How UK 49's works: the draws, the numbers and the Booster ball

Four draws a day

Brunchtime at 11:49, Lunchtime at 12:49, Drivetime at 16:49 and Teatime at 17:49, all UK time, every day. The 49's game was started by UK bookmakers in December 1996. Lunchtime and Teatime have run for many years; Brunchtime and Drivetime were added in 2026. All the draws are produced and broadcast live by SIS (Sports Information Services) from UK studios.

What is drawn

In each draw, six main numbers are drawn from balls numbered 1 to 49. Then a seventh ball, the Booster, is drawn from the 43 balls that are left, so the Booster is never the same as a main number.

How bets work

UK 49's is not a lottery ticket you buy from the organisers. You place a fixed-odds bet with a bookmaker: you choose how many numbers to back, usually from 1 to 5, and how much to stake. There is no jackpot that rolls over; each bookmaker sets its own prices.

Most bookmakers offer two ways to play. With 6-ball, only the six main numbers count. With 7-ball, the Booster counts too, so it wins more often but pays less. Rules and prices differ between bookmakers, so check yours before you bet. The real chance of each pick

How to read a result

For example, the Lunchtime draw on Saturday 14 November 2026 was 3, 8, 26, 34, 42, 44 with Booster 48. If you backed 3 and 8, both came up: a win on 6-ball and on 7-ball. If you backed 3 and 48, only 3 is a main number, so that pair loses on 6-ball but wins on 7-ball, because 48 was the Booster.

To check your own numbers, use Check your numbers on any draw page. It marks every number that came up, in the latest draw or in recent ones.

• Check your numbers: Brunchtime
• Check your numbers: Lunchtime
• Check your numbers: Drivetime
• Check your numbers: Teatime