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Ball

Times Seen

Last Seen

Rank

22Sat 7 July 201840th
23Sat 10 October 202038th
30Sat 27 July 201914th
26Sat 20 April 201929th
29Sat 6 October 201815th
28Sat 6 February 202119th
15Sat 29 April 201749th
42Sat 7 September 20191st
32Sat 29 February 20209th

Ball

Times Seen

Last Seen

Rank

28Sat 27 April 201921st
37Sat 28 March 20204th
25Sat 22 August 202034th
16Sat 14 November 202047th
30Sat 12 September 202013th
32Sat 25 July 202010th
22Sat 29 August 202039th
26Sat 22 February 202030th
24Sat 5 December 202035th
16Sat 15 December 201846th

Ball

Times Seen

Last Seen

Rank

28Sat 2 February 201918th
31Sat 15 August 202011th
30Sat 1 August 202012th
25Sat 19 December 202033rd
29Sat 25 May 201917th
27Sat 4 April 202024th
26Sat 18 April 202028th
29Sat 16 January 202116th
33Sat 14 September 20198th
26Sat 15 June 201927th

Ball

Times Seen

Last Seen

Rank

26Sat 18 July 202026th
35Sat 23 November 20195th
20Sat 28 November 202044th
28Sat 6 June 202022nd
21Sat 16 May 202042nd
26Sat 31 October 202025th
35Sat 25 April 20206th
35Sat 2 January 20217th
40Sat 24 August 20192nd
19Sat 7 December 201945th

Ball

Times Seen

Last Seen

Rank

16Sat 2 November 201948th
20Sat 8 August 202043rd
28Sat 30 January 202120th
27Sat 8 June 201923rd
23Sat 7 November 202037th
37Sat 26 September 20203rd
25Sat 17 October 202031st
25Sat 21 November 202032nd
24Sat 8 September 201836th
22Sat 10 August 201941st
6Sat 1 February 202052nd
6Sat 11 April 202051st
2Sat 1 October 201658th
5Sat 23 May 202054th
3Sat 12 December 202057th
6Sat 9 January 202153rd
2Sat 30 November 201959th
4Sat 12 October 201956th
6Sat 23 February 201950th
5Sat 23 January 202155th
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Every Lotto draw offers an incredible multimillion-pound jackpot for anyone who can match all six main numbers drawn, but many players are unsure about the role that the Bonus Ball plays.

So what is the Bonus Ball, how does it work and why don’t you choose a Bonus number when you play the game? Find the answers to those questions and more on this page and see which Bonus Ball was picked as the winner in the most recent Lotto draw.

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Key Facts About the Lotto Bonus Ball

  • Matching five numbers plus the Bonus Ball wins you £1 million.
  • It’s drawn from the 53 numbers remaining after the six main numbers have been drawn.
  • You don’t pick a Bonus Ball number when you play, so you don’t get one on your ticket.
  • The Bonus Ball is only relevant if you also match five main numbers.

Saturday's Bonus Ball Result

The Bonus Ball in Saturday's Lotto draw was 6. It’s the 64th time that the number has appeared as the Bonus Ball and the first time since Saturday 26th December 2020.

£5.1 Million

What is the Bonus Ball?

The Bonus Ball is an additional number which is drawn at the end of every Lotto game, after the six main numbers have been selected.

The six main balls are drawn first from a range of 1 to 59, and a Bonus Ball is then randomly selected from the remaining 53 numbers. As all of the numbers are drawn from the same pool it is impossible for the Bonus Ball to be the same as one of the six main numbers in the same draw.

Why don’t I need to choose a Bonus Ball when buying my ticket?

When you purchase an entry to Lotto you will get six numbers on your ticket. This is the same for all entries, whether you play online or in-store, for one draw or weeks in advance.

You win the Lotto jackpot if the six numbers on your ticket match the six main numbers selected in the draw. There is no prize for matching all six numbers and the Bonus Ball, so you do not need seven numbers on your ticket.

If you match the Bonus Ball, it will be with one of the six numbers you do pick, because it is drawn from the 53 numbers left in the machine after the main numbers have been drawn.

Other lotteries, such as EuroMillions, use a different system. The additional numbers in EuroMillions, known as Lucky Stars, are drawn from a different set of balls so it is possible for the same number to come out as both a main number and a Lucky Star. As a result you need to pick two Lucky Stars as well as your five other EuroMillions numbers.

So what is the Bonus Ball for?

The Bonus Ball exists to give players who have matched five of the six main numbers a chance to win an even better prize. The prize for matching five numbers without the Bonus Ball is £1,750, while the prize for matching five plus the Bonus Ball is £1 million. The difference between the two amounts can be even greater if a rolldown occurs in a Must Be Won draw.

The odds of matching five main numbers without the Bonus Ball are 1 in 144,415, while the chances of matching five main numbers plus the Bonus Ball are 1 in 7,509,579.

To sum up, both of Lotto’s top two prizes require you to match all six numbers on your ticket, but the Bonus Ball only comes into play for one of those. None of the other prize tiers, from the free Lucky Dip to the Match 5 prize of £1,750, require you to match the Bonus Ball.

Prize CategoryPrize ValueMain Numbers MatchedMatch Bonus Ball?Total Numbers Matched
Match 6Jackpot6No6
Match 5 + Bonus Ball£1 million5Yes6
Match 5£1,7505No5
Match 4£1404No4
Match 3£303No3
Match 2Free Lucky Dip2No2

Bonus Ball Questions and Answers

If there is still anything you need to know concerning the Bonus Ball, you’ll find the answers to the most common questions below. Go to the Lotto Q&A page for further information about the game.

Why don’t I pick a Bonus Ball when I play?

None of the prizes, including the jackpot, require you to match more than six numbers, so you don’t need any more than that on your ticket. The only prize that requires you to match the Bonus Ball is the second prize, for matching five of the main Lotto numbers plus the Bonus Ball (a total of six numbers).

Can any of my numbers match the Bonus Ball, or only the last one?

The Bonus Ball is always guaranteed to be between 1 and 59, as it is drawn from the same pool as the six main numbers. That means any of the six numbers on your ticket can match the Bonus Ball.

What is the most common Bonus Ball?

Drawing on information from all Lotto draws to have taken place to date, the number most commonly drawn as the Bonus Ball is 45. You can find further number frequencies in the Bonus Ball Statistics section on this page.

Do I win for matching two numbers and the Bonus Ball?

The only prize that requires you to match the Bonus Ball is the second prize, for matching five numbers plus the Bonus Ball. Matching the Bonus Ball with any other combination of main numbers does not make a difference to the amount you win.

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For example, you win £140 if you match four main numbers, regardless of whether or not you also match the Bonus Ball.

Does matching three numbers and the Bonus Ball count as four numbers?

The Bonus Ball does not count as a main number, so the only time it can be used to boost your prize amount is when you also match five of the six main numbers.

For example, if you match two numbers plus the Bonus Ball, it does not count as matching three numbers, so you would win the Match 2 prize of a free Lucky Dip and not the Match 3 prize of £30.

Bonus Ball Statistics

Take a look at all the times each number has been selected in Lotto as the Bonus Ball, including the most common Bonus Ball numbers and the least common.


Stats since 10th October 2015 (when the ball pool increased to 59)

Most Common Bonus Balls

Ball NumberFrequencyLast Drawn
381990 days ago
(Wed 11th Nov 2020)
421810 days ago
(Sat 30th Jan 2021)
451841 days ago
(Wed 30th Dec 2020)
12176 days ago
(Wed 3rd Feb 2021)
816111 days ago
(Wed 21st Oct 2020)

Least Common Bonus Balls

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Ball NumberFrequencyLast Drawn
342269 days ago
(Sat 16th May 2020)
353101 days ago
(Sat 31st Oct 2020)
194202 days ago
(Wed 22nd Jul 2020)
295605 days ago
(Sat 15th Jun 2019)
35563 days ago
(Sat 27th Jul 2019)


Tonight's Bonus Ball


Ball NumberFrequencyLast Drawn
457541 days ago
(Wed 30th Dec 2020)
387190 days ago
(Wed 11th Nov 2020)
3165444 days ago
(Sat 23rd Nov 2019)
6643 days ago
(Sat 6th Feb 2021)
376420 days ago
(Wed 20th Jan 2021)

Bonus Ball Tonight's Draw

Ball NumberFrequencyLast Drawn
51513 days ago
(Wed 27th Jan 2021)
56617 days ago
(Sat 23rd Jan 2021)
587377 days ago
(Wed 29th Jan 2020)
547262 days ago
(Sat 23rd May 2020)
59759 days ago
(Sat 12th Dec 2020)

National Lottery Results History