Method
How we work out the numbers
Every figure on this site is counted from a stored file of real draw results. Here is exactly how.
The data
5 725 draws covering 9 years, from September 2018 onwards, across Brunchtime, Lunchtime, Drivetime and Teatime. The file is cross-checked against six sources and rebuilt daily.
Hot and cold
A simple count of how many times each ball from 1 to 49 has been drawn as a main ball. Hot means drawn more often than average, cold means less. Ties are settled by taking the lower number.
Overdue
How many draws have passed since a ball was last drawn as a main ball. The longest waits are listed first.
The three sets
Most-frequent takes the six most-drawn balls. Overdue takes the six longest waits. Balanced spreads across the low, middle and high bands so a set is not bunched at one end.
What these numbers cannot do
Every 49s draw is independent. These figures describe what has already happened and cannot change what happens next.
A 49s draw has no memory. A ball drawn fifty times in a row would still have the same chance on the next draw as a ball that has never come up. Counting past draws tells you what the machine has done. It tells you nothing about what it will do.
We publish these figures because people want a reason to choose numbers, and a stated rule is better than a guess dressed up as a system. It is not a way to win, and this site will never say that it is.