PCSO lotto in the Philippines: every game's price, odds and prize in one table

The Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) runs the country's lotto, separately from PAGCOR's casinos and online gaming. Here is every regular PCSO lotto game on one page, with links to the full guide for each.

All games at a glance

Game	You pick	Price per play	Top prize	Odds of the top prize	Guide
Lotto 6/42	6 of 42	₱25	Jackpot, at least ₱10 million	1 in 5,245,786	lotto odds
Mega Lotto 6/45	6 of 45	₱25	Jackpot, at least ₱15 million	1 in 8,145,060	lotto odds
Super Lotto 6/49	6 of 49	₱25	Jackpot, at least ₱25 million	1 in 13,983,816	lotto odds
Grand Lotto 6/55	6 of 55	₱25	Jackpot, at least ₱45 million	1 in 28,989,675	lotto odds
Ultra Lotto 6/58	6 of 58	₱25	Jackpot, at least ₱75 million	1 in 40,475,358	lotto odds
2D Lotto (EZ2)	2 numbers, 1–31	from ₱10	₱4,000 per ₱10, exact order	1 in 961	2D guide
3D Lotto (Swertres)	3 digits, 0–9	from ₱10	₱4,500 per ₱10, exact order	1 in 1,000	3D guide

Prices, minimum jackpots and prizes are from GMA News and The Summit Express as cited in each linked guide; the odds are our arithmetic (combinations of six numbers for the six-number games, 31 × 31 for 2D, 10 × 10 × 10 for 3D). The digit games are drawn three times a day, at 2PM, 5PM and 9PM.

What a peso buys

Easier games pay back more of what is bet, but no game pays back what you put in. On the prizes above:

• 2D straight: a ₱10 play has a 1 in 961 chance of ₱4,000, about ₱4.16 back per ₱10 on average, or 41.6% (our arithmetic).
• 3D straight and Rambolito: every bet type pays back about 45% on average (our arithmetic).
• Six-number games: the jackpot dominates. On the ₱500.6 million Ultra Lotto 6/58 jackpot GMA News listed for the 8 November 2026 draw, each ₱25 combination was worth about ₱12.37 before tax, and buying all 40,475,358 combinations would have cost over ₱1 billion (our arithmetic; the full calculation).

If you win

• Where to claim. Prizes up to ₱10,000 at any lotto outlet; larger prizes at a PCSO branch or the Main Office; jackpots at the Main Office in Mandaluyong (how to claim).
• Deadline. Prizes not claimed within one year from the draw are forfeited under the PCSO charter as amended by BP 42.
• Tax. 20% of winnings above ₱10,000 is withheld when you claim (lotto tax).
• Scams. The tax is withheld at the payout, so there is nothing to pay in advance; anyone asking for a "tax" or fee before releasing a prize is a scammer.

STL and online lotto

• Small Town Lottery (STL) is a PCSO-run local numbers game operated through authorized agents; jueteng is the illegal game it was meant to replace (STL vs jueteng).
• E-Lotto, PCSO's online platform, stopped selling tickets on 13 July 2024, and its system provider withdrew in February 2026. Treat any "PCSO online lotto" app or site with suspicion (what happened to E-Lotto).

PCSO's games are for players 18 and over. If buying tickets has become hard to stop, free help is available at 02-8248-9568.