Basic Gameplay of Lottery 539
Lottery 539 is a lottery-style game where you must select 5 numbers from the range of 01 to 39 for your bet.
During the draw, five numbers will be randomly selected, which will be the winning numbers for that particular draw. If two or more of your chosen numbers (including two numbers) match the drawn numbers, you win and can claim the prize money according to the rules.
Many people are familiar with Mark Six, and now the popularity of Lottery 539 is growing due to its diverse gameplay options.
Now let’s take a look at the prize money for Lottery 539:
Match two numbers (two-star): 53 times your bet amount. For example, if you bet 1,000, and you match two numbers, you win 53,000.
Match three numbers (three-star): 570 times your bet amount. For example, if you bet 1,000 and you match three numbers, you win 570,000.
Match four numbers (four-star): 8,000 times your bet amount. For example, if you bet 1,000 and you match four numbers, you win 8 million.
As mentioned earlier, the prize money for Taiwan Lottery is almost fixed, especially for matching only two numbers, which awards 50.
Lottery 539 offers various gameplay options such as 2-star, 3-star, 4-star, full car, self-selected non-match (reversed fun). Let’s explore them:
a. Two-star gameplay involves selecting two numbers from the drawn numbers. You win only if both numbers match. The odds of winning for a typical 539 two-star with a 100 yuan bet are 5,300 times.
b. As the name suggests, three-star gameplay involves selecting three numbers from the lottery numbers for a single bet. You win only if all three numbers match. The odds for a 100 yuan bet are 57,000.
c. Four-star gameplay involves selecting four numbers from the lottery numbers for a single bet. You win only if all four numbers match. The odds for a 100 yuan bet in 539 four-star are 80,000, and for Mark Six, it is 75,000.
This means placing a bet on a single number and matching it with any of the five numbers drawn by Taiwan Lottery. If one of the drawn numbers matches your bet, you win the prize. The maximum prize for full car (matching number) is $21,200.
If you choose not to play, you must select at least 5 numbers. The payout rate is generally around 0.9 times. The more numbers you choose that do not match the drawn numbers, the higher the relative payout rate. For example, if you bet 100 yuan on 5 selected numbers and none of them matches, you can win 91 yuan, with the principal refund of 191 yuan.
Note that the first to fourth prizes will be distributed as fixed prizes. If there are too many first-prize bets, the total amount for the first prize will exceed 24 million Taiwan dollars. In other words, if more than three people win the first prize, the total first-prize amount will be evenly distributed among them, each receiving 6 million Taiwan dollars. Since the launch of “Lottery 539” in 2007, the highest number of first prize bets was 28, and the prize amount decreased from a maximum of 8 million to over 850,000. However, during this year’s Mid-Autumn Festival and Double Tenth promotion, the first prize for Lottery 539 was increased to 10 million, and a total of 18 draws were held from October 4, 2021, to October 23, 2021. During this period, the prize money for the first prize in 539 increased from 8 million to 10 million. The total prize money cap for each stage is 30 million. If the number of first prize bets exceeds three, the first prize will be evenly distributed among all the winners based on the number of first prize bets. This allows everyone to fulfill their dreams of becoming millionaires.