So You Want to Know Which Lotteries Have the Best Odds?

If you are looking for the easiest lottery to win, it’s possibly not as straightforward a search as you might think. There are few categories to consider when seeking out that draw that seems easier to win than the rest.

The French Lotto is a good start, as it is at the top of the list of best lotteries for winning and prize and features among the best lotteries for winning the main prize.

First up, it’s well worth noting that the odds of winning any prize with the French Lotto are one in six. That’s better than the Spanish Lotto’s one in 10, the Austrian Lotto’s one in 12 and the EuroMillions’ one in 13, to name but a few.

The French Lotto happens once a week, so there is an opportunity to get in on the action early and later in any seven-day period.

In terms of the odds of winning the main prize in the French Lotto, those are approximately one in 19 million. That, indeed, sounds high – but not as high when you consider the Oz Powerball’s one in 77 million, EuroJackpot’s one in 96 million and WorldMillions’ one in 100 million in the same category.

For lotteries with better odds of winning the main prize, one could look to the Swedish Lotto, Irish Lotto, Polish Lotto or Bitcoin Lotto. Sweden’s premium draw offers odds of around one in 6.7 million of winning the highest prize. Ireland’s top draw weighs in at approximately one in 10.7 million and the Polish Lotto one in 13.9 million.

For those interested in cryptocurrency, the Bitcoin Lotto has main prize odds that are similar to those in the Polish Lotto – close to one in 14 million again.

It’s entirely worth considering the biggest lottery payouts over the years when looking for the best odds lotteries. Some have offered significantly higher record prizes than others on a consistent basis. It’s good practice to contrast the record prizes with the odds of winning any prize or the jackpot when looking for a lottery draw to suit you.

The US Powerball once paid out a record prize of the approximate equivalent of R29.8 billion. It’s followed closely by the MegaMillions’ R28.9 billion. Out of the billions and into the very high millions, there was the record R990 million payout from the Oz Powerball once upon a time.

Looking at slightly more modest, albeit still huge record payouts, there’s the R408 million the Saturday Lotto paid out in the past. The Irish Lotto and Polish Lotto paid out R302 million and R218 million, respectively, in record-high jackpot wins previously. Returning to the French Lotto for the moment, it’s record prize was R392 million.

In closing, though this doesn’t directly relate to odds, you could consider the frequency of draws when thinking about which one to enter. Most happen twice a week, some daily and others once a week. You will also come across draws that happen three times per week, such as the French Lotto.