UK49s Lottery – Since 1996

The 49’s lotto is a UK lottery game that takes place twice per day. The first drawing is known as the UK 49 Lunchtime play and drawings take place at 12:49 PM, while the second drawing is referred to as the UK 49 Teatime lottery and takes place at 4:49 PM. This lottery game started in 1996.

How to Play

Playing is simple, select six numbers plus one booster ball from a number pool between 1 and 49. With this, you have the choice to play either the standard 6 number draw or increase your chances of winning by adding a bonus ball to have a 7 number play.

Here’s a breakdown of odds of winning any prize by playing the UK 49 Lunchtime or Teatime lottery.

• 6 Winning Numbers – 1 in 13.98 million
• 5 Numbers + Bonus Ball – 1 in 2.33 million
• 5 Numbers – 1 in 55,000
• 4 Numbers + Bonus Ball – 1 in 22,000
• 4 Numbers – 1 in 1,083
• 3 Numbers + Bonus Ball – 1 in 812
• 3 Numbers – 1 in 61
• 2 Numbers + Bonus Ball – 1 in 81
• 2 Numbers – 1 in 8
• 1 Number + Bonus Ball – 1 in 21
• Bonus Ball – 1 in 16

UK 49 Lotto Tips

Believe it or not there several numbers that pop up over and over again during drawings. The most common UK 49 Lunchtime lottery numbers are:

• 47 – Drawn 963 times
• 37 – Drawn 951 times
• 17 – Drawn 949 times
• 26 – Drawn 941 times
• 19 – Drawn 940 times
• 15 – Drawn 940 times
• 16 – Drawn 937 times
• 23 – Drawn 937 times

On the contrary, the least common UK 49 Lunchtime numbers drawn are:

• 8 – Drawn 814 times
• 14 – Drawn 824 times
• 24 – Drawn 835 times
• 41 – Drawn 857 times
• 4 – Drawn 861 times
• 32 – Drawn 867 times

Sometimes winning number combinations occur in a specific order, which creates sets of commonly occurring consecutive number pairs. Here are the most common consecutive numbers on winning draws.

• 47 and 48 – 127 times
• 7 and 15 – 125 times
• 25 and 27 – 121 times
• 9 and 37 – 119 times
• 22 and 37 – 119 times
• 28 and 40 – 119 times