In the game of Keno, you can pick from 80 numbers. Similar to a lottery, each round of Keno sees a set amount of numbers drawn, in this case 20. Based on the quantity of numbers you pick, the game will have a pay table based on how many of your numbers match. But what numbers should you pick?
What are the best numbers to play on a keno machine?
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The specific numbers you pick don’t matter at all, because the odds of things happening are identical. Each of the 80 numbers on the board has an equal chance of being picked. So regardless of the numbers you select, the odds will be the same.
What has more of an impact on your chances is the quantity of numbers you activate. Picking 6 numbers vs. 7 vs. 8 will impact your prize table and your overall odds of winning. As you pick more numbers, the chances of matching all of them will go down, and of course the prize for doing so will go up.
Consider this:
- The odds of matching 6 out of 6 numbers is 1:7,753.
- The odds of matching 7 out of 7 numbers is 1:40,980.
- The odds of matching 8 out of 8 numbers is 1:230,115.
For comparison’s sake, matching 7 out of 7 is pretty similar to the odds of getting a Royal Flush on Video Poker.
So while you can pick whatever lucky numbers you want, just keep in mind picking more of them makes your chances less likely you’re going to hit the top prize. But you have some control over how difficult it will be simply by nature of the number of picks you ultimately make. Unlike a traditional lottery game where you have to pick a set amount of numbers, Keno offers you choices.
The other good news is that the overall payback on a Keno machine will be higher than if you go to a live Keno desk and pick numbers, mostly because live Keno is a slower game, so you don’t ultimately place as many bets as you do on a video Keno machine, where you can potentially complete dozens of rounds in a minute. Payback varies widely but has a similar range to slots.
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