Which numbers are least likely to be selected in a lottery?
In it to win it  but not with THESE numbers (Picture: Getty)  The National Lottery has been an institution in the UK for a few years shy of three decades now. The first draw took place on November 19, 1994 with a television programme presented by Noel Edmonds. The first numbers drawn were 30, 3, 5, 44, 14 and 22, the bonus was 10, and seven jackpot winners shared a prize of 5,874,778. Lotto Numbers shows a breakdown of the least common UK Lotto numbers drawn, ordered by frequency with the least common at the top. Where theres a tied frequency, the most recently drawn numbers are shown first. The data collects Lotto draws from October 10, 2015 to the most recent draw, on June 30, 2021. Ten least commonly drawn numbers  main draw  48  drawn 48 times in the last six years  24  drawn 49 times in the last six years  21  drawn 51 times in the last six years  15  drawn 51 times in the last six years  13  drawn 52 times in the last six years  33  drawn 52 times in the last six years  30  drawn 54 times in the last six years  6  drawn 54 times in the last six years  44  drawn 54 times in the last six years  12  drawn 54 times in the last six years  Ten least drawn numbers  bonus ball  35  drawn three times  34  drawn three times  3  drawn five times  51  drawn five times  19  drawn five times  49  drawn five times  33  drawn five times  56  drawn six times  58  drawn seven times  2  drawn seven times  To play on a draw day, youll need to buy your ticket before 7.30pm. Today. you can buy tickets from retailers or play using the Lotto app. (Picture: Getty)  The National Lottery is drawn 8pm every Wednesday and 7.45pm every Saturday. MORE : Someone in UK has claimed 111,000,000 EuroMillions jackpot  MORE : Mum wins lottery after daughter slips ticket into her birthday card  Follow Metro across our social channels, on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. Share your views in the comments below.