New Hampshire lottery wheels
New Hampshire has 2 lotto-style games: Tri-State Megabucks and Gimme 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 New Hampshire games compare and how to play a wheel there.
New Hampshire's lotto games, Megabucks and Gimme 5, are shared with Vermont and Maine.
New Hampshire lotto games compared
| Game | Numbers | Per line | Draws a week | Top prize | Top prize odds | A small wheel* |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tri-State Megabucks | 5 of 41 + Megaball (1–6) | $2 | 3 | Jackpot, from $1 million | 1 in 4,496,388 | 10 numbers, 17 tickets, $34 a draw; comes into play on 1 in 12 draws |
| Gimme 5 | 5 of 39 | $1 | 5 | A share of $100,000 | 1 in 575,757 | 10 numbers, 17 tickets, $17 a draw; comes into play on 1 in 10 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 New Hampshire game suits a wheel?
- For a guarantee that comes into play most often: Gimme 5. With 10 of its 39 numbers marked, three winning numbers land among yours on 1 in 10 draws, about once every 2 weeks.
- For the lowest cost per line: Gimme 5, at $1 a line.
- For the longest odds and usually the biggest top prize: Tri-State Megabucks, at 1 in 4,496,388 per line.
Buying tickets in New Hampshire
- You can buy them online on the lottery's own website and app, as long as you're in New Hampshire.
- 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 New Hampshire Lottery. LotteryWheels.com is independent and not part of the New Hampshire Lottery.
National games in New Hampshire
Other New Hampshire Lottery games
The New Hampshire Lottery also runs Pick 3, Pick 4, KENO 603 and Fast Play. Wheels don't apply to those: they only help with games where you pick several numbers from one pool.