France Lottery by Numbers

Everyone in South Africa enjoys number games. There’s nothing wrong with playing some local lotteries, but sometimes people just want a little something a bit different. France Loto 5/49 on YesPlay is here to give you that different thing you were looking for! Instead of lining up at a local kiosk, you can place bets on what drops out of the French drums. It’s as simple as that.

Key Numbers

To play this lottery, you have to pick 5 balls between 1 and 49, plus a bonus ball, same old same old. What’s cool is that this lottery is held three times a week on Monday, Wednesday and Saturday. Here are the fixed-odds that you can find on YesPlay:

• 1 ball at 9.00
• 2 balls at 111.00
• 3 balls at 1 601.00
• 4 balls at 25 001.00

Basic Bets

On the France page, YesPlay lets you bet on one to four numbers and will pay you a fixed rate if they land together in the official draw. For example, you put R21 on a single number and you win, you’re looking at a return of R189. If you split R36 across a tiny combo of two numbers and you win, you’ll be looking at a total payout of R3 996. It’s not just about raw hits, this page shows markets for all sorts of mixes, and the lowest and highest ball numbers, divisibility and other cool options. To see the full menu, you should check out more on the YesPlay site after you’ve logged in.

Common Slips

Most new lottery players often waste time and money chasing “due” numbers or trying to pick six hot favourites that they believe will get them the big bucks. When they see that those odds can get as high as 25 001.00, they start to forget that winning with those numbers is almost impossible. A much simpler approach is to keep stakes small, focus on betting on one or two numbers only, and use side markets to make things interesting, without having to spend all of your money on one bet. Also, with lottery draws happening multiple times a week, you don’t have to spend all your money at once hoping for the best.

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