Indiana lottery wheels
Indiana has 2 lotto-style games: Hoosier Lotto and Indiana CA$H 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 Indiana games compare and how to play a wheel there.
Indiana lotto games compared
| Game | Numbers | Per line | Draws a week | Top prize | Top prize odds | A small wheel* |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hoosier Lotto | 6 of 46 | $2 | 2 | Jackpot, from $1 million | 1 in 9,366,819 | 10 numbers, 10 tickets, $20 a draw; comes into play on 1 in 9.4 draws |
| Indiana CA$H 5 | 5 of 45 | $1 | 7 | Jackpot, from $75,000 | 1 in 1,221,759 | 10 numbers, 17 tickets, $17 a draw; comes into play on 1 in 15 draws |
* The smallest wheel that guarantees a three-number match whenever three of the winning numbers are among the ones you mark. Each game's page has bigger and smaller wheels.
Which Indiana game suits a wheel?
- For a guarantee that comes into play most often: Hoosier Lotto. With 10 of its 46 numbers marked, three winning numbers land among yours on 1 in 9.4 draws, about once every 5 weeks.
- For the lowest cost per line: Indiana CA$H 5, at $1 a line.
- For the longest odds and usually the biggest top prize: Hoosier Lotto, at 1 in 9,366,819 per line.
Buying tickets in Indiana
- Tickets are sold in stores, not online.
- Lottery vending machines sell them too.
- Ticket courier services aren't allowed in Indiana.
- The lottery's app can turn your numbers into a digital playslip, a QR code the retailer scans. That's the quickest way to enter a wheel's lines.
- To play a wheel in a store, copy each line onto an official playslip, or read your lines to the clerk.
For official rules, results and retailers, visit the Hoosier Lottery. LotteryWheels.com is independent and not part of the Hoosier Lottery.
National games in Indiana
Other Hoosier Lottery games
The Hoosier Lottery also runs Daily 3, Daily 4, Quick Draw, Cash POP and Fast Play. Wheels don't apply to those: they only help with games where you pick several numbers from one pool.