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Blitz Keno
Introduction
Blitz Keno is played like standard keno with side bets added on the sum of the 20 balls drawn.
Rules
- As in conventional keno, the game uses 80 balls numbered from 1 to 80.
- After the player bets, the game will draw 20 balls at random, without replacement.
- The player may play two ways, betting on specific numbers to be drawn or on the sum of the balls drawn.
- As in conventional keno, if the player bets on specific balls drawn, then the player may pick 2 to 10 balls and will be paid according to how many match the balls drawn by the game, per the pay table below.
- The following bets are available on the sum of all balls. Wins are on a "for one" basis. A "small" total is defined as under 810 and "big" as over 810.
- Small — Pays 1.95
- Big — Pays 1.95
- Exactly 810 — Pays 108
- Odd — Pays 1.95
- Even — Pays 1.95
- Small and odd — Pays 3.7
- Small and even — Pays 3.7
- Large and odd — Pays 3.7
- Large and even — Pays 3.7
- Rain (total 210 to 695) — Pays 9.2
- Cloud (total 696 to 763) — Pays 4.6
- Lightning (total 764 to 855) — Pays 2.4
- Fire (total 856 to 924) — Pays 4.6
- Sprout (total 925 to 1410) — Pays 9.2
Following is the pay table for Numbers Keno. Wins are on a "for one" basis.
Blitz Keno Pay Table
| Catch | Pick 2 | Pick 3 | Pick 4 | Pick 5 | Pick 6 | Pick 7 | Pick 8 | Pick 9 | Pick 10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 0.50 | 0.25 | 0.25 | 0.25 | 0.25 | 0.30 | 0.20 | 0.50 | 0.50 |
| 1 | 1.00 | 0.50 | 0.50 | 0.30 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2 | 5.00 | 3.00 | 1.50 | 1.00 | 0.50 | 0.30 | 0.30 | - | - |
| 3 | 15.00 | 5.00 | 3.00 | 3.00 | 2.00 | 2.00 | 1.00 | 0.50 | |
| 4 | 40.00 | 15.00 | 5.00 | 5.00 | 3.00 | 3.00 | 2.00 | ||
| 5 | 100.00 | 50.00 | 10.00 | 5.00 | 5.00 | 5.00 | |||
| 6 | 500.00 | 100.00 | 15.00 | 20.00 | 10.00 | ||||
| 7 | 1,500.00 | 100.00 | 50.00 | 50.00 | |||||
| 8 | 2,000.00 | 500.00 | 200.00 | ||||||
| 9 | 2,500.00 | 2,000.00 | |||||||
| 10 | 5,000.00 |
Numbers Analysis
The game refers to betting on specific balls as "Numbers Betting. You can analyze and keno pay table using my keno calculator. Forgive me if I don't go through that math again. The following table shows the return for each number of picks, according to the pay table above.
Blitz Keno Return Table
| Catch | Return |
|---|---|
| 2 | 96.04% |
| 3 | 94.40% |
| 4 | 95.12% |
| 5 | 94.66% |
| 6 | 94.72% |
| 7 | 94.16% |
| 8 | 94.19% |
| 9 | 94.54% |
| 10 | 94.36% |
Sum Analysis
The following table shows the winning combinations (out of 3,535,316,142,212,170,000), probability of winning, and expected return. Wins are on a "for one" basis. "Small" refers to under 810 and "Big" over 810.
Blitz Keno Sum Analysis
| Bet | Pays | Combinations | Probability | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Small | 1.95 | 1,759,886,689,338,600,000 | 0.497802 | 0.970713 |
| Big | 1.95 | 1,759,886,689,338,600,000 | 0.497802 | 0.970713 |
| Exactly 810 | 108 | 15,542,763,534,960,500 | 0.004396 | 0.474814 |
| Odd | 1.95 | 1,767,658,070,682,250,000 | 0.500000 | 0.975000 |
| Even | 1.95 | 1,767,658,071,529,910,000 | 0.500000 | 0.975000 |
| Small and odd | 3.7 | 883,829,035,341,126,000 | 0.250000 | 0.925000 |
| Small and even | 3.7 | 876,057,653,997,476,000 | 0.247802 | 0.916867 |
| Large and odd | 3.7 | 883,829,035,341,126,000 | 0.250000 | 0.925000 |
| Large and even | 3.7 | 876,057,653,997,476,000 | 0.247802 | 0.916867 |
| Rain (total 210 to 695) | 9.2 | 362,424,019,495,171,000 | 0.102515 | 0.943141 |
| Cloud (total 696 to 763) | 4.6 | 712,463,910,471,783,000 | 0.201528 | 0.927027 |
| Lightning (total 764 to 855) | 2.4 | 1,371,845,418,169,310,000 | 0.388040 | 0.931297 |
| Fire (total 856 to 924) | 4.6 | 726,158,774,580,726,000 | 0.205401 | 0.944846 |
| Sprout (total 925 to 1410) | 9.2 | 369,528,034,550,593,000 | 0.104525 | 0.961628 |
Internal Links
Keno Sums — The number of ways to form any given total of all 20 keno balls.
External Links
- Gluck Games — Watch a Blitz Keno demo.
- Keno Math — Number of combinations of any given total of all 20 balls.