French Lotto odds
Play French LottoComputed exactly from the machine — 5 numbers from 1–49, plus 1 from a separate 1–10 pool. These are the draw’s own odds; nothing changes them.
| Match | Prize per line | Odds |
|---|---|---|
| 5 numbers + 1 bonus | €12,500,000.00 | 1 in 19,068,840 |
| 5 numbers | €100,000.00 | 1 in 2,118,760 |
| 4 numbers + 1 bonus | €1,000.00 | 1 in 86,677 |
| 4 numbers | €500.00 | 1 in 9,631 |
| 3 numbers + 1 bonus | €50.00 | 1 in 2,016 |
| 3 numbers | €25.00 | 1 in 224 |
| 2 numbers + 1 bonus | €12.50 | 1 in 144 |
| 2 numbers | €5.00 | 1 in 16 |
| 1 number + 1 bonus | €2.50 | 1 in 28.1 |
| 0 numbers + 1 bonus | €2.25 | 1 in 17.6 |
| Any prize | — | 1 in 6 |
Odds are per line and identical for every player. Prizes are fixed multiples of the €2.50 line price — the full table with prize amounts is on the French Lotto page, and the mathematics is explained in our odds guide.
Quick answers
What are the odds of winning the French Lotto top prize?
Matching 5 numbers plus 1 bonus is a 1 in 19,068,840 chance per line, from the machine itself: 5 numbers drawn from 1–49.
What are the odds of winning any prize on French Lotto?
Any prize at all is a 1 in 6 chance per line, summed across every paying tier.
Can anything improve my French Lotto odds?
No. Every combination is exactly as likely as every other, and no system, pattern or past result changes that. The only thing number choice affects is how many people you might share a pari-mutuel prize with — and on Quick Lotto prizes are fixed multiples per line, so not even that.