Apollo AI Blog Team · · 7 min read
Lottery tickets and websites use a lot of shorthand. Here are common terms in plain English.
| Term | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Annuity | A jackpot paid in yearly installments rather than all at once. |
| Box play | A pick game bet that wins if your digits match in any order. |
| Cash option | A smaller one-time payment instead of the annuity. |
| Claim period | How long you have to cash a winning ticket. |
| Draw game | A game with scheduled drawings, unlike scratch-offs. |
| Jackpot | The top prize in a game. |
| Multiplier | An option that multiplies non-jackpot prizes. |
| Odds | The chance of winning a given prize, often shown as "1 in X." |
| Quick pick | Numbers chosen at random by the lottery terminal. |
| Rollover | When an unwon jackpot carries into the next draw. |
| Straight play | A pick game bet that wins only in exact order. |
| Wheel | A system of playing many combinations of chosen numbers. |
For Apollo AI's own terms, see the Trend Viewer page.
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