I’m a lottery expert – here are the numbers most likely to be drawn… picking them could up your chances

A LOTTERY expert has revealed the numbers you should pick if you want to win big and boost your chances.

Danny Waites, a data analyst at Embryo Digital, has shared his inside knowledge on how to scoop huge sums of cash with players.

This lotto expert revealed the Lotto numbers that are most likely to be drawn

Although each lottery draw is random and balls have the same chance of being drawn, some statistically crop up more than others.

Some Lotto fans speculate that these balls are the best ones to take a bet on, thanks to there frequency.

Last year, Danny analysed all of the draws since the UK’s National Lottery started to get a decisive answer on the age-old debate.

His theory is that machines should eventually be able to predict the outcome of draws based on historical data.

Looking at the data, the lotto expert found some balls were drawn in fact more often than others.

Number 38 was most common with 407 appearances, while 23 was the second most drawn at 392 times, followed by 31, 11, 45 and 25.  

Number 13 really does appear to be unlucky with 298 appearances making it 26.7 per cent less frequent than 38.

He also found the order of the balls appeared to have impacted the likelihood of some being drawn.

The data showed number seven is most likely to be drawn first, with 14 most likely to be drawn second.

Number 21 is the favourite for being third and 29 for fourth, followed by 36 and 43.

Unfortunately, Danny found there is not yet enough data for machines to reliably predict the outcome.

Danny said: “There are over 45million different combinations of numbers that can be used and we’d need about 20 million draws to get something that would be 80% correct.”

He added that overall there was not much deviation in appearances across the numbers.

Some people may believe that choosing the numbers least common actually increases the chance of winning.

It could be argued that they will eventually be drawn as many times as the most common one based making them more likely in the future.

Some people may believe that choosing the numbers least common actually increases the chance of winning.

It could be argued that they will eventually be drawn as many times as the most common one based making them more likely in the future.

Danny added: “It does sound like it would make sense that the most common balls are least likely to be picked, but the probability will always roughly even out over time.”

Overall, the best way to approach any lottery is as a game of fun because there is no way to guarantee a winning ticket.

Only spend what you are comfortable with losing and if you’re worried about gambling you can get help and advice from the NHS, GamCare and BeGambleAware.

A responsible gambler is someone who:

Establishes time and monetary limits before playingOnly gambles with money they can afford to loseNever chase their lossesDoesn’t gamble if they’re upset, angry, or depressed

For help with a gambling problem, call the National Gambling Helpline on 0808 8020 133 or go to www.gamstop.co.uk to be excluded from all UK-regulated gambling websites.