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| No. of Matches | No. of Winners | No. of Winners | Prize per Winner |
|---|---|---|---|
| Match 5 Plus Chance | 0 | €3,000,000.00 | |
| Match 5 | 0 | €161,876.30 | |
| Match 4 plus Chance | 42 | €4,794.90 | |
| Match 4 | 309 | €461.10 | |
| Match 3 plus Chance | 1,849 | €46.00 | |
| Match 3 | 14,876 | €20.60 | |
| Match 2 plus Chance | 27,336 | €8.70 | |
| Match 2 | 217,947 | €4.30 | |
| Match Chance | 379,237 | €2.20 | |
| Total | 641,596 |
| Winning Raffle numbers – Each wins €20,000.00 | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Match | Winners | Amount | |||||||||||
| Raffle Prize | 10 | €20,000.00 | |||||||||||
France has had a national lottery for decades, and Loto France remains one of the most played games in Europe. It is run by FDJ, short for Francaise des Jeux, which is the government-backed operator that oversees all official lottery games in the country.
Playing is fairly simple. You pick 5 numbers from a pool of 1 to 49, then choose 1 Chance number from 1 to 10. Get all six right and the jackpot is yours. The draw runs three times a week, on Monday, Wednesday and Saturday evenings at 8:35pm CET.
The jackpot kicks off at 2 million euros. Nobody wins it? It rolls over and climbs by another million for the next draw. This keeps going until it hits the ceiling of 34 million euros, at which point a winner has to be found. On top of the main prize, every ticket carries a raffle code. Ten raffle winners are picked each draw, and each one collects 20,000 euros.
One thing that attracts a lot of international players is the tax situation. Prizes are paid out tax-free in France, regardless of the amount. You do need to be 18 or older to play. As for lottery France results, this page is updated right after every draw so you never have to go looking elsewhere.
The lotto result France is announced three times every week, without exception. Draw days are Monday, Wednesday and Saturday. The draw itself happens at 8:35pm Central European Time each evening. For anyone watching from the US, that translates to 2:35pm on the East Coast and 11:35am on the West Coast, same day.
You will not have to sit refreshing a page waiting for numbers to show up. Results go live on WeLoveLotto within minutes of the draw closing. Check back after 8:35pm Paris time and the winning numbers will already be there.
One in six. That is your overall shot at winning any prize in the French Loto. Compared to a lot of the big international lotteries, that is a decent return. Hitting the jackpot is obviously a different story, with odds sitting at 1 in 19,068,840. But the prize structure has eight tiers, so there are quite a few ways to land something even if your numbers are only partly right.
Here is the full breakdown of what you can win and how likely each outcome is:
| Match | Prize Tier | Odds of Winning |
|---|---|---|
| 5 numbers + Chance number | Jackpot | 1 in 19,068,840 |
| 5 numbers | 2nd prize | 1 in 1,906,884 |
| 4 numbers + Chance number | 3rd prize | 1 in 79,453 |
| 4 numbers | 4th prize | 1 in 7,945 |
| 3 numbers + Chance number | 5th prize | 1 in 2,118 |
| 3 numbers | 6th prize | 1 in 212 |
| 2 numbers + Chance number | 7th prize | 1 in 82 |
| Chance number only | 8th prize | 1 in 10 |
Notice that matching only the Chance number still pays out. That bottom tier alone brings a lot of players back for the next draw. It keeps things interesting even when the main numbers do not come in.
Need to check a draw from earlier this week, or maybe a few weeks back? Looking for past lottery France results is easy here. Browse the recent draws shown below, or head over to the full draw history archive if you need to go further back.
Some players like to look through older results to spot which numbers have come up more often. Whether that changes how you pick your numbers is entirely up to you. Either way, the history is there whenever you want it.
You do not have to be in France to play. WeLoveLotto was built specifically so that players in the United States and other countries can buy tickets for international lotteries, including Loto France, without any of the usual hassle.
Here is how it works, step by step:
The whole thing takes a few minutes to set up. You can play a one-off draw or schedule regular entries so you never accidentally miss a Saturday night. Everything else is handled for you.
Right here. WeLoveLotto publishes the lotto result France as soon as each draw wraps up, whether that is Monday, Wednesday or Saturday night. You do not need an account or a login to view the numbers. Just come to this page and they will be at the top, updated and ready.
The draw takes place at 8:35pm CET on every draw day. For US players, that is 2:35pm Eastern or 11:35am Pacific. French lottery results are posted on this page within a few minutes of the draw finishing. No long waits.
Start at the top of the table and work down. The jackpot row requires all 5 main numbers plus the Chance number. Each row below it needs one fewer correct match. If you only got the Chance number right, you are still in the bottom prize tier. Find the row that matches how many numbers you hit, and that column tells you what you have won. The full table is further up this page.
Yes. WeLoveLotto is set up for exactly this. US players can pick their numbers, buy a ticket through the site and have any winnings paid straight into their account. You never need to visit France or sort out currency yourself. The process is secure and the tickets are official.
The current jackpot figure is shown at the top of this page. It gets updated after every draw, so the number you see reflects the prize on offer for the next draw. Remember, the jackpot starts at 2 million euros and climbs by a million with each rollover, up to a maximum of 34 million euros.
In France itself, lottery prizes are paid out tax-free. There is no deduction taken from your winnings before you receive them. That said, if you live outside France, your home country may treat those winnings as taxable income. Players in the United States, for instance, are generally required to report lottery winnings to the IRS. Tax rules vary and can change, so it is worth speaking to an accountant if the amount is significant.