How to Play California Hot Spot Lottery (2024)

How to Play Hot Spot

Hot Spot is California Lottery’s one of the most exciting games that offers a whole new game structure and promises easy to grab payouts. The game also gives you a chance of bagging bigger lottery prizes by just investing a total of $4, i.e. $2 for the Hot Spot ticket and $2 for Bulls-Eye. The draws for the game are held every 4 minutes along with the option of playing your numbers for up to 1-5, 10, 20, 50, or 100 consecutive draws on one playslip, thereby increasing your chances to win the lottery.

Playing Hot Spot is super thrilling and fun! Get your hands on the game playslip worth $2 or choose the spot or the set of numbers from 1 to 10 you want to play per draw. After picking the set of numbers, you have to pick your numbers from a field of 1 to 80 to fill the sets. Or you can opt for Quick Pick if you prefer playing numbers randomly generated by the terminal. Your lottery numbers must equal the number of Spots you have selected. This means if you have picked 4 spots, you must play 4 numbers. You bag a prize by matching the winning numbers, the bigger is your Spot or set, which means the more the numbers you have to match, the bigger your prize is.

Adding to your ways to win and bag larger winning amounts, the California State Lottery provides you with the option of Bulls-eye that gives you the chance of winning much more than the usual. The Bulls-eye wager must be at least $2 and equal to your Hot Spot one. This means you have to invest in a minimum of $4, that is $2 for Hot Spot and $2 for Bulls-eye. You don’t have to select an additional number for Bulls-eye. You have to pick the number from the existing pool of 1 to 80. The number acts as a multiplier like Powerball and Mega Millions. If you match the Hot Spot numbers and your chosen Bulls-eye number, you’ll definitely win more than what you would by just playing the Hot Spot numbers.

Not limiting your options to win, the California Lottery also gives you the chance of playing your numbers for multiple draws. By playing Hot Spot, you get the option of playing your numbers for up to 1-5, 10, 20, 50, or 100 consecutive draws on one playslip, thereby multiplying your chances to win!

How to win the California Hot Spot Lottery?

Choose the spot or the set of numbers from 1 to 10 you want to play per draw. You also have to pick your numbers from a field of 1 to 80 to fill the sets. You bag a prize by matching the winning numbers, the bigger is your Spot or set, which means the more the numbers you have to match, the bigger your prize is.

When are the California Hot Spot draws held?

The draws for California Hot Spot are held every 4 minutes, each day.

What are my odds of winning the Hot Spot Lottery?

The odds of winning California Hot Spot may vary. They actually depend on the amount of spots you play, the numbers hit, and have you picked Bulls-eye or not.