Author: Terro White

Does a four-leaf clover bring you luck? Then, you must try the Italian SuperEnalotto which is known to offer some of the biggest prize-money jackpots across Europe. The symbol of this Italian lottery is the four-leaf clover. The draws are held thrice a week on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday at 8 pm sharp. The tickets cost only a euro for two inclusions in draws!

A ticket buyer has to pick six numbers from 1 to 90 and the prize depends on the matching of these numbers with those picked. The six main winning numbers are decided in a very special way. The first five are those that are drawn in Lottomatica’s regional Lotto draws in Bari, Florence, Milan, Naples, Palermo and Rome. The sixth, or the ‘Jolly number’, is the one that is drawn in Venice. In case a number has already been drawn then the next number from that particular city’s draw is considered. Successive numbers are considered till a unique number is reached.

Prizes go out for five kinds of matches for the numbers on the tickets:

· Match all six numbers at one go

· Match any four numbers plus the ‘Jolly number’

· Match any five, four or three numbers.

A ‘Superstar number’ also gets you a prize but for picking that you would have had to pay extra for the ticket. The ‘Superstar number’ is picked from the National Lotto winning numbers in Rome and may be any of the previous six numbers that have been included in the main draw. The fun part is that if this ‘Superstar number’ is also a number in the main draw and you have it then the prize goes up almost 100 times. There are some sub-combinations as well.

Ironically, this Italian lottery is one of the most difficult to win in the world.

* The odds of being able to win the jackpot by matching all six numbers are 1: 622,614,630!

* The odds of matching five numbers including the ‘Jolly number’ are 1:103,769,105.

* The odds of matching any five numbers are 1:1,235,346

* The odds of matching any four numbers are 1:11,907

* The odds of matching any three numbers are 1: 327

Yet, the Italian lottery has given out some of the biggest jackpots in recent times. A jackpot of euro 72 million went to a single ticket bought by ten people in a bar in Milan. A schoolboy is also known to have won a jackpot once at the Italian lottery.

Eligibility: The best part about playing in the SuperEnalotto is that you do not need to be a resident of Italy to buy the ticket. However, you must be at least 18 years old to play. There are several sites that sell SuperEnalotto tickets though you can buy them at kiosks too. The sites print the tickets and scan them before emailing them to the buyer. Your name is printed on the ticket to prevent any fraud. The results of the SuperEnalotto are broadcast across Europe in the media
and online for winners.

Visit theLotter.com for more information regarding Super Enalotto results.

About the author:
Terro White