French Loto Draw Held on Wednesday, September 16, 2026
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The French lottery is called Loto. A company called FDJ runs it.
FDJ had a Loto draw on Wednesday, September 16, 2026.
In a draw, the game picks winning numbers. People with tickets can win money.
Many people in France play Loto every week. They hope to win a big prize.
FDJ shows the winning numbers on its website after the draw.
People check their tickets to see if they won.
If your numbers match, you can win money. Some prizes are very big.
Loto draws happen many times every week in France.
This news is just about the draw on this day. It does not give the exact numbers.
Vocabulary15 words
- lottery
- a game where you can win money with lucky numbers
- draw
- the moment when winning numbers are chosen
- winning numbers
- the numbers that win money in the game
- prize
- money or a gift you win
- operator
- the company that runs the game
- ticket
- a small paper you buy to play the game
- match
- to be the same as something else
- national
- for the whole country
- regular
- happening again and again, normal
- website
- a page you can see on the internet
- France
- a country in Europe
- company
- a business that sells things or services
- player
- a person who plays a game
- check
- to look at something carefully
- money
- what you use to buy things
Quiz
Answer key
1. A French lottery game 2. FDJ 3. Wednesday, September 16, 2026
Fill-in-the-blank listening
Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.
The French _____ is called Loto. A company called FDJ runs it.
FDJ had a Loto _____ on Wednesday, September 16, 2026.
In a draw, the game picks _____. People with tickets can win money.
Many people in France play Loto every week. They hope to win a big _____.
FDJ shows the winning numbers on its _____ after the draw.
People check their _____ to see if they won.
If your numbers _____, you can win money. Some prizes are very big.
Loto draws happen many times every week in _____.
This news is just about the draw on this day. It does not give the exact _____.