Have the same UK Lotto winning numbers ever been drawn twice?
No. In all 3,211 UK Lotto draws on record (November 19, 1994 – October 24, 2026), the same set of six main numbers has never been drawn twice. The closest: 54 pairs of draws have shared 5 of the 6 main numbers, for example January 4, 2020 and May 11, 2024.
Data: 3,211 draws, – ; updated
How close have two draws come?
| Draws checked | 3,211 |
| Pairs of draws compared | 5,153,655 |
| Exact repeats of all 6 main numbers | 0 |
| Most main numbers two draws have shared | 5 of 6 |
| Pairs of draws sharing that many | 54 |
| Example: January 4, 2020 and May 11, 2024 | 13, 14, 34, 50, 51 |
What this check covers
It compares the main numbers of every UK Lotto draw on record with every other draw, ignoring order and the bonus ball. It covers the whole archive, including draws made under earlier rules, because the same set of numbers could have come up in either era. (The other statistics use only the 1,146 draws under the current rules.)
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 UK Lotto results archive.
Questions and answers
Have the same UK Lotto winning numbers ever been drawn twice?
No. In all 3,211 UK Lotto draws on record (November 19, 1994 – October 24, 2026), the same set of six main numbers has never been drawn twice. The closest: 54 pairs of draws have shared 5 of the 6 main numbers, for example January 4, 2020 and May 11, 2024.
Can the same UK Lotto 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.
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- UK Lotto results archive
Cite this: Lottizen, "Have the same UK Lotto winning numbers ever been drawn twice?," updated October 24, 2026, https://lottizen.com/europe/uk-lotto/questions/same-numbers-drawn-twice. Data: Lottizen (lottizen.com), free to use with credit.