Nov 3, 2026 PCSO Results: Ultra Lotto vs Super Lotto Payout Gap

The November 3, 2026 Board at a Glance

Three major lotto games went to post on Tuesday night, and the spread between them tells you almost everything about how jackpot rollovers behave in the PCSO system. The 6/58 Ultra Lotto carried P478,298,684.14 into the 9:00 PM draw. The 6/49 Super Lotto ran at P82,569,686.42. The 6/42 Lotto sat at exactly P10,000,000.00 — the reset floor, which is the clearest signal that a winner had recently taken that prize down.

Digit games filled out the rest of the slate. Swertres 3D delivered 9-7-1 at 2:00 PM, 3-7-0 at 5:00 PM, and 4-1-6 at 9:00 PM. EZ2 2D posted 15-05, 12-28, and 01-28 across the same three windows. The 6D Lotto closed the night at 8-7-3-2-8-9 with P5,009,757.36 on the line.

Every combination, jackpot figure, and game name is laid out in the table above. Use it as your reference as you read through the comparison below.

Ultra Lotto vs Super Lotto: A P396 Million Gap on One Night

Put the two big games side by side and the contrast is stark. Ultra Lotto's P478,298,684.14 is 5.79 times the Super Lotto's P82,569,686.42. That is a difference of roughly P395.7 million riding on two draws separated by a few hours on the same Tuesday.

The mechanics explain the gap. Ultra Lotto's 6/58 format draws from 58 numbers, giving a first-prize probability of 1 in 40,475,358. Super Lotto's 6/49 gives 1 in 13,983,816 — nearly three times friendlier. Fewer combinations mean more frequent hits, and more frequent hits mean the pool resets more often instead of compounding.

Value per peso of ticket is a fairer question than raw jackpot size. At P20 per combination:

• Ultra Lotto: one chance in 40.48 million, chasing P478.3 million — roughly P11.82 of expected jackpot per P1 staked before tax and split adjustments.
• Super Lotto: one chance in 13.98 million, chasing P82.57 million — roughly P5.90 per P1.

On straight expected value, Ultra Lotto wins this particular night by a factor of two. That is not a permanent condition, and it reverses the moment Ultra Lotto is hit and resets toward its P50 million starting point while Super Lotto rolls on. It is, however, the honest read of November 3, 2026.

One practical note for anyone holding a ticket: prizes above P10,000 are subject to 20% final withholding tax. A solo winner on that Ultra Lotto pot would net about P382.6 million after tax. The Super Lotto's single-winner take-home lands near P66.1 million.

Why 6/42 Sitting at Exactly P10 Million Matters

When a major lotto game lands on a round P10,000,000.00, that is not coincidence — it is the PCSO's guaranteed minimum first prize for 6/42. Seeing it there on a Tuesday means the previous jackpot was claimed and the pool restarted from the floor.

For players, a fresh 6/42 pool is a different proposition than a rolled-over one. The odds are fixed at 1 in 5,245,786 regardless of prize size, so a reset jackpot is objectively the weakest value on the board — roughly P1.91 of expected jackpot per P1 staked. Compare that to the 6D Lotto's P5,009,757.36 on a 1-in-1,000,000 format, which works out to about P5.01 per P1. The 6D, for all its modest headline number, is the most efficient ticket on this particular board.

That does not make 6/42 a bad play. It makes it a play to revisit in a few weeks, once a couple of rollovers have pushed it past P30 million. Regulars who track the reset cycles know the discipline: ride the games that are deep, sit out the ones that just started over.

Digit Games: Same Numbers, Different Windows

The three Swertres and three EZ2 windows on November 3 are worth a second look because they show how independent each draw really is.

EZ2 produced 15-05, then 12-28, then 01-28. The 28 appeared in two of three windows — a pattern that will get over-interpreted on social media and should not be. With 100 possible two-digit combinations per draw, a repeat across three independent draws happens often enough to be unremarkable. Over a 30-day month you should expect several such coincidences.

Swertres went 9-7-1, 3-7-0, 4-1-6. The digit 7 landed in the middle position twice out of three. Again, with three positions and ten digits, the middle slot can only hold ten values — repeats are the norm, not a signal.

Payout structure is where digit games earn their following. Swertres 3D pays P4,500 for a P10 straight bet — a 450x multiplier — with a 1-in-1,000 hit rate. EZ2 2D pays P4,000 for a P10 straight bet, a 400x multiplier on a 1-in-100 hit rate. These are the games where a small bankroll actually moves, and the reason many players treat them as the working core of a session rather than a side bet.

Reading the Board the Way Regulars Do

Here is the comparison framework our readers use when the table goes up each night.

1. Rank by expected value, not jackpot size. Divide the prize by the odds. On November 3, that ordering is Ultra Lotto, then 6D, then Super Lotto, then 6/42.
2. Check whether a game is at its floor. A round number means a reset. Draws at the floor are the ones to skip for a cycle or two.
3. Separate the digit games from the lotto draws. Swertres and EZ2 run three times daily, which means three times the bankroll exposure. Cap those sessions in advance.
4. Compare after-tax figures, not headline numbers. Twenty percent withholding changes the picture on anything above P10,000.

Deep pools reward patience. A P478 million Ultra Lotto took months of rollovers to build — the players who got there were the ones still buying the same P20 line every Tuesday.

What this board does not support is a claim that any combination is "due." Every draw is independent, every set of six numbers has the same probability, and the 16-55-01-06-27-14 that came out on November 3 has exactly the same chance of repeating on the next draw as any other set of six.

Best Value on This Board by the Numbers

If the question is simply where the sharpest value sat on November 3, 2026, the answer is the 6/58 Ultra Lotto. An 11.8-to-1 expected return before tax is far above what any Philippine lotto game normally offers, and it happens only when a jackpot rolls deep enough to outrun the 1-in-40.48-million odds.

The 6D Lotto is the quiet second. At P5,009,757.36 on a million-to-one format, it returned about 5-to-1 on the night — better than Super Lotto and nearly triple the reset 6/42.

The Swertres and EZ2 windows are the bankroll management tools. A P10 straight bet on Swertres returns P4,500 on a 1-in-1,000 shot; EZ2 returns P4,000 on 1-in-100. Neither is a wealth strategy, but both are genuinely competitive for small stakes and quick settlement, with prizes under P10,000 paid at any authorized lotto outlet without the withholding tax.

Everything above is arithmetic on the numbers in the table. The decisions stay yours — and a fixed weekly budget, treated as entertainment spend rather than investment, is what keeps the arithmetic from turning against you over a year of Tuesdays.

What Carries Forward to the Next Draw

The Ultra Lotto pool either resets to the P50 million starting figure or rolls again, and that single outcome decides whether the next board has one attractive game or none. The Super Lotto at P82.5 million is the one most likely to keep climbing — its 13.98-million odds mean it takes longer, on average, to surrender.

For the digit-game crowd, the next three windows open fresh at 2:00 PM. Nothing from November 3 carries forward in any statistical sense. What carries forward is your session cap, your stake per line, and your habit of checking the table before you buy rather than after.

Winners on any of the night's draws have one year from the draw date to claim, with prizes above P10,000 processed at PCSO's main office in Pasay and subject to the 20% final tax. Sign the back of the ticket before it leaves your wallet — an unsigned winning ticket is the one mistake no comparison table can fix.

Frequently Asked Questions

What were the PCSO lotto results for November 3, 2026?

Ultra Lotto 6/58 drew 16-55-01-06-27-14 with a P478,298,684.14 jackpot. Super Lotto 6/49 drew 22-08-19-36-20-44 at P82,569,686.42. 6/42 Lotto drew 35-41-08-28-19-27 at P10,000,000.00. 6D Lotto drew 8-7-3-2-8-9 at P5,009,757.36. Swertres went 9-7-1, 3-7-0, 4-1-6 and EZ2 went 15-05, 12-28, 01-28.

Which game offered the best value on November 3, 2026?

Ultra Lotto 6/58, at roughly P11.82 of expected jackpot per P1 staked — the highest on the board given its P478.3 million pool against 1-in-40,475,358 odds. The 6D Lotto was second at about P5.01 per P1.

Why was the 6/42 Lotto jackpot exactly P10 million?

P10,000,000.00 is the PCSO's guaranteed minimum first prize for 6/42. A round figure on the board means the previous jackpot was claimed and the pool restarted from the floor — which makes it the weakest value on that particular night at roughly P1.91 per P1.

How much tax is withheld on a PCSO lotto win?

A 20% final withholding tax applies to prizes above P10,000. The P478.3 million Ultra Lotto jackpot would net a solo winner about P382.6 million. Prizes of P10,000 or less are paid in full at authorized lotto outlets.