In brief
- When nobody wins the top prize, it rolls over to the next draw.
- Rollovers change the prize, not the odds of winning it.
- Bigger jackpots attract more players, so prizes may be shared.
What a rollover is
In games with a jackpot, part of each ticket sale goes into the top prize. If no ticket matches every number, that money carries forward, and the next draw's jackpot is bigger.
What changes
- The advertised jackpot gets larger.
- More people buy tickets as it grows.
What stays the same
Your chance of matching all the numbers with one ticket doesn't change at all. A huge jackpot and a small one have identical odds per ticket.
Shared prizes
When a jackpot draws a crowd, more tickets are in play, so a win is more likely to be split between several players.
Where daily games differ
Many daily digit games, like Pick 3 and Pick 4, pay fixed prizes and don't roll over. Apollo AI focuses on these daily and pick-5 games; see how it builds sets.
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