The probability of winning the first prize in playing Mark Six Lottery is 1 in 13,983,816. Therefore, we simulate to buy at least 13,983,816 units in order to win the first prize. This is the idea of our web site "Mark6Simulation".

Our system simulates to buy optimized 8,200 Multiple Entries of 13 numbers (each Multiple Entry consists of 1,716 units making the total units around 14,000,000 units). As the probability of winning the first prize is 1 in 13,983,816 and we are betting around 14,000,000 units, the first prize entry will most likely be included in these optimized 8,200 Multiple Entries.

In each Draw Day, we will list the optimized 8,200 Multiple Entries of 13 numbers. The first prize entry will most likely be included in these optimized 8,200 Multiple Entries.

You can buy one Multiple Entry of 13 numbers (one entry consists of 1,716 units) and share the cost of $17,160 evenly among 20 friends. Each person's cost of betting is only $858.

As the first prize entry will most likely be included in our optimized 8,200 Multiple Entries, you can simply select one of these 8,200 Entries to buy and the probability of winning the first prize will increase to 1 in 8,200.

Our system simulated the betting for over 10 years starting from the year of 2010. The results are disclosed in the page "Past Simulations" and the hyperlink is at the top right corner of this page. Under the page, you can find the information such as yearly summary of "Number of winning entries for 1st prize, 2nd prize, 3rd prize, 4th prize, 5th prize, 6th prize, 7th prize". The hyperlink "Click here for details" next to the Year's Title will lead you to more details for each draw in that particular year. From there, you can find our optimized 8,200 entries, the related winning entries and much more information.

Our strategies can only increase the probability of winning the first prize, but do not guarantee that we can pick the first prize entry for every draw. However, according to "Past Simulations" (hyperlink is at the top right corner of this page), on yearly average, we can pick the first prize entry for nearly every draw (for example, in the year 2019, we picked the first prize entries for 154 times and there were 144 draws during the year and therefore, the probability of picking the first prize entry every draw is 1.07 in the year 2019). Moreover, according to the page of "Past Simulations", on some occasion, there are 12 or more winning entries for the first prize in one particular draw and hence, probability of winning the first prize will dramatically increase from 1 in 8,200 to 1 in 683 for that particular draw.

According to "Past Simulations" (hyperlink is at the top right corner of this page), on yearly average, the probability of picking the second prize entry for every draw is around 90% and the probability of picking the third prize entry for every draw is 100%. In most cases, there are around 1-6 winning entries for the second prize and around 7-24 winning entries for the third prize in one draw. Therefore, the probability of winning second prize is around 1 in 2,343 and the probability of winning third prize is around 1 in 529.

According to "Past Simulations" (hyperlink is at the top right corner of this page), in most cases, there are around 15-70 winning entries for the fourth prize, around 106-245 winning entries for the fifth prize and around 136-360 winning entries for the sixth prize in one draw. Therefore, the probability of winning fourth prize is around 1 in 193, the probability of winning fifth prize is around 1 in 47 and the probability of winning sixth prize is around 1 in 33.
As we are betting Multiple Entry of 13 numbers, the following winning prizes are fixed:
- fourth prize (Pick 4 Drawn Numbers plus Extra Number) is fixed at $139,520
- fifth prize (Pick 4 Drawn Numbers) is fixed at $36,480
- sixth prize (Pick 3 Drawn Numbers plus Extra Number) is fixed at $14,880
As our investment cost per draw is $17,160, you can notice that we are still having profits if we can get the fourth and fifth prizes. Even when we get the sixth prize, the loss shared by 20 persons is only $114.

Multiple Entry of 11 numbers:   We need around 30,400 entries to simulate 14,000,000 units. The cost for each entry is $4,620. If the cost is shared by 20 friends, each person's cost is $231.
Multiple Entry of 12 numbers:   We need around 15,200 entries to simulate 14,000,000 units. The cost for each entry is $9,240. If the cost is shared by 20 friends, each person's cost is $462.
Multiple Entry of 13 numbers:   We need around 8,200 entries to simulate 14,000,000 units. The cost for each entry is $17,160. If the cost is shared by 20 friends, each person's cost is $858.
Multiple Entry of 14 numbers:   We need around 4,700 entries to simulate 14,000,000 units. The cost for each entry is $30,030. If the cost is shared by 20 friends, each person's cost is $1,502.
Multiple Entry of 15 numbers:   We need around 2,800 entries to simulate 14,000,000 units. The cost for each entry is $50,050. If the cost is shared by 20 friends, each person's cost is $2,503.
Multiple Entry of 16 numbers:   We need around 1,800 entries to simulate 14,000,000 units. The cost for each entry is $80,080. If the cost is shared by 20 friends, each person's cost is $4,004.
According to the above information, when more numbers are selected and larger amount is invested, the probability of winning the first prize will increase. However, in order to keep the cost at a lower amount and at the same time, probability of winning the first prize can also be remain at the reasonable level （1 in 8,200）, we choose Multiple Entry of 13 numbers. So that the investment per person can be kept below $1,000 (if bet for $5 unit investment, the investment per person can be kept below $500).

The probability of winning the first prize is 1 in 13,983,816 and this is the probability when you bet one Single Entry (i.e. 6 numbers are selected). However, if you simply select one of our optimized 8,200 Entries to buy and the probability of winning the first prize will increase to 1 in 8,200 as the first prize entry will most likely be included in our 8,200 Multiple Entries of 13 numbers.

The probability of winning the prizes (especially the first prize) can be highly increased by using our optimized 8,200 entries rather than using the randomly generated entries. From those randomly generated entries, we can't have more than 5 entries winning the first prizes in one draw. However, according to "Past Simulations", our optimized entries can give you greater chances to have 5 or more first-prize entries in one draw. Please refer to the following summary.
(Note: sometimes, even 12 or more first-prize entries are found in one draw)

Year 2010    8 Draws   (included 1 draw in which 12 or more first-prize entries are generated)
Year 2011    7 Draws   (included 1 draw in which 12 or more first-prize entries are generated)
Year 2012    8 Draws   (included 2 draws in which 12 or more first-prize entries are generated)
Year 2013    13 Draws (included 1 draw in which 12 or more first-prize entries are generated)
Year 2014    9 Draws   (included 2 draws in which 12 or more first-prize entries are generated)
Year 2015    8 Draws   (included 2 draws in which 12 or more first-prize entries are generated)
Year 2016    8 Draws   (included 2 draws in which 12 or more first-prize entries are generated)
Year 2017    9 Draws   (included 3 draws in which 12 or more first-prize entries are generated)
Year 2018    7 Draws   (included 4 draws in which 12 or more first-prize entries are generated)
Year 2019    6 Draws   (included 2 draws in which 12 or more first-prize entries are generated)

If there are 12 or more first-prize entries found in one particular draw, the probability of winning the first prize will dramatically increase from 1 in 8,200 to 1 in 683.