Colorado lottery wheels
Colorado has 2 lotto-style games: Colorado Lotto+ and Colorado Cash 5. It also sells Powerball, Mega Millions and Millionaire for Life. Choose a game to mark your numbers and see what each wheel guarantees, or read on for how the Colorado games compare and how to play a wheel there.
Colorado lotto games compared
| Game | Numbers | Per line | Draws a week | Top prize | Top prize odds | A small wheel* |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colorado Lotto+ | 6 of 40 | $2 | 3 | Jackpot, from $1 million | 1 in 3,838,380 | 10 numbers, 10 tickets, $20 a draw; comes into play on 1 in 6.5 draws |
| Colorado Cash 5 | 5 of 32 | $1 | 7 | $20,000 | 1 in 201,376 | 10 numbers, 17 tickets, $17 a draw; comes into play on 1 in 6.2 draws |
* The smallest wheel that guarantees a three-number match whenever three of the winning numbers are among the ones you mark. Each game's page has bigger and smaller wheels.
Which Colorado game suits a wheel?
- For a guarantee that comes into play most often: Colorado Cash 5. With 10 of its 32 numbers marked, three winning numbers land among yours on 1 in 6.2 draws, about once a week or more.
- For the lowest cost per line: Colorado Cash 5, at $1 a line.
- For the longest odds and usually the biggest top prize: Colorado Lotto+, at 1 in 3,838,380 per line.
Buying tickets in Colorado
- Tickets are sold in stores, not online.
- Online sales were approved in December 2025 but have not launched yet.
- Ticket courier services are allowed in Colorado.
- Paper playslips must be official ones marked by hand; printouts and copies are refused. Copy each line onto a playslip, or read your lines to the clerk.
For official rules, results and retailers, visit the Colorado Lottery. LotteryWheels.com is independent and not part of the Colorado Lottery.
National games in Colorado
Other Colorado Lottery games
The Colorado Lottery also runs Pick 3. Wheels don't apply to it: they only help with games where you pick several numbers from one pool.