The jackpot starts at $3 million and is split for multiple winners, or rolls over if there is no winner.įlorida Lotto also began a new option for the game called Florida Lotto Plus in which you can raise your bet from the Classic Lotto $1 per ticket up to $2 or $3 per ticket. You choose six numbers from 1 to 53 to play and there are no bonus or powerball numbers drawn in this game.ĭrawings are held twice a week, on Wednesdays and Saturdays. ( Florida Fantasy 5 is a much better bet.)įlorida Lotto began in 1988 as a 6/49 game and has been using the new 6/53 format since October 27, 1999. Florida Lotto 6/53 is a pick-6 Lotto game with high jackpot odds of one in 22,957,480.