Tonight's Draw Games
Every Florida draw game ranked by what a $1 actually buys tonight — jackpots at cash value, after tax, split-adjusted. Not the version on the billboard. Assumptions stated on every game page.
#1
Cash Pop$1/play
59.2%per $1, honest
best variant: $10 stake at 67%
Last draw · Oct 9 (LAT)
7
Next draw Sat 8:45 AM ET
#2
Pick 2$1/play
50.0%per $1, honest
best variant: with Fireball at 55%
Last draw · Oct 9 (MIDDAY)
258
Next draw Sat 1:30 PM ET
#3
Pick 3$1/play
50.0%per $1, honest
best variant: with Fireball at 55%
Last draw · Oct 9 (MIDDAY)
1748
Next draw Sat 1:30 PM ET
#4
Pick 4$1/play
50.0%per $1, honest
best variant: with Fireball at 55%
Last draw · Oct 9 (EVENING)
11974
Next draw Sat 1:30 PM ET
#5
Pick 5$1/play
50.0%per $1, honest
best variant: with Fireball at 55%
Last draw · Oct 9 (EVENING)
966864
Next draw Sat 1:30 PM ET
#6
Fantasy 5$1/play
47.0%per $1, honest
Last draw · Oct 9 (EVENING)
311141931
Next draw Sat 1:05 PM ET
#7
$516M
Powerball$2/play
34.7%per $1, honest
best variant: + Double Play at 53%
Last draw · Oct 7
111314216519×2
Next draw Sat 10:59 PM ET
#8
$385M
Mega Millions$5/play
26.8%per $1, honest
Last draw · Oct 9
271663708
Next draw Tue 11:00 PM ET
#9
$3.5M
Florida Lotto$2/play
26.6%per $1, honest
best variant: + EZmatch at 78%
Last draw · Oct 7
103136434448
Next draw Sat 11:15 PM ET
#10
$375K
Jackpot Triple Play$1/play
26.3%per $1, honest
best variant: + Combo at 55%
Last draw · Oct 9
5914384245
Next draw Tue 11:15 PM ET
Updated Oct 10, 4:15 AM · jackpots & results scraped from the lotteries' own feeds · how the math works
What the math turned up
- EZ Match, explained — the quiet $1 add-on that returns ~78¢, best in the aisle
- Cash Pop, explained — the rare game where the bigger stake pays back more
- Box vs straight — the 2-point tax Pick 3/4 box players don't know they pay
- Fireball, explained — why the add-on is the better half of a Pick ticket
- Double Play, explained — the add-on that beats the base ticket at most jackpots
Rather scratch?
Scratch-offs are the other half of the sheet — some currently return 80%+ as their prize pools drift. See today's scratch-off board →