Xổ số Thủ Đô, the Hanoi-based lottery company, has put a new prize structure for its Lô tô 2 số game into effect from 15 July 2026, according to the company's published rules1. The same page states that a separate prize structure for Lô tô 3 cặp số will apply from 1 September 20261.
Lô tô is a numbers game in which players choose digits before the draw and results are determined after the draw takes place1. The company says it has issued the game since 1 April 1994 and currently issues Lô tô 2 số, 3 số and 4 số, plus Lô tô 2, 3 and 4 cặp số, daily1.
For Lô tô 2 số, tickets carry a face value of 5.000 đ and 10.000 đ and are sold as manual tickets1. A player picks a two-digit number from 00 to 99 and compares it with the last two digits of the Special Prize (giải Đặc biệt) and the last two digits of the First Prize (giải Nhất) of the same day's Northern Vietnam traditional lottery draw1. The published payouts are:
| Result on the ticket | Prize value |
|---|---|
| Last 2 digits of the Special Prize | 60 times the ticket price |
| Last 2 digits of the First Prize | Equal to the ticket price |
| Last 2 digits of both the Special Prize and the First Prize | 61 times the ticket price |
Source: Xổ số Thủ Đô1.
The page also sets out the Lô tô 3 số structure, which it says applies from 15 July 2026, and the Lô tô 4 số structure, for which it gives no start date1. For Lô tô 3 số, a player picks a three-digit number from 000 to 999 and compares it with the last three digits of the Special Prize, the last three digits of the First Prize and one of the three draws of the Sixth Prize (giải Sáu) of the same day's Northern lottery1. The top published payout is 406 times the ticket price for matching the last three digits of the Special Prize, the last three digits of the First Prize and one of the three Sixth Prize draws1. Lô tô 4 số tickets carry a face value of 5.000 đ, with a player picking four digits from 0000 to 9999 against the last four digits of the Special Prize; the top payout listed is 1.200 times the ticket price1.
For Lô tô 3 cặp số, the structure dated 1 September 2026 lists 60 times the ticket price for matching all three pairs with at least two of the pairs appearing in two or more draws, and 40 times the ticket price for matching all three pairs with each appearing once1. The page states that a ticket matching multiple prizes is paid only the single highest-value prize, and that the pairs played on one ticket must be different from each other1.
The company's announcement does not state whether the 2 số payouts are higher or lower than the previous structure, and no previous structure is given on the page1. No reason for the change has been reported1.
What it means for players
The change affects anyone buying Lô tô 2 số tickets from Xổ số Thủ Đô, which the company ties to the Northern Vietnam traditional lottery draw of the same day1. Payouts are expressed as multiples of the ticket price, so the amount won depends on whether the ticket bought carried a face value of 5.000 đ or 10.000 đ1. A ticket matching only the last two digits of the First Prize returns the ticket price, while matching the Special Prize pays 60 times the price and matching both pays 61 times1. Because the page does not publish the earlier structure, players cannot compare the old and new amounts from this announcement alone1. Lô tô 3 cặp số players have a later start date of 1 September 2026 for their structure1. General background on how state and licensed lotteries in the region work, including odds and who may play, is set out in Lotteries in Asia, and country-specific rules are covered in Can I Gamble in Vietnam?.
What happens next
The Lô tô 2 số and Lô tô 3 số structures apply from 15 July 20261. The Lô tô 3 cặp số structure applies from 1 September 20261. No further dates are given for the other games listed on the page1.
Sources1 sources
- XỔ SỐ LÔ TÔ | Xổ số Thủ Đô, xosothudo.com.vn
