Maxi Drive — How to Play 5/90 lotto
Learn how 5/90 lotto works: Direct (2 Sure, 3 Direct), Perm, Banker, Against, Machine and Double Chance bets, with the full odds table and payout examples.
How to start
- Create an account and fund your wallet by bank transfer, card or USSD.
- Choose a game and pick your numbers.
- Choose a bet type and set your stake per line.
- Your winnings are paid into your wallet when the draw completes.
2 Sure, NAP, Perm, Banker and Against: what the bet names mean
Nigerian players use their own names for bets. This is how the common ones map to MaxiLotto bet types, with what each pays at MaxiLotto on a ₦100 stake per line.
| What players call it | How it works | MaxiLotto odds | Win on ₦100 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Direct (first ball) | Pick 1 number. It must be the very first ball drawn. | 40x | ₦4,000 |
| 2 Sure / NAP 2 / 2 Direct | Pick 2 numbers. Both must be among the 5 winning numbers. | 240x | ₦24,000 |
| NAP 3 / 3 Direct | Pick 3 numbers. All 3 must be among the 5 winning numbers. | 2,100x | ₦210,000 |
| 4 Direct | Pick 4 numbers. All 4 must drop. | 4,000x | ₦400,000 |
| 5 Direct | Pick 5 numbers. All 5 must drop. | 44,000x | ₦4,400,000 |
| Perm (Perm 2) | Pick a pool of numbers. Every pair in the pool is played as its own line. | 240x per winning pair | ₦24,000 per pair |
| Banker | One "banker" number paired against other numbers. You win when the banker drops with any of them. | 240x per match | ₦24,000 per match |
| Against | Group A against Group B. Each number from A that drops with a number from B is a win. | 240x per pair | ₦24,000 per pair |
On games that allow it, you can play against the machine numbers instead of the winning numbers (a Machine bet), and single bets can be played as Double Chance, which splits the stake evenly between the two sets. See the full rules on How to Play, or the 2 Sure guide for 2 Sure, Perm and Banker in detail.
Normal, Machine and Double Chance
A Normal bet is checked against the 5 winning numbers, a Machine bet against the 5 machine numbers, and Double Chance plays half the stake on each set.