The short answer
A $1 Ohio Keno ticket pays $100,000 for matching all 10 numbers on a 10 spot play, $410 for 5 of 5, and $72 for 4 of 4. Prizes scale with your wager. Draws run every 4 minutes. The optional Booster multiplies any win by up to 10x.
Want the overview instead?
The Ohio Keno guide is the main Ohio payout chart: the headline prize tables plus draw times, the Booster, where to play, and the rules. This page goes a level deeper into the same official numbers, one match level at a time, with the odds and the return behind each.
Ohio Keno Top Prizes and Odds by Spot Count
The headline view: what each spot count pays for a perfect ticket, how likely that is, and the theoretical return on a $1 play once every prize in the table is weighted by its chance of landing.
| Spots Played | Top Prize ($1) | Odds of Matching All | Return per $1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Spot | $2 | 1 in 4 | 50.0% |
| 2 Spots | $11 | 1 in 17 | 66.1% |
| 3 Spots | $27 | 1 in 72 | 65.2% |
| 4 Spots | $72 | 1 in 326 | 64.9% |
| 5 Spots | $410 | 1 in 1,551 | 65.0% |
| 6 Spots | $1,100 | 1 in 7,753 | 64.8% |
| 7 Spots | $2,000 | 1 in 40,979 | 65.3% |
| 8 Spots | $10,000 | 1 in 230,115 | 64.7% |
| 9 Spots | $25,000 | 1 in 1,380,688 | 64.8% |
| 10 Spots | $100,000 | 1 in 8,911,711 | 63.7% |
How the Booster changes these prizes
Ohio Keno offers Booster, an optional add-on that costs the same as your base wager, so it doubles the price of a play. A multiplier of 1x, 2x, 3x, 4x, 5x or 10x is drawn at random for each game and applies to every prize on the ticket, so the $100,000 top prize in the chart below becomes $1,000,000 at the highest multiplier. Every prize in the tables on this page is the base prize before any Booster multiplier.
Wager Amounts and How Prizes Scale
Every prize on this page is quoted per $1 played. Ohio Keno accepts wagers of $1, $2, $3, $4, $5, $10 or $20 per game, and prizes scale straight up with the amount you bet: a $2 play pays double the amounts shown, a $5 play pays five times, and so on. That means the $100,000 top prize on a $1 10 spot play is worth $500,000 on a $5 play.
Full Ohio Keno Paytable: Every Match Level
1 Spot
| Match | Prize ($1 play) | Chance | Odds |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0 of 1 | $0 | 75% | 1 in 1.3 |
| 1 of 1 | $2 | 25% | 1 in 4 |
2 Spots
| Match | Prize ($1 play) | Chance | Odds |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0 of 2 | $0 | 56.01% | 1 in 1.8 |
| 1 of 2 | $0 | 37.97% | 1 in 2.6 |
| 2 of 2 | $11 | 6.013% | 1 in 17 |
3 Spots
| Match | Prize ($1 play) | Chance | Odds |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0 of 3 | $0 | 41.65% | 1 in 2.4 |
| 1 of 3 | $0 | 43.09% | 1 in 2.3 |
| 2 of 3 | $2 | 13.88% | 1 in 7.2 |
| 3 of 3 | $27 | 1.388% | 1 in 72 |
4 Spots
| Match | Prize ($1 play) | Chance | Odds |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0 of 4 | $0 | 30.83% | 1 in 3.2 |
| 1 of 4 | $0 | 43.27% | 1 in 2.3 |
| 2 of 4 | $1 | 21.26% | 1 in 4.7 |
| 3 of 4 | $5 | 4.325% | 1 in 23 |
| 4 of 4 | $72 | 0.3063% | 1 in 326 |
5 Spots
| Match | Prize ($1 play) | Chance | Odds |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0 of 5 | $0 | 22.72% | 1 in 4.4 |
| 1 of 5 | $0 | 40.57% | 1 in 2.5 |
| 2 of 5 | $0 | 27.05% | 1 in 3.7 |
| 3 of 5 | $2 | 8.394% | 1 in 12 |
| 4 of 5 | $18 | 1.209% | 1 in 83 |
| 5 of 5 | $410 | 0.06449% | 1 in 1,551 |
6 Spots
| Match | Prize ($1 play) | Chance | Odds |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0 of 6 | $0 | 16.66% | 1 in 6 |
| 1 of 6 | $0 | 36.35% | 1 in 2.8 |
| 2 of 6 | $0 | 30.83% | 1 in 3.2 |
| 3 of 6 | $1 | 12.98% | 1 in 7.7 |
| 4 of 6 | $7 | 2.854% | 1 in 35 |
| 5 of 6 | $57 | 0.3096% | 1 in 323 |
| 6 of 6 | $1,100 | 0.0129% | 1 in 7,753 |
7 Spots
| Match | Prize ($1 play) | Chance | Odds |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0 of 7 | $0 | 12.16% | 1 in 8.2 |
| 1 of 7 | $0 | 31.52% | 1 in 3.2 |
| 2 of 7 | $0 | 32.67% | 1 in 3.1 |
| 3 of 7 | $1 | 17.5% | 1 in 5.7 |
| 4 of 7 | $5 | 5.219% | 1 in 19 |
| 5 of 7 | $11 | 0.8639% | 1 in 116 |
| 6 of 7 | $100 | 0.07321% | 1 in 1,366 |
| 7 of 7 | $2,000 | 0.00244% | 1 in 40,979 |
8 Spots
| Match | Prize ($1 play) | Chance | Odds |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0 of 8 | $0 | 8.827% | 1 in 11 |
| 1 of 8 | $0 | 26.65% | 1 in 3.8 |
| 2 of 8 | $0 | 32.81% | 1 in 3 |
| 3 of 8 | $0 | 21.48% | 1 in 4.7 |
| 4 of 8 | $2 | 8.15% | 1 in 12 |
| 5 of 8 | $15 | 1.83% | 1 in 55 |
| 6 of 8 | $50 | 0.2367% | 1 in 423 |
| 7 of 8 | $300 | 0.01605% | 1 in 6,232 |
| 8 of 8 | $10,000 | 0.0004346% | 1 in 230,115 |
9 Spots
| Match | Prize ($1 play) | Chance | Odds |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0 of 9 | $0 | 6.375% | 1 in 16 |
| 1 of 9 | $0 | 22.07% | 1 in 4.5 |
| 2 of 9 | $0 | 31.64% | 1 in 3.2 |
| 3 of 9 | $0 | 24.61% | 1 in 4.1 |
| 4 of 9 | $2 | 11.41% | 1 in 8.8 |
| 5 of 9 | $5 | 3.26% | 1 in 31 |
| 6 of 9 | $20 | 0.572% | 1 in 175 |
| 7 of 9 | $100 | 0.05917% | 1 in 1,690 |
| 8 of 9 | $2,000 | 0.003259% | 1 in 30,682 |
| 9 of 9 | $25,000 | 0.00007243% | 1 in 1,380,688 |
10 Spots
| Match | Prize ($1 play) | Chance | Odds |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0 of 10 | $5 | 4.579% | 1 in 22 |
| 1 of 10 | $0 | 17.96% | 1 in 5.6 |
| 2 of 10 | $0 | 29.53% | 1 in 3.4 |
| 3 of 10 | $0 | 26.74% | 1 in 3.7 |
| 4 of 10 | $0 | 14.73% | 1 in 6.8 |
| 5 of 10 | $2 | 5.143% | 1 in 19 |
| 6 of 10 | $10 | 1.148% | 1 in 87 |
| 7 of 10 | $50 | 0.1611% | 1 in 621 |
| 8 of 10 | $500 | 0.01354% | 1 in 7,384 |
| 9 of 10 | $5,000 | 0.0006121% | 1 in 163,381 |
| 10 of 10 | $100,000 | 0.00001122% | 1 in 8,911,711 |
Source: ohiolottery.com. The Booster multiplier is drawn at random. Always verify the current prize chart with the Ohio Lottery before you play.
How Ohio Keno Compares to the Average Paytable
Keno prizes are not the same everywhere. This table puts the Ohio Keno top prize for each spot count next to the typical prize across the 22 other lottery keno paytables we track. The comparison figure is the median rather than the mean, so one unusually rich schedule cannot drag it out of shape.
| Spots | Ohio Keno | Typical Game | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 spot | $2 | $2 | In line with the rest |
| 2 spots | $11 | $10 | 10% above typical |
| 3 spots | $27 | $25 | 8% above typical |
| 4 spots | $72 | $72 | In line with the rest |
| 5 spots | $410 | $410 | In line with the rest |
| 6 spots | $1,100 | $1,150 | 4% below typical |
| 7 spots | $2,000 | $4,750 | 58% below typical |
| 8 spots | $10,000 | $10,000 | In line with the rest |
| 9 spots | $25,000 | $30,000 | 17% below typical |
| 10 spots | $100,000 | $100,000 | In line with the rest |
Ohio Keno falls short of the typical top prize on 3 of the 10 comparable spot counts and beats it on 2, which puts it on the tighter side of the games we track. Top prizes are only half the picture, though. Weighing every prize by its chance of landing, a $1 Ohio Keno ticket returns about 63.5% averaged across all spot counts, a shade ahead of the 62.1% typical for the comparison group. Either way the paytable is fixed, so no pick pattern and no spot count turns keno into a positive bet.
Run your own Ohio numbers
Open the keno payout calculator and choose Ohio KENO to model any spot count and bet size against this exact paytable, or use the keno odds calculator to check the probability of a specific catch.
Frequently Asked
On a $1 play, Ohio Keno pays from $2 for matching 1 of 1 up to $100,000 for matching all 10 numbers on a 10 spot ticket. A 5 spot ticket tops out at $410 and a 4 spot ticket at $72. Prizes scale with your wager, so a $5 play pays five times these amounts. The full prize table for every spot count is on this page.
The odds of matching all 10 numbers on a 10 spot Ohio Keno ticket are 1 in 8,911,711. Those odds are fixed by the math of drawing 20 numbers from a field of 80, so they are the same at every retailer and on every draw.
Booster is optional. It costs the same as your base wager and applies a randomly drawn multiplier of 1x, 2x, 3x, 4x, 5x or 10x to every prize on the ticket. At the top multiplier the $100,000 10 spot prize would pay $1,000,000. The prizes listed on this page are base prizes before any Booster multiplier.
Weighing every prize by its chance of landing, the 2 spot game returns the most on Ohio Keno, about 66.1% of a $1 play over the long run, against roughly 63.5% averaged across all spot counts. Higher spot counts are not better value, just more volatile: they trade frequent small wins for a rare large one.
KenoSpots carries Ohio Keno results at kenospots.com/states/ohio-keno/results/, updated straight from the Ohio Lottery feed, with a checker that matches your saved numbers against every draw. Match your picks against the prize table on this page to see what a ticket is worth.