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PhrasesAt the TobacconistVorrei una schedina del SuperEnalotto.
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Vorrei una schedina del SuperEnalotto.

I would like a SuperEnalotto ticket.

Pronunciation

Su-per-e-na-LOT-to — six syllables; the main stress is on the fifth syllable 'LOT'.

When to use it

Use this when you want to play Italy's main jackpot lottery. The SuperEnalotto is drawn three times a week and regularly produces some of the largest jackpots in European lottery history.

What it means

'Una schedina' is the traditional term for a betting/lottery slip (from 'scheda'). The SuperEnalotto requires players to choose 6 numbers from 1–90. A full-column bet costs €1. The Jolly (bonus number) and SuperStar (a separate €0.50 add-on) can be added.

Variations

Quando è la prossima estrazione del SuperEnalotto?

When is the next SuperEnalotto draw?

Draws are on Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday evenings

Quanto è il jackpot questa settimana?

How big is the jackpot this week?

Jackpots can roll over for months, reaching hundreds of millions

Vorrei aggiungere il SuperStar.

I'd like to add the SuperStar.

SuperStar is an optional add-on for an extra €0.50 per column

Mini Dialogue

— Vorrei una schedina del SuperEnalotto. — Quante colonne? — Una sola. Quanto è il jackpot adesso? — Novantadue milioni. — Mamma mia! Ecco i miei numeri.

— I would like a SuperEnalotto ticket. — How many columns? — Just one. How big is the jackpot right now? — Ninety-two million. — Good grief! Here are my numbers.

Cultural Note

The SuperEnalotto jackpot rollovers can be extraordinary — in 2019 a single ticket won €209.1 million, the largest lottery jackpot in Italian history. During large jackpot periods, tabaccherie experience a surge in customers, with queues forming before opening time.