What SuperEnalotto is
Italy's national lottery draw, run in Italy and drawn four nights a week. The Australian product matched to it is called Italian Super Jackpot, and the two are not the same thing in law even though the winning numbers are: you hold an Australian ticket, and the operator holds the Italian one.
The format, and the odds of the top division
Six main numbers are drawn from ninety, plus a further number called the Jolly. The top division is the six main numbers, and the chance of a single game taking it is 1 in 622,614,630. That figure is not quoted from anybody: it is the number of ways six numbers can be chosen from ninety, so it can be checked with a calculator and it never changes while the format does not. It is the longest top division on this site by a wide margin, which is exactly why the jackpot rolls as far as it does.
Draws are on Tuesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday. Every combination has the same chance as every other, and nothing on this site changes that.
How an Australian plays it
Through The Lottery Office, which is licensed by the Northern Territory Government under Internet Gaming Licence IGL1001. It conducts its own Australian lottery matched to the Italian draw and buys a matching ticket in the real Italian draw so that it can pay out. You choose the numbers, the operator buys the matching ticket before the Italian draw closes, and if those numbers come up it pays you the amount you won.
The consequence worth understanding is stated in the operator's own account terms: you will not own any Foreign Lottery Ticket and will make no claim in relation to the same
. The ticket you hold is the Australian one, and your claim is against the Australian operator. Our explainer on playing overseas lotteries from Australia sets out the licensing and the law in full.
The tax position on an Italian win
Three things, each of them the operator's own statement rather than our conclusion. Their FAQ says no Australian taxes are payable on winnings from their lotteries, which sits consistently with the Australian Taxation Office treating a prize as a windfall rather than income. Their terms name Italian Super Jackpot amounts over EUR 500 as subject to tax in the source country, deducted before the money reaches you, so the amount landing in your account can be smaller than the amount you won. And their terms put the reporting on the customer: you are solely responsible for the reporting and payment of any taxes arising on amounts paid to you.
We have deliberately not printed an Italian withholding rate. The operator states the threshold but not a percentage, and a number we cannot source is a number we do not publish. What a lottery prize actually pays works through the Australian side, including what happens once a prize is earning something.
The jackpot running now
Read live from our own jackpot data, never typed into this paragraph, so it cannot go stale on the page while the operator moves on.
Past runs
Each entry records what the jackpot reached, in the currency it was advertised in, on the date it was advertised. We are not printing a threshold for what counts as a big run: the Australian dollar figure moves with the exchange rate, so any line drawn in dollars would move with it too.
Earlier jackpot runs
No past runs are recorded yet. This section fills as jackpots are logged, each with its own figure, currency and date. We would rather show nothing than publish a number we cannot source.
Frequently asked questions
Is SuperEnalotto the same as Italian Super Jackpot?
The draw is the same and the winning numbers are the same. The product is not: SuperEnalotto is the Italian lottery, and Italian Super Jackpot is the Australian lottery The Lottery Office conducts to match it. You hold the Australian ticket.
What are the odds of winning SuperEnalotto?
1 in 622,614,630 for the top division, which is six main numbers from ninety. That is computed from the format rather than quoted, and every combination has exactly the same chance.
Can I buy a real Italian ticket from Australia?
Not directly. The operator buys the matching Italian ticket and you hold an Australian one, which is what its licence permits and what its terms describe.
Would I pay tax on a SuperEnalotto win?
The operator states that no Australian tax is payable on winnings from its lotteries, and that amounts over EUR 500 are taxed in the source country before payment. Reporting is the customer's responsibility. That is general information, not advice, and anyone holding a real prize should pay a registered tax agent.
Does a big jackpot make it easier to win?
No. The odds are fixed by the format and do not move when a jackpot rolls. A rolling jackpot means nobody has taken the top division, which is a fact about the past and says nothing about the next draw.