Every Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday night, three lotteries draw at once on the same ticket: Melate, Revancha, and Revanchita. Each one draws its own winning combination, printed on its own line of the ticket. Checking a ticket isn't just glancing to see whether "your numbers came up" on some screen - it's matching the right combination against the right draw, and that's exactly where most people slip up. Not on the arithmetic, but on reading the wrong table.
What to have on hand before you check
Before you open an app or a website, pull three pieces of information straight off the ticket itself: the draw number, the draw date, and the exact name of the game (Melate, Melate Retro, Revancha, or Revanchita). Skip identifying those three first, and any check you run afterward risks comparing your combination against the wrong draw. A ticket from three weeks ago and one from this week can share several numbers by pure statistical coincidence - with 56 possible numbers in every draw, partial overlaps between unrelated draws happen more often than people expect - and without the correct date, there's no way to tell whether that overlap means anything.
If you've never sat down and read every field on the ticket carefully - draw number, date, folio, amount wagered, play type - it's worth doing once, calmly. Our full guide to the anatomy of a Melate ticket walks through what each printed field means, and it'll save you confusion the next time you buy.
The official channels for checking results
The official result for a draw goes live the same night, after 9:00 p.m. on Wednesdays, Fridays, and Sundays for Melate, Revancha, and Revanchita, and on Tuesdays and Saturdays for Melate Retro. There are three practical ways to check it: the official website and app run by Pronósticos para la Asistencia Pública, which publish each game's winning combination separately, and the terminal at the point of sale where you bought the ticket, which can scan the printed code and tell you immediately whether there's a prize. None of the three requires you to do the comparison by hand, but all three depend on you having correctly identified the draw and the game - the step before this one - before you check.
If you'd rather compare number by number visually instead of relying on an automatic reader, you can use a Melate results overlay (mascarilla de resultados): a template that lays the winning combination directly over your ticket or your selection, so your eye doesn't skip or double up on a number. It's a convenience tool, not a separate official source - the result is still whatever the operator published.
Reading your ticket so you don't check the wrong game
Melate, Revancha, and Revanchita are all played with the same selection of six numbers plus one additional number, but each game draws its own winning combination independently. That means your ticket can miss in Melate and still win in Revancha, or the other way around, and the only way to know is to check each result line separately against the matching line on your ticket. Melate Retro is a completely different game, with its own draw on Tuesdays and Saturdays and its own jackpot odds (1 in 3,262,623, versus 1 in 32,468,436 for Melate); checking it against Melate's results simply doesn't apply, even if you bought both tickets the same day.
If you're still fuzzy on what separates these sibling games, we've got a full breakdown of the difference between Revancha and Revanchita that explains why there are three results where it might look like there should be just one.
Partial matches: the jackpot isn't the only category
Matching all six Melate numbers gets you the jackpot, at odds of 1 in 32,468,436 per ticket, per draw - a figure worth keeping in mind so "I almost won" doesn't get overstated in your head. But the jackpot isn't the only prize tier: there are prize levels for matching fewer than six numbers, and the additional number factors into some of those partial combinations. That means a ticket that looks like it "won nothing" at a glance, because the jackpot line doesn't match, can still carry a prize in a lower tier - and writing it off after checking only the headline combination is a common mistake.
The reliable way to not miss a prize tier is to compare all six numbers and the additional number, one at a time, against the official result - not just scan the row looking for "something that looks close." Automated checkers (the app, the official site, the point-of-sale terminal) do this full comparison for you; if you'd rather check by hand, take the time to go number by number, no shortcuts.
Watch for fake checkers and edited screenshots
Wherever there's cash on the line, fraud attempts show up, and ticket-checking is no exception. The common patterns: unofficial sites and apps that ask for personal or banking details "to verify your prize"; WhatsApp or social media messages claiming you won a specific draw, attaching a screenshot - trivially easy to edit - instead of pointing you to the official channel; and pages that copy the look of the official site on a different domain. No legitimate source will ever ask for a transfer, a "processing fee," or your full banking details just to tell you whether your ticket has a prize.
The simple rule: the official result is free to check, on the Pronósticos site and app or at the point-of-sale terminal, never through a link that arrived in a private message. For a broader look at the patterns to watch for, see our guide on Melate fraud and scams - and how to avoid them.
You confirmed you won - now what
If the comparison - official or manual - confirms your ticket has a prize, the next step depends on the amount: smaller prizes are usually paid out directly at the point of sale, while larger ones go through a different process, with its own timeline and its own identification requirements. It's not something worth improvising on the spot, so before you go to collect, it's worth reading the full guide on how to claim a Melate prize, which walks through the process step by step by prize level. And if the checking process itself left you unsure - say you've got an older ticket and you're not confident you checked it correctly the first time - our guide on how to check your Melate ticket breaks down every step in more detail than fits here.
Hold on to the physical ticket - or the digital confirmation - until you've collected. It's the only proof a point of sale or payment office will accept; a photo or a screenshot doesn't substitute for the original ticket.
Frequently asked questions
Where do I officially check Melate results?
On the official website and app run by Pronósticos para la Asistencia Pública, or at the terminal of any authorized point of sale, which can read your ticket directly. Steer clear of unofficial sites promising a "faster" check.
Can I check my ticket without an internet connection?
Yes. The terminal at the point of sale where you bought the ticket can scan the printed code and tell you instantly whether there's a prize, no app or mobile data required.
Are Melate and Revancha results the same combination?
No. Melate, Revancha, and Revanchita each draw their own winning combination, even though they're played together on the same ticket, the same night. Check each line separately.
What if my ticket has one number that looks right but I'm not sure it counts as a prize?
Compare all six numbers and the additional number against the official result for your ticket's exact draw and date - not just the one number you happened to recognize. Official checkers run this full comparison automatically.
How long do I have to check and claim a winning ticket?
The window depends on the prize amount and on whether you collect at a point of sale or a payment office; check the exact timelines in our guide on how to claim a Melate prize before you go to collect.
Checking your ticket carefully is half the process; picking your numbers with some rigor is the other half. If you want a selection based on analysis of past draws - with no promise that it'll win, because nobody can honestly promise that - generate your combination with MelateBot's AI Picks at /precios.
MelateBot is an independent tool and is not affiliated with Pronósticos para la Asistencia Pública or any government entity. Melate is a game of chance: no method, app, or analysis guarantees or improves your odds of winning the jackpot. Play responsibly, and only with money you can afford to lose.