With France Lotto drawing twice a week on Wednesday and Saturday, we couldn’t think of a better lottery game for you to try this strategy on.

Hot numbers are ones that appear often in lottery draws while cold numbers are ones that do not appear frequently when the winning France Loto numbers are drawn.

Absolutely. Every lottery game in the world has its own hot numbers and cold numbers and they tend to differ over the years.

The France Lotto lucky numbers that existed 10 years ago will differ to the ones that are relevant today and, the hot and cold numbers that will exist in the next 10 years will not be the same ones that you need to keep an eye out for right now.

Past draws will hold all this crucial information as they are part of the France Lotto winning numbers pool.

We know you’d much rather be dreaming about how you’ll spend your jackpot or exactly when you’ll purchase tickets to this French national lottery so, we’ve combed through the previous French Lotto results to get you those stats.

• 44 – drawn 140 times
• 22 – drawn 141 times
• 13 – drawn 143 times
• 29 – drawn 144 times
• 41 – drawn 159 times

• 32- drawn 116 times
• 23 – drawn 116 times
• 33 – drawn 114 times
• 11 – drawn 112 times
• 39 – drawn 110 times

Some of them have indeed. If a cold number happens to be drawn during the France Lotto draw then it is no longer cold.

In the same way that if a hot number stops being drawn then it is no longer hot. However, there are a few very special numbers who have maintained their status for years.

Over the last nine years, certain lucky numbers have been extra lucky and they’ve been hot numbers for France Lotto for nearly a decade: 41, 13, 22, 16, 29 and 15.

Over those same nine years, one number has hardly been seen during the France Loto draws; 39. This is the coldest number in France Lotto history.

To see the latest France Lottery results, or prize breakdown, click here.