Mini Lotto (until October 8, 2009 known as Express Lotek) – a numerical game conducted by Totalizator Sportowy. In simple bets, the player selects 5 out of 42 numbers [a"], it is also possible to place system bets in which the player can choose from 6 to 12 numbers. One simple Mini Lotto bet costs 1.50 PLN[ [2"]] (1.20 PLN + 0.30 PLN surcharge[ [3"]] for physical culture development and support of national culture).
The first draw took place on March 31, 1976. Initially, the draws were held once a month on Wednesdays, then from August 25, 1976, every Wednesday, and from January 7, 1995, also on Saturdays. The draws of this game, still known as Express Lotek, were discontinued on January 17, 1998. However, considering the players' requests, Totalizator Sportowy after a two and a half year break, reintroduced Express Lotka (now Mini Lotto) on August 26, 2000, and the draws continued to take place on Wednesdays and Saturdays. From October 13, 2008, to April 12, 2014, the draws were held on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays, and from April 14, 2014, from Monday to Saturday. Since December 6, 2015, Mini Lotto draws take place daily.
The highest win in Mini Lotto fell on December 31, 2019 - 478,712.40 zł at the point of sale in Mniowie (Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship)[4].
Drawing day
Drawings period
since 2014
since 2008
1976–1998, 2000–2008, or 2014
since 2008
since 2014
1995–1998, from 2000
since 2015
Number of matched numbers
Number in the full set
Chance of winning
5\
1 (0,00012%)
1:850 668
4*
185 (0,022%)
~1:4598
3 d
6660 (0,78%)
~1:128