How a small change to the Oz Lotto draw will make it even harder for Aussies to win the jackpot

Punters hoping to win Oz Lotto may need to compete with a proposed change that will further diminish any chances of hitting the jackpot.

Parent company Tabcorp is proposing adding two further numbers to the draw, shifting the lottery structure from seven numbers drawn from 45 to seven drawn from 47.

The maths behind the additions means the chance of winning division one would reduce from one in 45,379,620 to one in 62,891,499.

Oz Lotto will need approval from all jurisdictions of Australian regulators to sign off on the changes before they proceed

A 10c increase to the price per game of an Oz Lotto entry has also been proposed. 

However, the average chance of winning any prize would increase from one in 55 to one in 51 and the minimum jackpot would rise from $2 million to $3 million.  

Victoria already permitted the change on Wednesday but Oz Lotto will need approval from all jurisdictions of Australian regulators to sign off on the changes before they proceed.

For those looking for an edge in Australia’s Powerball draw, Daily Mail Australia has previously revealed that the most frequently drawn numbers were 17, 7, 9, 11, and 25 last year.

For the actual Powerball, the most frequently drawn number is 19 – the least drawn, 18.

The most frequently drawn numbers in Oz Lotto are 7, 33, 45, 25, 26, and 28, according to OzLotteries. 

The average chance of winning any prize would increase from from one in 55 to one in 51