Pick 6 | 9 Number Wheel Trap (6if6)

Get full jackpot coverage of any 9-number combinations using 84 lines. With any 3if3 match, you’ll be guaranteed 20 prizes. Every ticket is a winner from 4+B matches onward, while match 4 offers a 62.5% prize rate.

Playing Tips

As you exceed more lines per draw, you’ll exponentially increase your number of losing tickets. Plays like these are best left when doubling-up your winnings or taken a chance when you feel your numbers are due to come up.

If you want to increase your draws until break-even, look for a lottery (like Lotto 649) that offers match 4/match 5 payouts based on the prize pool. A match 5 with a 80-100x payout rate is ideal.

9 Numbers | 84 Lines

The cost of running the gauntlet with 9 numbers is 12x that of a 7-number full wheel, and 3x that an 8-number full wheel. You will however get 2x the number of matches from this play by adding an extra ball.

Guaranteed Wins

Matching just 3 numbers on ticket will guarantee you 20 wins.

If you match 4+Bonus or more, you’ll win prizes on ALL 84 tickets.

• Match 2+B: 20 wins
• Match 3: 20 wins
• Match 3+B: 10 wins + Match 3 (10x) + Match 2+B (30x)
• Match 4: 10 wins + Match 3 (40x)
• Match 4+B: 4 wins + Match 4 (6x) + Match 3+B (24x) + Match 3 (16x) + Match 2+B (24x)
• Match 5: 4 wins + Match 4 (30x) + Match 3 (40x)
• Match 5+B: 1 big win + Match 5 (3x) + Match 4+B (15x) + Match 4 (15x) + Match 3+B (30x) + Match 3 (10x) + Match 2+B (10x)
• Match 6: 1 jackpot win + Match 5 (18x) + Match 4 (45x) + Match 3 (20x)
• Match 6+B: 1 jackpot win + Match 5+B (6x) + Match 5 (12x) + Match 4+B (30x) + Match 4 (15x) + Match 3+B (20x)

Free Tickets

A Match 3 will also produce Match 2 (45x), so there’s lot of opportunity for free tickets if your lottery supports it.

• Match Only Bonus: 35 free tickets
• Match 1+Bonus: 35 free tickets or 21x for match only bonus.
• Match 2: 35 free tickets

Risk Factor

This ticket is best played with a low ticket cost and high value, small prizes.

• 10x prize for Match 3 → $10 prize / $1 ticket
• 50x prize for Match 4 → $50 prize / $1 ticket
• 500x prize for Match 5 → $500 prize / $1 ticket

Break-Even

• Match 3 = $10: every 2.5 draws… or
• Match 4 = $50: every 11 draws… or
• Match 5 = $500 : every 46 draws

Wheel Summary

While you increase your odds by adding an extra ball, the break-even stats again take a big hit due to the low payouts on small wins.

Small, match 3 or match 4 prizes here will not be very profitable. You’ll will require a lot of free tickets match to make up for the extra number of losing tickets per draw.

At this point you might also want to consider a 5if5 play or a lottery with a 1000x payout for a match 5 prize.