets will print at the exact same time.

Based on odds and POKER LOTTO ALL IN sales, we expect the Jackpot to be won once or more each month.

With the addition of POKER LOTTO ALL IN, the same play could potentially win three prizes - two instant wins (one for the regular POKER LOTTO hand and one if you play POKER LOTTO ALL IN) and the nightly lotto draw.

No. POKER LOTTO ALL IN is an option that can only be played in addition to a regular POKER LOTTO hand and is not a separate game to be played on its own.

Poker skills are not required to play POKER LOTTO or POKER LOTTO ALL IN. If your ticket is an instant winner, the win amount is displayed on the customer display screen and a voice-over message is played. Your printed ticket also notes that it is an instant winner and the amount of the win.

As POKER LOTTO ALL IN offers chances to win instantly, you cannot ask for a ticket to be cancelled after it's purchased.

All advertised amounts of the progressive jackpot are estimated and for information purposes only. In the event of a conflict of the ALL IN estimated progressive jackpot amount between the central computer system and any advertised amount, the information in the central computer system will govern.

The ALL-IN INSTANT WIN TRACKER displays the following INSTANT win possibilities:

Royal Flush ($5,000)
Royal Flush + ALL IN ($5,000 + 100% of progressive jackpot)
Straight Flush + ALL IN ($500 + 10% of progressive jackpot)

*Amount includes Poker Lotto INSTANT win + ALL IN prize share based on jackpot at the time of win.

OLG limits the total prize amount payable on the draw portion of the game (5 of 5, 4 of 5, 3 of 5 and 2 of 5) to $1 million per draw. Should the aggregate of the prizes on the draw portion of the game that are available to be won by all winning tickets in any draw result in the draw portion of the game exceed $1 million, the prize amounts on the draw portion of the game are reduced and are determined in proportion to the amount that would, except for this provision, otherwise have been won on the draw.

Unclaimed prizes from Ontario-only Lotto, Sports and INSTANT Games are directed to profits paid to the provincial government to benefit the people of Ontario.

Download the official POKER LOTTO Game Conditions. Download the official Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation Rules Respecting Lottery Games. While efforts are made to ensure that the rules and game conditions are accurate and up to date, they cannot always reflect changes. The Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation (OLG) reserves the right to change these game conditions and Rules Respecting Lottery Games, with or without notice and at such times and in such manner as OLG deems appropriate.

DISCLAIMER 
While every effort is made to ensure the accuracy of the information on our website, no warranty of accuracy or completeness is expressed or implied. Visit a retailer to obtain a list of official winning numbers or to use an in-store ticket checker.