Top 10 unluckiest lottery numbers revealed – are YOU playing a poor hand?
THE top ten unluckiest lottery numbers have been revealed, as studies suggest what combinations to opt for instead.
Since the lottery began 30 years ago no ball has been drawn fewer times than 13 (358).
Analysis has also revealed that 16, 1, 2, 21, 41, 26, 15, 20, and 46 are just as unlucky.
Whereas 38 appears to be the luckiest number, having been pulled 451 times, according to a study by the Mail Online.
Numbers 50-59 were only introduced in 2015 so – statistically – have been drawn fewer times.
Before their addition, the odds of winning the big prize were about one in 11million.
The best chance of winning the jackpot is going for 38, 23, 31, 11, 45 and 33, according to the study.
However the margin between those balls and the others is very small, which means it’s unlikely you’ll nab the jackpot.
A 27-ticket combination that is meant to guarantee a Lotto win was put forward by mathematicians David Cushing and David Stewart.
This involves placing each number between one and 59 in pairs of triplets in a certain order.
But opting for this method might cost you more than your winnings.
By using this combination on the draws since May 18 2024, you would’ve received £480 in cash.
However, you will have spent a whopping £2,790 on tickets to play.
Richard Lloyd, who runs Mersey World Lottery database, showed there are over 45million possible combinations.
This means you have a one-in-45million chance of claiming the jackpot, which once stood at £195million.
To put things into perspective, you have a one in 33million chance of being killed by lightening.
Unluckiest numbers
Since the lottery began 30 years ago, these are the numbers that have been drawn the fewest number of times.
The top ten unluckiest lottery numbers have been revealed, as studies suggest what combinations to opt for instead.
No ball has been drawn fewer times than 13 (358). The other unluckiest numbers are: 16, 1, 2, 21, 41, 26, 15, 20, and 46
This comes as a millionaire couple who won their loot in the lottery decided to give most of it away.
Ray Wragg, now 86, alongside his late wife Barbara, won the National Lottery back in Sheffield in January 2000, but how they spent their £7.6million is even more remarkable.
Their nearly two-decade spending spree saw them transform into local Sheffield philanthropists, and their generosity even took them to Buckingham Palace.
At the time, Ray had no idea what to do with the news, but his first decision was to practically quit his job as a roofer, which forced him to commute four hours away.
Recounting that magical moment, Ray said: “I retired that Saturday night in some respects.
“I didn’t know what to say but I’d never have said ‘stuff your job’ or anything like that. I’m not that kind of person.”
Luckiest numbers
Since the lottery began 30 years ago, these are the numbers that have been drawn the most number of times.
The best chance of winning the jackpot is going for 38, 23, 31, 11, 45 and 33, according to the study.