What Is The California SuperLotto? | All You Need To Know

The California SuperLotto has, over time, produced a number of wealthy millionaires since it was established back in 1984. The largest of which came in February 2002 when three lucky ticket holders managed to correctly match all of the required numbers and took home their share of the jackpot. This win came after 11 successive rollovers which eventually raised the top-tier prize to $193 million. Each winner's share came to an enormous $32.1 million and is still considered to be one of the nation's biggest ever lottery wins of all time.

The second biggest lottery win was that of the $141 million jackpot prize which was won one year prior on 23 June 2001. This win, however, became even more significant due to there only being one sole winner to the grand prize. That winner, Alcario Castellano of San Jose opted for the reduced lump-sum optioon worth $42.3 million after tax.

When the state of California instated the act of 1984, the intention was to make more money available to schools without having to implement additional taxes. As a result, the California SuperLotto no donates 24% of its proceedings towards public education within the state, an idea taken further by governor, Schwarzenegger, in 2010.

The California SuperLotto is a game that shares many characteristics with it's American sister, the Mega Millions. Like the Mega Millions, winners of the jackpot have the option of choosing between the lump-sum as well as the annuity package which is paid over 30 years.

Playing The California SuperLotto

To get started with playing the California SuperLotto, players need simply to choose any 5 numbers from an array of 1 to 27. Additionally, players will need to select one mega number to win the main prize, which starts at $7,000,000. Alternatively, you can take the liberty of the Quick Pick option available to you where your numbers will be generated randomly for you.

Draws take place every Wednesday and Saturday night.