How to play Costa Rica's Lotto and Lotto Revancha: price, prizes and odds
How to play the JPS Lotto (5 numbers from 00 to 40), what Revancha is, what it costs, when it's drawn and how likely you are to win the jackpot.
Lotto is the Junta de Protección Social (JPS) game with the prize that grows the most: if nobody wins, the jackpot rolls over to the next draw. Here's how to play, what it costs and how likely you are to win.
How to play
- Pick 5 numbers from 00 to 40. You can choose them yourself or ask for a random play.
- Match all 5 and you win the jackpot. Matching 4, 3 or 2 pays smaller prizes, according to the JPS prize plan.
- Buy it from authorized sellers, at JPS sales points or in the online store at jps.go.cr.
What is Revancha?
It's a second draw with the same numbers you picked, for an extra fee. It has its own jackpot and its own prizes for 4, 3 and 2 matches. If you didn't win Lotto, your numbers get another chance.
How much does it cost?
According to results sites, each Lotto play costs ₡600 and adding Revancha costs ₡400 more: ₡1,000 in total. Confirm the price with the seller or the JPS, as it may change.
When is it drawn?
Mondays, Wednesdays and Saturdays at 7:30 p.m., according to the official JPS calendar. See the days and times of every game in which days and at what time the draws are held.
The jackpot
When nobody matches all 5 numbers, the jackpot rolls over to the next draw and grows. For example, after the Monday, November 9, 2026 draw, the JPS announced a jackpot of ₡192.5 million for Lotto and ₡36.6 million for Revancha.
How likely are you to win?
There are 749,398 possible combinations of 5 numbers out of 41. With one play, the chance of matching all 5 is 1 in 749,398. Only play what you're willing to lose: the lottery is entertainment, not an investment.
If you won
Check the official results on our lottery results page. You have 60 calendar days to claim: read how to claim a lottery prize.
This article is for information only. The official rules, prices and prizes are the ones published by the Junta de Protección Social.