Starting with the winner of a backstage coin toss, contestants alternate selecting one square at a time from a board of 15.
Hidden behind several squares are “Loca Challenges,” minigames that range from physical stunts to musical performances.
A contestant earns a Lotería and a $10,000 bonus for completing a horizontal, vertical, or diagonal line of three cards.
Four skull cards are also hidden on the board; each time the champion uncovers one, their bank is cut in half.
If three skulls are found, the champion is offered a chance to end the game at that point and keep half their remaining winnings.
In the latter case, they must continue to choose numbers until either earning another Lotería or uncovering three skulls (or the fourth one, if the contestant has already found three).
[5][6][7][8][9][10] Amid low viewership (never receiving a household rating above 0.2, and the October 30 episode having a series-low of 1.1 million viewers), CBS pulled Loteria Loca from its schedule on October 31, 2023, filling its remaining timeslots with NCIS encores and Let's Make a Deal primetime specials.