▁top ▁prize ; ▁generally , ▁all ▁six - number ▁games ▁with ▁an ▁ann uit ized ▁top ▁prize ▁have ▁a ▁c ash ▁option . ▁ ▁Six - number ▁games ▁histor ically ▁are ▁the ▁most ▁popular ▁kind ▁of ▁lot tery ▁in ▁the ▁U . S ., ▁although ▁" 5 + 1 " ▁games ▁have ▁grown ▁in ▁popular ity , ▁especially ▁with ▁the ▁rise ▁of ▁multi - state ▁games . ▁The ▁Canadian ▁L otto ▁ 6 / 4 9 ▁is ▁one ▁of ▁its ▁two ▁national ▁lot tery ▁games . ▁Typ ically , ▁six - number ▁games ▁cost ▁$ 1 ▁per ▁play . ▁and ▁most ▁are ▁drawn ▁twice ▁week ly , ▁often ▁Wed nes days ▁and ▁S atur days . ▁ ▁List ▁Most ▁lot ter ies ▁offer ▁a ▁six - number ▁game ▁( using ▁one ▁drum .) ▁Some ▁are ▁listed ▁below , ▁with ▁number ▁fields ▁and ▁drawing ▁frequency : ▁ ▁Asia ▁ ▁Singapore : ▁T OT O ▁ ▁Th ailand : ▁Th ai ▁lot tery ▁ ▁Australia ▁National : ▁Saturday ▁L otto ▁( 4 5 ), ▁Monday ▁L otto ▁( 4 5 ), ▁Wed nes day ▁L otto ▁( 4 5 ) 1 7 , 2 9 - 3 1 ▁ ▁New ▁Zealand ▁New ▁Zealand : ▁L otto ▁( 4 0 + 1 ▁Power ▁ball ▁out ▁of ▁ 1 0 ; ▁Wed nes days ▁& ▁S atur days ) ▁ ▁Canada ▁National ▁ ▁Canada ▁( n ational ): ▁L otto ▁ 6 / 4 9 ▁( 4 9 ; ▁Wed nes days ▁& ▁S atur days )