Lotto in Mauritius is operated by a private company Lottotech Ltd. About 58% of its turnover after making the payouts are handed over to the Mauritian government which in itself is a very commendable act. The government uses this money for educational, social, sports and health projects. The first draw was performed on the 7th of November 2009 with a special jackpot of 12 millions. Otherwise, once the jackpot is won, the starting jackpot falls back to 5 millions which is the minimum jackpot guaranteed by Lottotech for any draw.
In Mauritius, there are only 40 balls , as opposed in other bigger countries where they can be up to 10 balls which have to be drawn. In Mauritius, six balls are drawn randomly by a machine from the 40 balls. The order of selection does not matter.
The game is aired every Saturday at 20:30 whatever be the circumstances. Till now, the biggest jackpot won has been 30 millions. Out of 14 draws, there have been 9 millionaires so far.
The motto of Lotto in Mauritius is: YOU HAVE TO PLAY LOTTO IN ORDER TO WIN THE LOTTO
The balls from 1 to 10 are red in colour. 11 to 20 are blue in colour. 21 to 30 are yellow and 31 to 40 are green. The balls are arranged vertically in 8 cylinders every week in a very specific order: 1-5, 6-10, 11-15, 16-20, 21-25, 26-30, 31-35, 36-40. Thus, there are 8 columns and 5 rows of numbers/balls in this game .
5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40
4 9 14 19 24 29 34 39
3 8 13 18 23 28 33 38
2 7 12 17 22 27 32 37
1 6 11 16 21 26 31 36
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