Timothy P. Cahill, Treasurer, Receiver General Mark J. Cavanagh, Executive Director
Games

Drawing Dates & Times

Keno bets can be placed:
Sun - Sat: 5:00 am - 1:15 am

Hours that the game is drawn:
Sun: 12:00 pm - 1:00 am
Mon - Sat: 5:04 am - 1:00 am

Search Numbers Offical Rules
12 spot game
Match Odds Win
12 1:478,261,833.14 $1,000,000*
11 1:5,978,272.91 $25,000
10 1:184,230.29 $2,500
9 1:10,482.07 $1,000
8 1:980.78 $150
7 1:142.30 $25
6 1:31.05 $5
0 1:43.05 $4
Probability of winning a prize in this game = 1:15.73
11 spot game
Match Odds Win
11 1:62,381,978.24 $500,000*
10 1:945,181.49 $15,000
9 1:35,244.06 $1,500
8 1:2,430.62 $250
7 1:277.18 $50
6 1:49.50 $10
5 1:13.50 $1
0 1:30.57 $2
Probability of winning a prize in this game = 1:7.63
10 spot game
Match Odds Win
10 1:8,911,711.18 $100,000*
9 1:163,381.37 $10,000
8 1:7,384.47 $500
7 1:620.68 $80
6 1:87.11 $20
5 1:19.44 $2
0 1:21.84 $2
Probability of winning a prize in this game = 1:9.05
9 spot game
Match Odds Win
9 1:1,380,687.65 $40,000
8 1:30,681.95 $4,000
7 1:1,690.11 $200
6 1:174.84 $25
5 1:30.67 $5
4 1:8.76 $1
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Probability of winning a prize in this game = 1:6.53
8 spot game
Match Odds Win
8 1:230,114.61 $15,000
7 1:6,232.27 $1,000
6 1:422.53 $50
5 1:54.64 $10
4 1:12.27 $2
Probability of winning a prize in this game = 1:9.77
7 spot game
Match Odds Win
7 1:40,979.31 $5,000
6 1:1,365.98 $100
5 1:115.76 $20
4 1:19.16 $3
3 1:5.71 $1
Probability of winning a prize in this game = 1:4.23
6 spot game
Match Odds Win
6 1:7,752.84 $1,600
5 1:323.04 $50
4 1:35.04 $7
3 1:7.70 $1
Probability of winning a prize in this game = 1:6.19
5 spot game
Match Odds Win
5 1:1,550.57 $450
4 1:82.70 $20
3 1:11.91 $2
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Probability of winning a prize in this game = 1:10.34
4 spot game
Match Odds Win
4 1:326.44 $100
3 1:23.12 $4
2 1:4.70 $1
Probability of winning a prize in this game = 1:3.86
3 spot game
Match Odds Win
3 1:72.07 $25
2 1:7.21 $2.50
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Probability of winning a prize in this game = 1:6.55
2 spot game
Match Odds Win
2 1:16.63 $5
1 1:2.63 $1
Probability of winning a prize in this game = 1:2.27
1 spot game
Match Odds Win
1 1:4.00 $2.50
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Probability of winning a prize in this game = 1:4.00
KENO BONUS INFORMATION
Multiplier Odds Example: Winning Amount if KENO BONUS
Not Played Played
No Bonus 1:1.75 $5 $5
3x 1:3 $5 $15
4x 1:15 $5 $20
5x 1:40 $5 $25
10x 1:234 $5 $50

KENO BONUS gives you a chance to increase your KENO winnings by 3, 4, 5 or 10 times. To play KENO BONUS, mark the "Y" box on your bet slip. The cost of your wager will double. If you purchase the additional BONUS play for a drawing and win, you may multiply your winnings if a multiplier number (3, 4, 5 or 10) is drawn. The overall odds of having a multiplier number (3, 4, 5 or 10) are 1:2.3.

KENO BONUS is not available for the 10-spot, 11-spot, or 12-spot KENO games. A KENO BONUS wager is only valid when played in conjunction with a valid KENO wager.

Search Numbers Offical Rules

Drawing Procedure

KENO drawings take place seven days a week. Sunday 12:00 p.m. to 1:00 a.m. and Monday through Saturday 5:04 a.m. to 1:00 a.m.

The drawings take place approximately 4 minutes apart.

The Lottery will select twenty (20) numbers out of a field of eighty (80) numbers ranging from number one (1) to number eighty (80).

A computer driven random number generator will select the winning numbers for each drawing. The random number generator will only select winning numbers after receiving confirmation from the Lottery's computer system that betting for that drawing has been closed.

More specifically: There are two computer systems involved in a Keno drawing. The primary computer takes all bets. Attached to this main computer is a random number generator that is constantly shuffling 80 numbers around. Once the betting is closed, the primary computer asks the random number generator for 20 numbers. At that moment, the primary computer knows the 20 winning numbers and graphically displays them on the Keno monitors at agent locations. The random number generator is independent of the primary computer and has no way of determining which bets the primary computer accepts. The sole purpose of this generator is to continuously shuffle numbers and provide the primary computer with a set of winning numbers when asked.

how to play

  1. Choose how many numbers (spots) you want to play by marking in the appropriate box.
  2. Select the amount of money you want to wager per game $1, $2, $5, $10 or $20 by marking in one of the Amount Bet boxes.
  3. You can play up to 30 consecutive games by marking the appropriate box under Number of Games Played.
  4. Pick the numbers you wish to play from a field of 80 by marking in each of the boxes Ð keeping in mind the number of spots chosen above. IMPORTANT: KEEP MARKS INSIDE BOXES. Use only PENCIL OR BLUE ball-point pen to mark the betting slip. You may also let the Lottery computer choose your numbers by marking in the Quic Pic (QP) box.
  5. Mark the "Y" box if you wish to play KENO BONUS. If you play KENO BONUS the total wager amount will double.****
  6. Give the completed betting slip to an ON-LINE Lottery Sales Agent.
  7. The Sales Agent will give you a separate ticket as your receipt. IMPORTANT: CHECK YOUR TICKET! BE SURE THAT IT REPRESENTS THE NUMBERS AND DRAWING(S) THAT YOU WANTED TO PLAY AS IT IS YOUR ONLY PROOF OF PLAYING THESE NUMBERS.
  8. The Lottery suggests for your own protection that you sign the back of your ticket to identify ownership.

* Maximum overall prize payout for matching 12 out of 12 is $2,000,000 for any single game. If there are more than two ($2) dollars bet on the winning numbers, the payoff for each one ($1) dollar bet equals two million ($2,000,000) dollars divided by the number of dollars wagered.

** Maximum overall prize payout for matching 11 out of 11 is $2,000,000 for any single game. If there are more than four ($4) dollars bet on the winning numbers, the payoff for each one ($1) dollar bet equals two million ($2,000,000) dollars divided by the number of dollars wagered.

*** Maximum overall prize payout for matching 10 out of 10 is $2,000,000 for any single game. If there are more than twenty ($20) dollars bet on the winning numbers, the payoff for each one ($1) dollar bet equals two million ($2,000,000) dollars divided by number of dollars wagered.

**** KENO BONUS gives you a chance to increase your KENO winnings by 3, 4, 5 or 10 times. To play KENO BONUS, mark the "Y" box on your bet slip. The cost of your wager will double. If you purchase the additional BONUS play for a drawing and win, you may multiply your winnings if a multiplier number (3, 4, 5 or 10) is drawn. The overall odds of having a multiplier number (3, 4, 5 or 10) are 1:2.3.

KENO BONUS is not available for the 10-spot, 11-spot, or 12-spot KENO games. A KENO BONUS wager is only valid when played in conjuction with a valid KENO wager.