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Loto FDJ: Winning Numbers Drawn for Saturday, August 22

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The Loto FDJ had a new draw on Saturday, August 22, 2026.

Loto is a popular game in France. People buy tickets and pick numbers.

If your numbers match, you can win money.

This Saturday, the jackpot was 3 million euros.

A jackpot is a very big prize of money.

Many people bought tickets before the draw. They wanted to win the big prize.

The draw chooses the winning numbers. A machine picks the numbers.

People check their tickets after the draw. They want to see if they won.

FDJ is the company that runs the Loto game in France.

The company shows the winning numbers on its website.

Winners can win small or big amounts of money.

The biggest prize is the jackpot.

This week, one lucky person could win 3 million euros.

Many people play Loto every week in France.

It is a fun game for many families.

Vocabulary15 words

Loto
a game where you pick numbers to try to win money
jackpot
the biggest prize of money you can win
draw
the time when winning numbers are chosen
FDJ
the company that runs the Loto game in France
ticket
a small paper you buy to play the game
prize
money or a gift you win
numbers
the special digits you pick to play
lucky
having good luck
win
to get a prize
match
to be the same
million
a very big number: 1,000,000
euros
the money used in France
machine
a thing that helps do a job
website
a page on the internet
popular
liked by many people

Quiz

1. What is the Loto FDJ?
2. How much was the jackpot on this Saturday?
3. True or false: FDJ shows the winning numbers on its website.

Fill-in-the-blank listening

Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.

The _____ FDJ had a new draw on Saturday, August 22, 2026.

Loto is a popular game in _____.

People buy _____ and pick numbers.

If your numbers _____, you can win money.

This Saturday, the _____ was 3 million euros.

A jackpot is a very big _____ of money.

Many people bought tickets before the _____.

A _____ picks the numbers.

_____ is the company that runs the Loto game.

The company shows the winning numbers on its _____.

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