Have the same BC/49 winning numbers ever been drawn twice?
No. In all 3,625 BC/49 draws on record (January 29, 1992 – October 24, 2026), the same set of six main numbers has never been drawn twice. The closest: 122 pairs of draws have shared 5 of the 6 main numbers, for example January 6, 2024 and March 6, 2024.
Data: 3,625 draws, – ; updated
How close have two draws come?
| Draws checked | 3,625 |
| Pairs of draws compared | 6,568,500 |
| Exact repeats of all 6 main numbers | 0 |
| Most main numbers two draws have shared | 5 of 6 |
| Pairs of draws sharing that many | 122 |
| Example: January 6, 2024 and March 6, 2024 | 3, 17, 19, 25, 40 |
What this check covers
It compares the main numbers of every BC/49 draw on record with every other draw, ignoring order and the bonus. It covers the whole archive, including draws made under earlier rules, because the same set of numbers could have come up in either era.
A repeat is no more or less likely than any other result: a set that has been drawn before has the same chance as every other combination in the next draw. Every draw is independent: the machine has no memory, so a number that has come up often, rarely or not for a long time has exactly the same chance as any other in the next draw. These figures describe what has happened, not what will.
See every result in the BC/49 results archive.
Questions and answers
Have the same BC/49 winning numbers ever been drawn twice?
No. In all 3,625 BC/49 draws on record (January 29, 1992 – October 24, 2026), the same set of six main numbers has never been drawn twice. The closest: 122 pairs of draws have shared 5 of the 6 main numbers, for example January 6, 2024 and March 6, 2024.
Can the same BC/49 numbers be drawn again?
Yes. Each draw is independent, so a set that has already been drawn has exactly the same chance as any other combination in every future draw.
More BC/49 statistics
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- What are the least common BC/49 numbers?
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- How often is the BC/49 top prize won?
- BC/49 results archive
Cite this: Lottizen, "Have the same BC/49 winning numbers ever been drawn twice?," updated October 24, 2026, https://lottizen.com/canada/bc-49/questions/same-numbers-drawn-twice. Data: Lottizen (lottizen.com), free to use with credit.