Highlights

• Jackpots always start at $1 million
• Guaranteed prizes for match 3, 4 and 5
• Players select six numbers from pool of 47
• Drawings are 7:29 p.m. every Wednesday and Saturday
• Wagers are $1 each
• Overall odds are 1 in 47

How to Play

Players select six numbers from 1 to 47 as shown on panel A of the playslip.  This is considered one "play" and costs $1.

1. You can play up to 5 panels per playslip.
2. If you don't want to choose your own numbers, mark the "Easy Pick" box on the playslip and the computer will randomly select your numbers.
3. When you have completed your playslip, return it to any Michigan lottery retailer with the amount of the wager.  Your selected numbers will be entered in the next drawing and you will receive a game ticket.
4. ALWAYS remember to check your ticket(s) before leaving the terminal to ensure dates, numbers and drawings are printed exactly as you requested.
5. You can purchase Classic Lotto 47 tickets for up to 60 consecutive drawings.  Simply choose the number of drawings you would like to play in the multiple-draw area on your playslip.

During the drawing, the Lottery will choose six numbers.  Anyone who matches all six numbers wins the jackpot.  Guaranteed prizes range from $5 to the jackpot.  If no one wins the jackpot, it will continue to increase by at least $100,000 until it is won.  If the jackpot is won, the jackpot starts at $1 million at the next drawing.

The Classic Lotto 47 pool closes at 7:08 p.m. the day of the drawing.

How to Win

Anyone who matches all six numbers wins the jackpot.  Players matching three, four and five numbers also win as indicated in the chart below.  If no one wins the jackpot, it will continue to increase until it is won.  If the jackpot is won, the jackpot starts at $1 million at the next drawing.

Starting Classic Lotto 47 Jackpots

Classic Lotto 47 jackpots start at $1 million.

Cash Option for Jackpot Winners

Classic Lotto 47 jackpot winners can choose to accept their prize as a cash option or an annual payout over the next 30 years.  When the winner chooses the cash option, he or she will receive his or her share of the jackpot prize pool in one lump-sum payment - which is approximately half of the estimated advertised jackpot.

Choosing Cash Option or Annuity Payments

Jackpot winners have 60 days from the date they claim a jackpot prize to request the cash option method of payment.

Finding Winning Numbers and Prize Information

The winning Classic Lotto 47 numbers are published in local newspapers, the Lottery Web site (www.michigan.gov/lottery) and announced during radio and television newscasts.  Additionally, the winning numbers for each drawing are available by calling the toll-free Lottery Link hotline at 1-800-822-8888.