How to check a ticket, and every prize tier

Checking a ticket, step by step

Type the six digits from your ticket into the Check Ticket page. It compares them against every prize tier for that draw at once, so there is no table to read down by hand.

The prize tiers

First prize — all six digits matching
Adjacent prizes — the numbers immediately before and after the first prize
Second to fifth prize — all six digits, against the published sets
Three-digit front and back — three digits matching in position
Two-digit ending — the last two digits; by far the most commonly won

If you have won

Do not sign the back until you are certain. Re-check against the official announcement. Smaller prizes are paid by retailers; larger ones are claimed at the Government Lottery Office with the original ticket and your ID.

Things to watch

A torn, damaged or faded ticket may not be payable. Keep it flat and intact until the prize is paid, and treat the GLO announcement as final in every case.

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