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The chance of every possible result when you play these numbers.
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It means that, on average, you would hit that result about once every 7,753 games. It does not mean it will take exactly that many tries. Every keno game is its own fresh draw with no memory of what came before, so a big win can land on your very next ticket or take a long while.
For most spot counts, the most likely result is matching just one or two numbers. Hitting all your numbers is the rare jackpot, but landing a few matches happens often. That is exactly how keno is built: lots of small near-misses, with the top prizes kept rare.
These are honest odds. Matching more numbers is always tougher, and the jackpot is meant to be hard to reach. Play for fun, set a budget you are comfortable with, and treat any win as a bonus.
Standard keno uses 80 numbers, and 20 of them are drawn each game. To work out your chances, we count every possible way the draw could land and compare it to the ways your picks could be matched. This is the same exact math the lottery itself uses, so the numbers above are the true odds.
Chance of k matches = C(N, k) × C(80−N, 20−k) / C(80, 20)
Where N = how many numbers you picked, k = how many you match, and C(n, r) = the number of possible combinations.
Because 80 numbers are in the pool and 20 are drawn, the total number of possible draws is enormous, which is why matching all of your numbers is so rare.
The payout is always less than the true odds. For example, hitting all 6 in a 6-spot happens about 1 in 7,753 games, but many casinos pay $1,500 for a $1 bet, not $7,753. That gap is the house edge, and it is how the game makes money over time.
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