FDJ games
Loto statistics: rules, odds and analysis tools
The French Loto by La Française des Jeux: five numbers and a Lucky Number (Numéro Chance), three draws a week.
Latest draw
Loto results can be checked on the operator’s official publication (fdj.fr).
Loto: rules and figures
- Draw rule
- 5/49 + 1/10
- Special number
- Lucky Number
- Possible combinations
- 19,068,840
- Top prize tier
- 1 in 19,068,840, for each grid
- Draw schedule
- Mondays, Wednesdays, and Saturdays at 20:20 (Paris time)
- Organiser
- La Française des Jeux (FDJ)
- Results analysed
- Results history published by FDJ (fdj.fr), since November 6, 2019
Exact Loto odds, tier by tier
Computed from the game’s official rules, for one grid played: the probability of each combination of correct numbers. They do not depend on any draw history.
| Correct numbers | Odds |
|---|---|
| 5 numbers + the Lucky Number | 1 in 19,068,840 |
| 5 numbers + without the Lucky Number | 1 in 2,118,760 |
| 4 numbers + the Lucky Number | ≈ 1 in 86,677 |
| 4 numbers + without the Lucky Number | ≈ 1 in 9,631 |
| 3 numbers + the Lucky Number | ≈ 1 in 2,016 |
| 3 numbers + without the Lucky Number | ≈ 1 in 223.97 |
| 2 numbers + the Lucky Number | ≈ 1 in 143.98 |
| 2 numbers + without the Lucky Number | ≈ 1 in 16.00 |
| 1 number or fewer + the Lucky Number | ≈ 1 in 10.81 |
| Any prize tier | ≈ 1 in 5.99 |
Loto statistics in Visionary Stats Pro
- Draw history — the official published results, draw by draw, with their freshness shown. (All plans)
- Frequencies and gaps — the most drawn numbers, current and longest gaps, trends, over a stated period. (All plans)
- Inspector — a number’s profile in one click: hits against expectation, timeline, structure. (All plans)
- Line generator — lines produced from your explicit rules, counted exactly before anything is produced — not a random pick. (All plans)
- Lottery wheeling — the Reducer shrinks a pool of numbers to a short set that holds a conditional guarantee, checked on the delivered lines. (All plans)
- Analyzer — the report on a line you already play, and suggestions to improve it. (All plans)
- Verifier — a line-by-line review of a set against its rules. (Pro · Expert)
- Backtesting — replaying your lines and sets on past draws, with the number of draws replayed. (Expert)
Prize replay for this game: prize replay using the official published payouts, draw by draw.
What you should know about this game
The Lucky Number is a separate draw from ten balls: it has its own frequencies and its own gaps.
The second-draw option is taken into account in the financial replay, which uses the official published payouts.
No statistic predicts the next draw or increases the chances of winning: every draw is independent of the previous ones (statistics and chance). Visionary Stats Pro is independent software, with no affiliation with FDJ, and sells no tickets: your grids are played with the official operator.
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Visionary Stats Pro encourages a set budget, self-imposed limits and careful, informed and responsible play.
Draws remain random: no guaranteed prediction, no promise of winnings.
Help and information: in the United States, 1-800-MY-RESET (National Council on Problem Gambling, 24/7); in the United Kingdom, GamCare 0808 8020 133 (free, 24/7); in France, Joueurs Info Service 09 74 75 13 13. More on the responsible gaming page.
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