Lotto 6/49 in numbers: facts for the press
Up-to-date, quotable Lotto 6/49 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 : 13,983,816
The odds of winning the Lotto 6/49 jackpot are 1 in 13,983,816 per line.
134,460 years of waiting
Playing one line in every draw (104 draws a year), it would take on average about 134,460 years to hit the jackpot once.
1 : 6.6
In Lotto 6/49, roughly one line in 6.6 wins a prize of any kind (odds 1 in 6.6).
4,460 draws
Since the first draw on 12.06.1982, Lotto 6/49 has held 4,460 draws.
45 605×
The most drawn Lotto 6/49 number is 45: 605 times in 4,460 draws since 12.06.1982 (expected by pure chance: 546.1).
14 498×
The least drawn is 14: 498 times in 4,460 draws since 12.06.1982 (expected: 546.1).
37 draws absent
Number 40 has not been drawn for 37 draws (last on 10.06.2026). That does not make it “due”: every number has the same chance in every draw.
79 draws absent
Longest absence of a number since 12.06.1982: 7 missed 79 draws in a row (09.05.1998 to 13.02.1999).
38 + 45 82×
The most frequent pair is 38 and 45: drawn together 82 times (expected: 56.9).
5 114×
Bonus number: 5 is the most frequent (114 times since 12.06.1982).
0
No Lotto 6/49 winning combination has ever been drawn twice (4,460 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 6/49 format (statistics since 12.06.1982). Lottochaos is an independent statistics site with no gambling offer; past draws do not allow any prediction.
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