49's explained
Four draws a day, six numbers from 49 and a Booster — and why the payout depends on the bookmaker rather than the draw.
49's is not a lottery in the sense the National Lottery is. It is a numbers draw run by 49's Ltd and offered through bookmakers, which means the draw is the same for everyone but the payout is set by whoever took the bet. We publish the numbers only.
Four draws a day
There are four draws every day of the week, at 11.49am, 12.49pm, 4.49pm and 5.49pm UK time. Two of them, Brunchtime and Drivetime, were added at the start of 2026, so any guide that describes two draws a day is out of date. Each draw produces six main numbers from 1 to 49 plus a seventh number called the Booster.
Six-ball and seven-ball
Two formats run off the same draw:
- Six-ball compares your selection against the six main numbers only.
- Seven-ball includes the Booster, so matching is easier and the return per match is lower.
The published rules limit a selection to five numbers, although other pages on the operator's own site have described up to six. Where the two disagree the rules take precedence, and a longer selection is treated as a series of shorter ones with the stake divided.
Why we cannot tell you what you won
Each bookmaker publishes its own table of returns, and they differ. The figures 49's publishes are a reference for a £1 stake and include the stake itself. Our 49's checker therefore tells you how many numbers matched and leaves the amount to your bookmaker, which is the only party that can confirm it. That is the same reason our 49's pages carry a different disclaimer from the National Lottery ones.
Reading the results here
Each draw has its own page with the six numbers, the Booster and the time it was published. Because there are 28 draws a week, the archive is organised by day and by slot, and individual draw pages are excluded from search indexing to keep the useful pages findable. The 49's hub shows today's four draws in order.
Results are published for information only. Every draw is independent; past results do not affect future draws, and the frequency tables on this site describe what has happened rather than what will.