Only 14 of Mega Lotto's 45 numbers sit above 31, so birthday and anniversary tickets crowd this game more than they crowd 6/55 or 6/58. Picking dates doesn't lower your chance of matching the draw, because every combination of six from 45 is equally likely. It does raise the chance of splitting a jackpot with strangers.
The game at a glance
6 of 45
Mon · Wed · Fri
Philippines
1 in 8,145,060
The same for every possible combination, including this one.
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18+
Must be 18+ to play Mega Lotto 6/45 in the Philippines.
Mega Lotto 6/45, in brief
Mega Lotto 6/45 is a mid-sized draw from the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office, sitting between the ₱10 million Lotto 6/42 and the much longer-odds 6/55 and 6/58 games. A bet marks six numbers from 1 to 45. There is no bonus pool and nothing extra to choose, so the whole ticket is those six numbers and the terminal's Lucky Pick option will fill them in for you.
Draws are held Monday, Wednesday and Friday at 9pm Manila time. The jackpot starts at a guaranteed ₱15 million and rolls into the next draw every time nobody matches all six, with no cap. At 1 in 8,145,060 the top prize falls more often than it does in the bigger PCSO games, so 6/45 pots tend to be won in the tens of millions rather than the hundreds.
The February 2026 restructure changed what the lower divisions are worth. Matching five numbers now shares a ₱1.2 million pool and matching four shares ₱1.1 million, both split between everyone in that division on the night. Three correct numbers pays a flat ₱30, barely above the ₱25 bet. Players can also enter a system play covering seven to twelve numbers, which prints every six-number combination they produce and is priced accordingly.
Prize tiers
Match 6Jackpot
The jackpot, starting at ₱15 million and rolling over until somebody matches all six
Match 5
A shared ₱1,200,000 pool, divided among the tickets matching five
Match 4
A shared ₱1,100,000 pool, divided among the tickets matching four
Match 3
A fixed ₱30
Where Mega Lotto 6/45 came from
Launched in 1997
PCSO introduced Mega Lotto 6/45 on 17 May 1997, expanding on the Lotto 6/42 game that had been running since the mid-1990s. Three extra balls stretched the jackpot odds from roughly one in five million to one in eight million, which let the top prize roll further and reach larger totals. The format has not changed since. Six numbers from 45, three draws a week.
Where it sits in the PCSO line-up
Mega Lotto has since been overtaken twice at the top of the PCSO range. Grand Lotto 6/55 arrived in April 2010 and Ultra Lotto 6/58 in February 2015, both built to roll longer and pay bigger. That left 6/45 as the middle option, with jackpots that are usually claimed in the tens of millions rather than the headline nine-figure sums.
The 2026 reprice
On 1 February 2026 PCSO raised the price of a bet across every jackpot game to ₱25 and lifted the minimum jackpots to match. Mega Lotto's floor went from ₱9 million to ₱15 million, a two-thirds increase, matched only by Lotto 6/42. The second and third divisions were rebuilt at the same time, so four correct numbers now shares a seven-figure pool instead of paying about ₱1,500.
Picking numbers, honestly
Frequency charts of past 6/45 results get published constantly, and they don't predict anything. Nearly thirty years of Monday, Wednesday and Friday draws will leave some numbers ahead of others purely through variance. Each new draw starts from the same 1 in 8,145,060 position regardless of what the chart says about hot or cold balls.
Shorter odds than 6/58 do not make Mega Lotto a better bet. The 6/45 jackpot is roughly five times easier to hit, and the minimum pot is five times smaller. PCSO sets the floor so the two roughly cancel out. Which game suits you is a question about prize size, not about value.
Mega Lotto 6/45 — frequently asked
Monday, Wednesday and Friday at 9pm.
Six from 45 gives 8,145,060 combinations. That is shorter than Grand Lotto 6/55 at 28,989,675 and Ultra Lotto 6/58 at 40,475,358, and longer than Lotto 6/42 at 5,245,786. Shorter odds come with a smaller minimum jackpot.
Matching three of the six numbers pays a fixed ₱30. It is the only division with a set amount. Five and four correct numbers each draw on a shared pool, and the jackpot is whatever has accumulated since the last winner.
No. Mega Lotto has used six numbers from 1 to 45 since its first draw on 17 May 1997. What has changed is the price of a bet and the size of the prizes, most recently in February 2026.
Yes. A PCSO bet slip lets you enter up to six consecutive draws on one ticket, and you pay ₱25 for each draw covered. That doesn't change the odds of any individual draw, only how many draws your numbers are in.