Hello, this is Kei!
Today, I’m going to explain to you about 「toto(LOTO)」 in Japan, where anyone can easily win millions of yen!
Both 「toto and LOTO」 are the same in that you can win a dreamy amount of money with a small investment, but they have slightly different formats, so I’ll introduce them separately.
If you are in Japan and want to find a shop or buy lotteries on the web, copy and paste the word 「toto」 or 「toto・ロト」, leave a space and enter the name of the place where you are and you will get a list of candidates.
◆ Attraction of 「toto」
The name 「toto」 is a kind of nickname, and the official name is the Sports Promotion Ballot, or more commonly known as the soccer lottery. As the name implies, you predict the winner or loser of a soccer match or the number of goals scored by each team, and if you are right, you win the money.
There are several types of 「toto」, but the highest amount that can be won is 1.2 billion yen!
Since it is called a soccer lottery, people tend to think that they need to know soccer to enjoy it, but you don’t need to know soccer to enjoy it. However, knowing soccer and being able to analyze and understand the strength of each team will definitely give you an advantage in the prediction.
Now let’s look at the different types of 「toto」!
◆ Types of 「toto」
「toto」 is further divided into BIG and toto, with five types of BIG and four types of toto. Let’s start with these four types of 「toto」!
【1】「toto」
・Winning amount:Up to 500 million yen with carryover
Up to 100 million yen without carryover
・Prediction format:Thirteen designated games are eligible. Predict the home team’s 90-minute win, loss, or other (draw, overtime) result.
・How to vote:Home team wins “1”
Home team loses “2”
Other results “0”
・Winners 1st prize: All games are correct
2nd prize: 1 game missed
3rd prize: 2 games missed
・Unit price:100 yen
This is the most difficult, but the most dreamy.
The more difficult it is to predict, the higher the prize you can expect to win. On the other hand, even if you get the prediction right, if there are too many winners, the amount of money distributed to you will be small.
In the past, there have been cases where there was only one winning vote, and in other cases, there were so many winners that the winning amount was as little as 20,000 yen for the first prize. Keep in mind that the higher the difficulty of the prediction, the higher the expected amount of money you will win.
【2】mini 「toto」
・Winning amount:About 10,000 yen
・Prediction format:Five designated games are eligible. Predict the home team’s 90-minute win, loss, or other (draw, overtime) result.
・How to vote:Home team wins “1”
Home team loses “2”
Other results “0”
・Winners 1st prize: All games are correct
・Unit price:100 yen
【3】「toto」 GOAL3
・Winning amount:About 100,000 yen
・Prediction format:Three designated games (six teams) are eligible; predict the score of each team in 90 minutes.
・How to vote 0 score;0
1 score:1
2 scores:2
3 scores or more:3
・Winners 1st prize: All games are correct
2nd prize: 1 team missing
・Unit price:100 yen
【4】「toto」 GOAL2
・Winning amount:About 10,000 yen
・Prediction format:Two designated games (four teams) are eligible; predict the score of each team in 90 minutes.
・How to vote 0 score;0
1 score:1
2 scores:2
More than 3 scores:3
・Winners 1st prize: All games are correct
2nd prize: 1 team missing
・Unit price:100 yen
The “mini 「toto」“, “「toto」 GOAL3″ and “「toto」 GOAL2″ are first prize only. It’s an image that the winning money will be divided among those who win all the prizes. In other words, the winning amount depends on the sales amount and the number of winning units.
Okay, here are the next five BIGs!
Of course, there is a difference in the amount of money won, etc., but the feature of the BIG is that it is all up to the computer. In other words, it’s all about luck. You don’t need to know anything about soccer at all. If you’re extremely lucky, you can win up to 1.2 billion yen in this great soccer lottery.
【1】BIG
・Winning amount:Up to 600 million yen with carryover
Up to 300 million yen without carryover
・Prediction format:Fourteen designated games are covered. The computer randomly predicts the home team’s 90-minute win, loss, or other (draw, overtime) result.
・How to vote:Home team wins “1”
Home team loses “2”
Other results “0”
・Winners 1st prize: All games are correct
2nd prize: 1 game missed
3rd prize: 2 games missed
4th prize: 3 games missed
5th prize: 4 games missed
6th prize: 5 games missed
・Unit price:300 yen
【2】MEGA BIG
・Winning amount:Up to 1.2 billion yen with carryover
Up to 700 million yen without carryover
・Prediction format:A computer randomly predicts the total number of goals scored by both teams in 90 minutes for each specified soccer match.
・How to vote 1 point or less; 1
2 points: 2
3 points: 3
4 points or more: 4
・Winners 1st prize: All games are correct
2nd prize: 1 game missed
3rd prize: 2 games missed
4th prize: 3 games missed
5th prize: 4 games missed
6th prize: 5 games missed
・Unit price:300 yen
【3】100 yen BIG
・Winning amount:Up to 200 million yen with carryover
Up to 100 million yen without carryover
・Prediction format:Fourteen designated games are covered. The computer randomly predicts the home team’s 90-minute win, loss, or other (draw, overtime) result.
・How to vote Home team wins “1”
Home team loses “2”
Other results “0”
・Winners 1st prize: All games are correct
2nd prize: 1 game missed
3rd prize: 2 games missed
4th prize: 3 games missed
5th prize: 4 games missed
・Unit price:100 yen
【4】BIG1000
・Winning amount:10 million yen (1st prize)
・Prediction format:Eleven designated games are covered. The computer randomly predicts the home team’s win, loss, or other (draw, extra time) result during the 90 minutes.
・How to vote Home team wins “1”
Home team loses “2”
Other results “0”
・Winners 1st prize: All games are correct
2nd prize: 1 game missed
3rd prize: 2 games missed
4th prize: 3 games missed
・Unit price:200 yen
【5】mini BIG
・inning amount:1 million yen (1st prize)
・Prediction format:Nine designated games are covered. The computer randomly predicts the home team’s win, loss, or other (draw, extra time) result during the 90 minutes.
・How to vote Home team wins “1”
Home team loses “2”
Other results “0”
・Winners 1st prize: All games are correct
2nd prize: 1 game missed
3rd prize: 2 games missed
・Unit price:200 yen
These are all the different types of 「toto」 (toto and BIG).
To put it crudely, 「toto」 is like making your own predictions and BIG is like letting the computer make predictions for you.
◆ How to buy 「toto」
【1】Purchase at the official sports lottery website
The first way to buy lottery tickets is to register for the free membership service from the official website.
As a free member, you can purchase the lottery tickets on sale anytime and anywhere, and your winnings will be automatically transferred to your account.
You can participate until 10 minutes before the start of the first designated game in the case of J-League games, and until 7:00 p.m. on the last day of sales in the case of non-J-League games. You can also purchase tickets from the official website and banks affiliated with it, so check it out!
【2】Purchase at the lottery booth
For 「toto」, all you have to do is fill in the prediction on the mark sheet and hand it to the clerk.
For BIG, you just need to tell the clerk the number of units you want to buy, and the computer will make the prediction for you.
You can easily find out where the lottery booths are on the Internet. Sales hours vary from store to store, but they are usually from 8:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m. The last day of sales is at 12:00 p.m., so be careful.
【3】Purchase at convenience stores
You can also buy lottery tickets at convenience stores that sell 「toto」 and BIG tickets.
Sales hours are usually from 8:00 a.m. to 11:30 p.m. The deadline is 11:30 a.m. on the last day of sales.
◆ Attraction of 「LOTO」
To put it bluntly, the attraction of 「LOTO」 is the same as that of 「toto」: the amount of money you win. There are different types of 「LOTO」, but the biggest prize is 600 million yen. If you include carryover, you can win 1 billion yen in one shot!
◆ Type of 「LOTO」
There are three types of 「LOTO」. Let’s take a look at them in order!
【1】「LOTO」7
- Choose 7 different numbers from 1 to 37.
- The first prize is 600 million yen (the amount may vary depending on the amount sold and the number of winning units).
- The minimum purchase amount is 300 yen per unit.
- If there is no winner and a carryover occurs, there is a chance to win up to 1 billion yen.
- The lottery is held every Friday.
「LOTO」 7 is the most lucrative lottery in the world, with a first prize of 600 million yen and a carryover of up to 1 billion yen.
No matter how much carryover money is accumulated, the maximum win per lottery ticket is limited to 1 billion yen. However, there was a case in the past where a carryover of 2.2 billion yen was accumulated, and a jackpot of 3 units (over 930 million yen x 3 = 2.8 billion yen) was won from the same sales floor.
【2】「LOTO」6
- Choose 6 different numbers from 1 to 43.
- The first prize is 200 million yen (the amount may vary depending on the amount sold and the number of winning units).
- A minimum purchase of 200 yen per unit.
- If there is no winner and there is a carryover, there is a chance to win up to 600 million yen.
- The lottery is held every Monday and Friday.
「LOTO」 6 is like the little brother of 「LOTO」 7. They are almost the same, but 「LOTO」 6 has a winning amount of 200 million yen without carryover. This is a third of 「LOTO」 7’s 600 million yen, so it’s easier to win.
It also differs from 「LOTO」 7 in that there are two chances per week, on Mondays and Fridays, and you can participate in as little as 200 yen per unit.
【3】mini 「LOTO」
Choose 5 different numbers from 1 to 31.
The first prize is 10 million yen (the amount may vary depending on the amount sold and the number of winning units).
Prizes can be purchased for as little as 200 yen per unit.
The lottery is held every Tuesday.
The mini 「LOTO」 is a child of the 「LOTO」 7. The range of numbers to choose from is shorter and the number of numbers to choose from is smaller. In other words, it’s easy to win. That said, the winning amount is lower, but considering that the first prize is 10 million yen, it’s enough.
◆ How to buy 「LOTO」
【1】Purchase at a lottery ticket office
They are often located in front of train stations or near shopping malls. The location of lottery ticket offices can be checked on the official lottery website, so if you don’t know where it is, you can easily look it up.
【2】Purchase from the official lottery website
You can register for free on the official website and purchase lottery tickets 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, all year round, regardless of where or when you are.
In addition, everything from purchasing to receiving your winnings can be completed online, making the service highly convenient. In addition to credit card payments, carrier payments are also accepted.
【3】Others
You can also buy them at financial institutions, some bank ATMs, and convenience stores that support Internet sales. The odds are the same no matter where you buy it, so you can choose the method you like.
◆ How to win 「LOTO」
【1】Just keep on buying
First of all, it’s very simple. Continuation is the key. You just have to keep on buying.
I have a friend who buys 「LOTO」 ticket every week, and although it’s hard to win the first prize, he seems to win consistently throughout the year.
【2】Analyze past winning numbers.
A surprisingly effective method is to analyze the past winning numbers. Since 「LOTO」 7 draws once a week and 「LOTO」 6 draws twice a week, there is a huge amount of data that can be accumulated and trends can be seen.
If you search for “「LOTO」 past winning numbers”, you can find out more.
Let’s make some original thoughts and try to win, like “This number comes up often,” “That number doesn’t come up often,” “There are a lot of consecutive numbers,” “This number tends to come up in odd-numbered months,” and so on.
【3】Pick a biased number.
If you want to win a huge amount of money in one shot, you can choose a biased number.
The odds are the same no matter which numbers you choose, but if you choose the normal numbers that everyone else is likely to buy, you won’t be able to keep your winnings to yourself.
If you choose numbers that people won’t buy, you might get lucky.
◆ Is there a tax on 「toto and LOTO」?
To conclude, there is no taxation whatsoever on 「toto and LOTO」.
Both 「toto and LOTO」 generate a certain amount of revenue to their respective jurisdictions at the time of purchase, so the prize is tax-free.
However, there are some exceptions where taxes are applied.
- Distribution of winnings
- Winning a jointly purchased lottery ticket
- Inheritance tax when the winner dies.
In the above cases, you will have to pay taxes, so be careful!
◆ People who is suited/NOT suited for 「toto and LOTO」
I would recommend 「toto」 to people who like soccer. If you like soccer and can predict how the game will unfold, your chances of winning will be higher, and it’s a lot of fun to predict.
「LOTO」 is perfect for people who want to spend every week being thrilled because it’s weekly and easy to participate in.
In common with both, if you’re just looking to win a lot of money, this is for you!
On the other hand, it’s hard to say who isn’t suited for it. I don’t think there is anyone who isn’t suited for it.
◆ Summary
How was it guys?
Have you been inspired to buy 「toto」 or 「LOTO」?
Isn’t it exciting to think that there is always a chance to become a millionaire? Until the moment a game is decided, until the day the numbers are announced in the lottery, we all have dreams!
You can dream as much as you want, but it’s free.
Now, let’s take a look at the “Official Lottery Website” and take a step towards our dreams!
See you later!
That was Kei!