La Primitiva odds: jackpot, complementario and reintegro
La Primitiva's special category, six numbers plus the reintegro, comes 1 in 139,838,160. Six numbers alone, the first category, comes 1 in 13,983,816. Some prize of three numbers or more comes 1 in 53.7.
Odds of every prize
| You match | Odds | Chance |
|---|---|---|
| 6 numbers + Reintegro | 1 in 139,838,160 | 0.000001% |
| 6 numbers | 1 in 13,983,816 | 0.000007% |
| 5 numbers + Complementario | 1 in 2,330,636 | 0.000043% |
| 5 numbers, without Complementario | 1 in 55,491 | 0.0018% |
| 4 numbers | 1 in 1,032 | 0.097% |
| 3 numbers | 1 in 56.7 | 1.77% |
| Reintegro only | 1 in 10.0 | 10.00% |
Every Primitiva ticket carries a reintegro, a digit from 0 to 9. A matching reintegro returns the price of the bet, 1 in 10.0, and with six numbers it lifts the prize to the special category. The complementario is a seventh number drawn after the six; it only matters to a bet with exactly five, where "5 plus complementario" comes 1 in 2,330,636.
Bonoloto uses the same six-from-49 draw, so its first category has the same odds; see Bonoloto odds.
How long a jackpot takes
| Tickets a week | Years | Tickets in all | Chance of ever hitting the jackpot |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | 520 | 0.00037% |
| 1 | 50 | 2,600 | 0.0019% |
| 10 | 10 | 5,200 | 0.0037% |
| 10 | 50 | 26,000 | 0.0186% |
| 100 | 10 | 52,000 | 0.0372% |
| 100 | 50 | 260,000 | 0.1858% |
Even a hundred tickets every week for fifty years leaves the jackpot far more likely missed than won. Buying more changes how much you spend much faster than it changes the odds; do more tickets help? works through it.
Questions
What are the odds of winning La Primitiva?
1 in 13,983,816 for six numbers, and 1 in 139,838,160 for six numbers plus the reintegro, the special category.
How often does the reintegro come up?
One ticket in ten: the digit is drawn from 0 to 9, whatever else happens.
Odds are exact for one standard ticket and come from the game's published format; prize amounts and ticket prices change and are not shown here. See the methodology. Playing should stay fun: free help.