Korea Lotto 6/45 in numbers: facts for the press
Up-to-date, quotable Korea Lotto 6/45 key figures, calculated automatically from the official draw results, as of 17.10.2026. You may reuse the texts and the chart freely with the credit “Source: Lottochaos.com” and a link to this page.
1 : 8,145,060
The odds of winning the Korea Lotto 6/45 jackpot are 1 in 8,145,060 per line.
156,636 years of waiting
Playing one line in every draw (52 draws a year), it would take on average about 156,636 years to hit the jackpot once.
1 : 42.0
In Korea Lotto 6/45, roughly one line in 42.0 wins a prize of any kind (odds 1 in 42.0).
1,246 draws
Since the first draw on 07.12.2002, Korea Lotto 6/45 has held 1,246 draws.
34 187×
The most drawn Korea Lotto 6/45 number is 34: 187 times in 1,246 draws since 07.12.2002 (expected by pure chance: 166.1).
9 137×
The least drawn is 9: 137 times in 1,246 draws since 07.12.2002 (expected: 166.1).
22 draws absent
Number 45 has not been drawn for 22 draws (last on 16.05.2026). That does not make it “due”: every number has the same chance in every draw.
73 draws absent
Longest absence of a number since 07.12.2002: 5 missed 73 draws in a row (28.01.2023 to 29.06.2024).
11 + 21 34×
The most frequent pair is 11 and 21: drawn together 34 times (expected: 18.9).
2 36×
Bonus number: 2 is the most frequent (36 times since 07.12.2002).
40,723.0 m ₩
The biggest tier-1 prize since 07.12.2002 was 40,723.0 m ₩ (draw of 12.04.2003).
0
No Korea Lotto 6/45 winning combination has ever been drawn twice (1,246 draws).
Chart: how often has each number been drawn?
The dashed line shows the value expected by pure chance. Deviations of this size are normal in genuinely random draws.
Method and sources
Figures are based on the official draw results and prize breakdowns of the operators and are recalculated automatically after every draw. Frequencies refer to the current 6/45 format (statistics since 07.12.2002). Lottochaos is an independent statistics site with no gambling offer; past draws do not allow any prediction.
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