Super Lotto (DLT) is the premier lottery of China Sports Lottery. This page covers DLT rules, per-tier winning odds, return-rate analysis, and an interactive probability simulator that reveals true odds with play money.
Each play picks 5 of 35 front balls and 2 of 12 back balls per ¥2 ticket. Draws happen 3 times a week (Mon / Wed / Sat). There are 9 prize tiers.
Single-ticket odds for all 9 tiers (one standard play). Jackpot odds: 1 / 21,425,712.
| Tier | Match | Odds (1 in) | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Prize | 5 front + 2 back | 1 / 21,425,712 | ¥10,000,000 |
| 2nd Prize | 5 front + 1 back | 1 / 1,071,286 | ¥150,000 |
| 3rd Prize | 5 front + 0 back | 1 / 476,127 | ¥10,000 |
| 4th Prize | 4 front + 2 back | 1 / 142,838 | ¥3,000 |
| 5th Prize | 4 front + 1 back | 1 / 7,142 | ¥300 |
| 6th Prize | 3 front + 2 back | 1 / 4,925 | ¥200 |
| 7th Prize | 4 front + 0 back | 1 / 3,174 | ¥100 |
| 8th Prize | 3 front + 1 back or 2 front + 2 back | 1 / 168 | ¥15 |
| 9th Prize | 3+0 / 1+2 / 2+1 / 0+2 | 1 / 17 | ¥5 |
Long-run return rate ≈ 47% (including the average floating jackpot; a bigger jackpot raises it). Buying more covers more combinations, but per-bet expected value is unchanged.
A single ticket’s jackpot odds are 1 / 21,425,712 (≈0.00000466%). It is ≈21% harder to win than SSQ, making simulated waiting time feel intensely real.
All draws are locally simulated with pseudo-random generators for educational demonstration only. Not affiliated with China Sports Lottery.
The simulator above keeps a rolling “draw ledger” and “life records” — these are generated by the local model, not real draws.
Prediction analysis: every draw is completely independent with no predictable patterns. Long-run expected return is ≈47%; the law of large numbers guarantees net loss over time.