How to play Melate Revancha and Revanchita, in one idea: you pick your six numbers for Melate exactly as usual, and when you pay you decide whether those same numbers also enter two optional draws — Revancha and Revanchita — held the same night but awarding prizes fully independently of each other. You don't choose different numbers for each one, and you don't fill out a separate slip: it's the same play, multiplied across three separate chances. This guide walks through exactly what you're activating, what stays the same as in Melate, what changes — including one difference that catches many players off guard — and how each draw decides whether you won.
How to Play Melate, Revancha, and Revanchita: The Short Answer
If you're headed to the point of sale, here's the essentials:
- Pick your six numbers from 1 to 56 for your Melate ticket, either manually or via quick pick.
- Decide whether to activate Revancha and/or Revanchita: they're extra boxes on the same ticket, not a separate form.
- Pay the total cost, which adds an extra charge for each optional draw you activate.
- Wait for the draw on Wednesday, Friday, or Sunday, at roughly 21:00 (9 PM): Melate, Revancha, and Revanchita are all drawn, each with its own winning numbers.
- Compare your ticket against all three results separately. Winning or not winning one has no effect on what you might win in the other two.
The rest of this article goes deeper into each step, because that's where the details live that determine whether you actually understand what you bought.
The Starting Point: The Same Six Numbers You Already Chose for Melate
Revancha and Revanchita don't have their own number-selection form. When you fill out your Melate ticket — choosing six distinct numbers from 1 to 56, by hand or via quick pick — that same combination is what enters Revancha and Revanchita if you decide to activate them. There's no way to play one combination in Melate and a different one in Revancha on the same ticket; if you want different numbers for each draw, you'd need separate tickets. If you're still not clear on how that base combination gets built — manual entry, quick pick, or wheeling systems — we cover it in full in our Melate, Revancha, and Revanchita guide.
Activating Revancha and Revanchita: What They Actually Are
Revancha and Revanchita are independent optional draws held the same night as Melate, using the same six-number combination, but each with its own accumulated jackpot, its own prize categories, and its own set of winning numbers. Activating them is a decision you make when paying for your ticket: each one adds a fixed charge per marked panel on top of Melate's base price, and you can activate just one, both, or neither. Adding them is never required to participate in the main Melate draw.
Pronósticos para la Asistencia Pública doesn't publish a single permanent price for each option — amounts can be adjusted over time — so we won't quote a figure here that could go stale. What is consistent is the structure: activating each optional draw multiplies the cost by however many panels you've marked. If you play multiple panels on one ticket and activate both options, that increase adds up fast, so it's worth doing the math before you pay. We break down that cost-versus-benefit calculation in more depth in is Revancha and Revanchita worth activating?
The Difference That Surprises People: There's No Bonus Number Here
This is where players who already know how the main Melate draw works tend to get confused. In Melate, beyond the six numbers you choose, the draw also pulls a seventh bonus number (número adicional) that bumps up your prize category if you matched 5, 4, 3, or 2 of the six main numbers. Revancha and Revanchita have no such bonus number: each is played and awarded using only the six main numbers from 1 to 56, with no separate bonus extraction at all. It's a real structural difference, not a minor footnote, and it means Revancha and Revanchita's prize categories are defined differently from Melate's. For the full comparison between these two sibling draws beyond this single point, see the difference between Revancha and Revanchita.
What Happens on Draw Night Across All Three
Melate, Revancha, and Revanchita are all drawn the same day — Wednesday, Friday, or Sunday, at roughly 21:00 (9 PM) — but as separate extractions: each has its own set of six winning numbers, pulled mechanically and independently of the other two. The bonus number, as noted, is drawn only within the Melate portion. There's no link between what comes out in one draw and what comes out in the others — each extraction is an isolated event, with no memory of previous draws and no relationship to the ones held that same night.
That has a practical consequence: when you check your results, you need to compare your ticket against three separate lists of winning numbers, not just one. It's easy, when skimming quickly, to mix up Melate's result with Revanchita's if you don't keep each extraction clearly separate.
How Each Draw Decides Whether You Won
Each of the three modalities pays prizes across tiers, based on how many of your six numbers matched that specific extraction. In Melate, some middle tiers split further depending on whether you also matched the bonus number; in Revancha and Revanchita, since there's no bonus number, the tiers depend solely on how many of the six main numbers you matched. The full breakdown of every category, with and without the bonus number, is in Melate prizes by match count.
The odds of matching all six main numbers are 1 in 32,468,436 in each of the three draws: it's the same math — possible combinations of 6 numbers out of 56 — regardless of whether we're talking about Melate, Revancha, or Revanchita. Winning (or not winning) one of the three doesn't change that probability in the other two; they're fully independent draws, each with its own outcome. For the odds broken down by match level, see the odds of winning Melate.
After the Draw: Collecting, or Not, in Each Modality
Because each draw is independent, so is the outcome for your ticket: you can win Melate and not Revancha, win all three, or win none of them. If you won more than one, you collect each prize separately — they don't automatically combine into a single payout. The process for claiming any of those prizes is the same regardless of which modality you won, and we cover it in full in our practical guide on how to play Melate step by step, which includes the operational side of buying, checking, and collecting.
One last honest note: understanding the mechanics of these three draws well helps you play with clarity and read your results without confusion, but it doesn't change the fact that all three are pure games of chance. No pattern, system, or way of choosing your numbers improves your real odds of matching any of the three.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do you play Melate, Revancha, and Revanchita?
You choose your six numbers for your Melate ticket and, when paying, decide whether those same numbers also enter Revancha and/or Revanchita, two optional draws with an extra cost. All three take place the same day — Wednesday, Friday, or Sunday, at roughly 21:00 — but each draws its own winning numbers and pays prizes independently.
Do I need to play Melate in order to activate Revancha and Revanchita?
Yes. Revancha and Revanchita aren't draws you can buy on their own: they're activated on top of an existing Melate ticket, using that same six-number combination. You can't play only Revancha without having Melate as the base.
Do Revancha and Revanchita have a bonus number, like Melate?
No. The bonus number exists only in the Melate draw. Revancha and Revanchita are played and awarded using only the six main numbers from 1 to 56, with no separate bonus extraction, so their prize categories differ from Melate's.
Can I win Revancha without winning the main Melate draw?
Yes, and it's completely normal: each draw is independent. You can match Revancha's numbers without matching Melate's, or the other way around. Each outcome is evaluated separately, with its own winning-number extraction that same night.
How much does it cost to add Revancha and Revanchita to my ticket?
Each option adds a fixed charge per marked panel on top of Melate's base price; the amounts are set by Pronósticos para la Asistencia Pública and can be adjusted over time, so we won't quote an exact figure here. If you play multiple panels and activate both options, the total cost grows proportionally.
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MelateBot is not affiliated with Pronósticos para la Asistencia Pública or any government entity. Melate, Revancha, and Revanchita are games of chance: no method predicts, guarantees, or improves your odds of winning. Play responsibly and within your means.