About Baloto lottery

Baloto has been held in Colombia since 2001. For the first 16 years, the lottery draws were held using the simple matrix "6 out 45", but now Baloto is much more sophisticated. This allowed the lottery operator to add many prize tiers to the prize breakdown. Now players get to choose five numbers out of 43 and one bonus number out of 16 ("Super Ball").

The lottery draws take place twice a week — on Wednesday and Saturday at 11:00 PM local time in Bogota, Colombia's capital. The biggest Jackpot in Baloto was 117 billion Colombian pesos. Sounds impressive, but this is roughly $ 30 million, which is also a tremendous amount for any player!

The official website of the Baloto lottery can be viewed at this link.

Who can place a bet in Baloto?

Almost any player who has reached the age of 18 can play Baloto.

How to win by playing Baloto?

The Baloto lottery has nine prize categories depending on the number of matched balls: 0+1SB, 1+1SB, 2+1SB, 3+0SB, 3+1SB, 4+0SB, 4+1SB, 5+0SB, 5+1SB (the number of regular balls matched + the Super Ball matched). To hit the minimum prize, it's enough to match the Super Ball alone. This provides a good chance of winning! The Jackpot and the Secondary Prizes differ from draw to draw. Only the awards of the last two prize divisions remain unchanged: they amount to 5.700 pesos.

Tax and winnings

Baloto prizes may be taxed in Colombia (find out the details on the official website), but Lotto Agent doesn't charge any commission on your winnings.

You can claim the Baloto Jackpot as a one-time payment.