General information about Lotto 7 Japan
This is Japan based lottery game that was launched in Apr, 2013, or 8 years, 0 months and 16 days ago. Takarakuji Loto 7 Japan is currently available only in Japan. This is a widely popular lottery, but it has still always been known as Takarakuji Loto 7 Japan. The game-play format wasn’t changing since Lotto 7 Japan was launched. The lottery is operated by Takarakuji. In case you want to know more about Takarakuji, here is their official website: http://www.takarakuji-official.jp. Japan Loto 7 results may be found there as well, by the way. As for their support service, Takarakuji provides the following contact details: a phone number - 03-3535-9085. The operator’s main office is situated in Tokyo. Keep in mind that players must be 18 or over to play.
Check Japan Loto 7 results
Japan Loto 7 results are aired right after the drawings that take place in the headquarters of Takarakuji in Tokyo. At the moment, draws are held once a week. To be more precise, they are held on Friday, at 19:00 local time. Japan Loto 7 numbers are drawn using the mechanical lottery ball machine. In case you were curious, the first ever draw was held on Apr 5, 2013, or 8 years, 0 months and 16 days ago.
How it works: picking up Japan Loto 7 numbers
The currently applied format is as follows: 7 / 1-37 + 2. As you can see, players are to choose 7 main Japan Loto 7 numbers from the range of 1-37 Japan Loto 7 numbers. Also, according to Lotto 7 Japan rules, 2 numbers are to be additionally picked up from the range of 1-37 numbers.
Lotto 7 Japan winning odds & prize categories
The lottery currently offers 6 prize categories. A great news is that in case no winner is found, the Takarakuji Loto 7 Japan top prize rolls over to the next draw. For now, it accounts for ¥300,000,000 (2757732.129344). Luckily, the fact that Takarakuji Loto 7 Japan top prize is quite modest is compensated by indeed high winning odds! As shown by official estimates, the odds of winning the top prize are 1 : 10,295,472. In particular, you will have to correctly guess all the 7 main Japan Loto 7 numbers. For more information, please look at the table below:
Prize category |
Matched numbers |
Prize |
Winning odds |
Odds, % |
1
|
7
|
Jackpot
|
1 : 10,295,472
|
0.00001
|
2
|
6 + 1
|
110309.285174
|
1 : 735,390
|
0.0001
|
3
|
6
|
6434.708302
|
1 : 49,026
|
0.002
|
4
|
5
|
64.347083
|
1 : 1,127
|
0.09
|
5
|
4
|
9.192440
|
1 : 72
|
1.4
|
6
|
3 + 1
|
8.273196
|
1 : 42
|
2.4
|
The overall winning chances, in turn, are 1 : 42 (2.4%).
Lotto 7 Japan prices
The minimum cost of playing is ¥ 100 (0.919244). Takarakuji Loto 7 Japan does not offer any opportunities to multiply prizes. No add-on games are provided.
Hot and cold Japan Loto 7 numbers
The lottery’s most often drawn numbers are 3, 10, 5, 37, 2. The cold, or the least frequent numbers are 17, 16, 22, 18, 25.
Payouts of Lotto 7 Japan prizes
Keep in mind that Takarakuji Loto 7 Japan top prize can only be paid out as a lump sum. In order to receive it, you will have to personally visit the operator's main office in Tokyo. Amounts of up to ¥ 50,000 (459.622022) are also payable by lottery retailers. Lotto 7 Japan winnings are tax free. One more thing to take into account is that all the prizes are to be claimed within one year from the day of the draw or otherwise the winning ticket expires, regardless of Japan Loto 7 results.