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Lotto 02 April 2020
The Most Popular Numbers In Lotto History
Lucky Winning Lotto Numbers
Is Number 7 Really 'Lucky'?
It stands to reason that if a number is truly lucky you’ll often find it in big win combinations. Is this the case with the number 7 that many people claim to be a lucky number?
The largest amount won in SA Lotto history took place in January 2018, when 4 winners won R27,5 million each. Their winning numbers were 6, 7, 15, 21, 24, 48 and Bonus Ball 16.
Here you can see number 7 did occur in the winning combination.
In South Africa’s PowerBall history, the biggest win ever took place in February 2019, when a lucky player in his fifties won a top prize of R232,131,751. This SA Powerball ticket holder's lucky numbers were 14, 18, 21, 25, 35 and PowerBall 5. So, number 7 didn’t help much here.
A truly lucky number will also feature at the top of the list of the most drawn numbers. This is not the case in SA lotteries. So while some players have found their fortunes with the help of Number 7 every other digit can just as likely be your ticket to riches.
So here you have two facts: You don’t need number 7 to get your win because other numbers have the same chance of turning into a win. Secondly you’ll note that number 15 features close to the bottom on a list of most drawn numbers. It still helped four people become millionaires.
The lesson? Any number can help you win
Despite these facts studies have shown it is 25% more likely to be picked than any other number in people's selections. However, the fact that more people are choosing number 7 is probably a good reason to stay away from it: it's no more likely of being drawn than any other, and when more people have the same numbers then prizes will have to be shared more ways.
World’s Biggest Payouts in Lottoland
Now when you join the more than 9 million customers on Lottoland you can try your luck with all the numbers available. Each of the international lotteries—including the world’s biggest payouts US Powerball and MegaMillions—has its own unique rules so your number options changes with each game.
Have fun with all the numbers because every lottery ball has an equal chance of being drawn than any other, however some appear far more often. For you interest we've broken down the amount of times each ball has been drawn to see how they compared.
SA Lotto
In SA Lotto the lucky number 16 showed up the most times in draws. It’s been drawn a total of 252 times which is 64 times more than number 37 at the bottom of this list. Note that the numbers 50-52 can’t be taken into account in these comparisons since they were only added to the game recently. The other numbers that often occur according to current statistics are 30, 2, 8 and 23.
SA Powerball
Looking for lucky numbers for Powerball? Here you find number 31 at the top with 15 drawn just three times less in the same space of time. Number 1 and 12 have also been drawn more than 110 times. All of these numbers showed up once in draws in the past five weeks.
EuroMillions
In the big European draw, numbers 50, 44, 23, 19 and 4 have appeared the most. The difference between the most drawn (50) and least drawn (46) is 49.
US PowerBall
The most frequent numbers are: 26, 16, 41, 32, and 28. Number 26 has been drawn 281 more times than the least common ball number 66, although that is due to the number of balls being increased recently and not because number 66 is incredibly unlucky!
MegaMillions
In the MegaMillions draw the more commonly occurring numbers are: 17, 31, 2, 39, 4 and 20. 17 and 31 have both (at time of writing) been drawn 212 times since this lottery was launched, with 17 our chosen lucky lottery number as it was drawn most recently.
Irish Lotto
The most common numbers drawn since the Irish Lotto began in 1988 are 2, 32, 9, 7, 10 and 18. (Though don't forget the Lotto has gone through many changes over the years; a lot of you might well remember it was a 36 number game when it started, but it has since gone up to 47).
These statistics have been compiled since the draws began, and as far as 'lucky' lottery numbers go, these are perhaps your best bet. Although their frequency individually does not suggest they appear together often. Also, many lottery fans scour statistics like this to choose their numbers, so a PowerBall ticket with 26, 16, 41, 32 and 28 that wins would most likely be shared out amongst a much larger amount of participants.
The Luckiest Winning Numbers in South Africa
The latest SA PowerBall winner won R114,580,902.70 in February. The woman of 35 years was the first woman to win an amount above R100 million in the history of South Africa. Her lucky winning number combination was 3, 15, 23, 37, 45 and the winning Powerball number 18. The lucky numbers for the biggest win in SA Lotto were 6, 7, 15, 21, 24, 48 and 16. The table below shows the lucky lotto numbers in the history of South Africa:
sa Lucky Lottery Winners | |||
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Winners | Top Prize | Lottery | Winning Numbers |
1 Winner 50 year old man |
R232 Million | SA PowerBall | 14, 18, 21, 26, 35 (Powerball: 5) |
1 Winner 34 year old man |
R145 Million | SA PowerBall | 1, 15, 23, 24, 35 (Powerball: 4) |
1 Winner 50 year old man |
R141 Million | SA PowerBall | 8, 9, 15, 20, 24 (Powerball: 14) |
1 Winner 35 year old woman |
R114,5 Million | SA PowerBall | 3, 15, 23, 37, 45 (Powerball: 18) |
1 Winner 32 year old man |
R114,2 Million | SA PowerBall | 2, 8, 11, 13, 32 (Powerball: 3) |
4 Winners R27,5 million each |
R110 Million | SA Lotto | 6, 7, 15, 21, 24, 48 (Bonus ball: 16) |
1 Winner man in his 20s |
R102 Million | SA PowerBall | 6, 30, 31, 33, 36 (Powerball: 16) |
Biggest Lottery Winners in Europe
Two of the biggest EuroMillions winners came from the UK. First was Colin and Christine Weir, who won €185 million.Their pick; 17, 19, 38, 42 and 45, and the Lucky Stars 9 and 10 made them as rich as the Beckhams.
Of their selection only 19 appears in the 10 most commonly picked numbers, although none of their choice are amongst the 10 least commonly picked numbers.
Next came Adrian and Gillian Bayford, who won the highest EuroMillions tier 1 prize ever in 2012, taking home €190 million. Their winning numbers were 50, 21, 17, 48 and 11, and the Lucky Star numbers 09 and 10.
Their lucky selection included number 48, which is one of the least commonly drawn numbers in the EuroMillions. Number 50 on the other hand, is the ball that appears the most in the whole lottery, featuring 128 times since launch.
It's also worth noting that both couples had the Lucky Stars numbers 9 and 10. While 9 is the joint most common Lucky Star, 10 is the 2nd least likely to appear, after 11.
Of course the Bayfords weren't the only ones to hit the biggest possible prize on EuroMillions - one anonymous ticket-holder from Portugal also won €190 million (though in Portugal the taxman took 20%) with the numbers 3, 9, 20, 30, and 42 plus Lucky Stars 1 and 6.
Ironically, in this instance the Portuguese winner picked NONE of the most popular numbers and still won the maximum amount available – an important point to remember!
US Record Breakers
The biggest American single top prize winner was Gloria MacKenzie, who scooped $590 million, also the biggest single-win tier 1prize in lottery history.
The Florida resident's numbers were 10, 13, 14, 22 and 52, with a winning PowerBall of 11. Of her PowerBall picks none are amongst the 15 most common numbers, including number 13, which is widely avoided by lottery regulars because it is seen as an 'unlucky' number.
This year Lisa and John Robinson were the stunned owners of one of just three winning PowerBall tickets, out of 635,103,137 sold. The $1.6 billion draw gave Lisa and John $327.8 million (which they took in the form of a one-time payment), thanks to numbers 04, 08, 19, 27, 34 and PowerBall 10.
With many lotteries two balls have a habit of turning up in the same draw, such as 4 and 23 in EuroMillions (21 times), but none of the big winners had that pair in their winning tickets.
The table below shows some of the biggest single lottery winners from around the world, including that world-record-breaking win from the States:
Lucky Lottery Winners | |||
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Winners | Top Prize | Lottery | Winning Numbers |
Colin and Christine Weir | €185 Million | EuroMillions | 17, 19, 38, 42, 45 (Bonus: 9 + 10) |
Adrian and Gillian Bayford | €190 Million | EuroMillions | 50, 21, 17, 48, 11 (Bonus: 9 and 10) |
Anon from Portugal | €190 Million | EuroMillions | 3, 9, 20, 30, 42 (Bonus: 1 & 6) |
Gloria MacKenzie | $590 million | US Powerball | 10, 13, 14, 22, 52 (Bonus: 11) |
Lisa and John Robinson | $327.8 million | US Powerball | 04, 08, 19, 27, 34 (Bonus: 10) |
David and Carol Martin | £33 million | UK Lotto | 26, 27, 46, 47, 52, 58 |
Syndicate from Carlow | €18.9 million | Irish Lotto | 4, 12, 26, 27, 29, 37 (Bonus: 38) |
Lucky Lotto Numbers
Now we don't believe in 'lucky' or unlucky numbers any more than you do. It's just interesting to see which numbers have been most commonly chosen for the different lotteries. At Lottoland we allow you to bet on lotteries, but bear in mind that we are not associated with the official lotteries and aren't selling official tickets.
Got your own "lucky numbers", or are inspired to try one of these winning combinations? Either way, there only way to be in with a chance is by placing a bet on one of the's selection of lotteries available at Lottoland.
Last updated: April 2020
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