Go to any New York Lottery retailer and pick up a playcard with 10 game panels. Each panel shows squares numbered 1 through 59.

Pick 6 numbers from 1 through 59.

Using a black pencil or a black or blue ballpoint pen (red ink will not be accepted), fill in your choice of any 6 of the 59 numbered squares in a game panel. Or save time by choosing Quick Pick and letting the computer randomly select numbers for you.

The minimum play is $1 for two (2) game panels. Or you can play up to $5 on the 10-playcard.

In the Jackpot Prize Payment Option box on the front of the playcard, you must mark how you want to be paid should you win the jackpot prize. Choose the "26 Annual Payments" box if you wish to receive the prize in 26 graduated annual payments. Choose the "Lump Sum Cash Value" box if you wish to receive the prize in a lump sum cash payment. Note: Jackpot winners who select the lump sum cash value option will receive the estimated present cash value of the advertised amount. This amount will be less than the advertised jackpot.

Turn in your playcard to the retailer, and you'll receive a separate ticket for each playcard processed.

Check your ticket(s) to verify that the numbers and the date printed are correct. LOTTO tickets cannot be cancelled.

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That's it! Then all you have to do is wait and see if you're a winner! Watch our live TV drawings on Wednesdays and Saturdays at 11:21 p.m. Click here to find the TV station in your area and other ways to find out if you're a winner.

When to Play:
You can try your luck seven days a week, 5:30 a.m. until terminals close at 12:15 a.m. or 11:00 p.m. on draw nights when the game closes. To avoid last minute lines, play early.