General information about France Keno
This is France based lottery game that was launched in Sept, 1993, or 27 years, 4 months and 12 days ago. Keno Gagnant à vie is currently available only in France. The game-play format used to be different, too. The lottery is operated by Française des jeux (FDJ). In case you want to know more about Française des jeux (FDJ), here is their official website: https://www.fdj.fr. Keno France results may be found there as well, by the way. As for their support service, Française des jeux (FDJ) provides the following contact details: a phone number - 0 969 36 60 60. In order to contact the operator, players can use the online contact form. The operator’s main office is situated in Paris. Keep in mind that players must be 18 or over to play.
Check Keno France results
Keno France results are aired right after the drawings that take place in the headquarters of Française des jeux (FDJ) in Paris. At the moment, draws are held 14 times a week. In other words, the lottery is being played daily, at 13:00 (20:00) local time. Keno France numbers are drawn using the mechanical lottery ball machine. In case you were curious, the first ever draw was held on Sept 10, 1993, or 27 years, 4 months and 12 days ago.
How it works: picking up Keno France numbers
The currently applied format is as follows: 10 / 1-70. As you can see, players are to choose 10 main Keno France numbers from the range of 1-70 Keno France numbers. Pay attention that in France Keno there are neither bonus, nor additional numbers.
France Keno winning odds & prize categories
The lottery currently offers 7 prize categories. The amount of the top prize is fixed, which means that Keno Gagnant à vie is not the one to bring you a record-high jackpot. For now, it accounts for €2,000,000 (2443297.180679). As shown by official estimates, the odds of winning the top prize are 1 : 396,704,524,216. In particular, you will have to correctly guess all the 10 main Keno France numbers. Detailed description of the prize distribution system can be found at the official website of Keno Gagnant à vie, but you can still look through a rough outline of prize categories provided below.
Prize category |
Matched numbers |
Prize |
10
|
10
|
Jackpot I
|
9
|
9
|
Jackpot II
|
8
|
8
|
12216.485903
|
7
|
7
|
3664.945771
|
6
|
6
|
1221.648590
|
5
|
5
|
122.164859
|
4
|
4
|
61.082430
|
3
|
3
|
12.216486
|
2
|
2
|
7.329892
|
The overall winning chances, in turn, are 1 : 5.99 (16.7%).
France Keno prices
The minimum cost of playing is € 1 (max. € 10) (1.221649). An important thing to mention is that players have an opportunity to increase their winning odds using the lottery’s multiplier feature, namely Multiplier. A good news is that there is a chance to win an extra prize if to take part in Joker+, an add-on game.
Hot and cold Keno France numbers
The lottery’s most often drawn numbers are 11, 15, 2, 36, 6. The cold, or the least frequent numbers are 63, 38, 31, 18, 56.
Payouts of France Keno prizes
In case you happen to win Keno Gagnant à vie jackpot, be ready to decide between the lump sum and annual payments. In order to receive it, you will have to personally visit the operator's main office in Paris. Amounts of up to € 300 (366.494577) are also payable by lottery retailers. France Keno winnings are tax free. One more thing to take into account is that all the prizes are to be claimed within 60 days from the day of the draw or otherwise the winning ticket expires, regardless of Keno France results.