STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — If you want to win big while playing the lottery, you need to pick the luckiest numbers.
New research has found that some lottery numbers are drawn more than others. Experts at Lottery Geeks, a news publication for anything related to lottery, analyzed the numbers that have appeared in previous draws across Powerball, Mega Millions, Cash4Life, Lotto America and Lucky for Life.
They determined each number’s average frequency across all five lotteries to determine which ones are the luckiest.
So what’s the most drawn number? Number 10, according to research.
It had an average frequency of 211 over the five U.S. lotteries — appearing in a total of 1,055 draws. It’s also the third most common number in Mega Millions, being called 261 times in that lottery alone.
Here is a look at the top 10 luckiest lottery numbers, according to Lottery Geeks.
1. Number 10 — average frequency of 211
2. Number 28 — average frequency of 208.6
3. Number 16 — average frequency of 208
4. Number 35 — average frequency of 207.8
5. Number 22 — average frequency of 207.6
6. Number 8 — average frequency of 206.6
7. (tie) Number 15 — average frequency of 206.4
7. (tie) Number 31 — average frequency of 206.4
8. (tie) Number 1 — average frequency of 205.8
8. (tie) Number 39 — average frequency of 205.8
9. Number 38 — average frequency of 205.2
10. Number 32 — average frequency of 204.8
Many lottery players have their own tactics to help increase their chance of securing a jackpot, like using a meaningful date — though that may limit your number choices up to 31. However, research shows that eight of the most lucky numbers are within the range of 1 to 31, so it’s possible that a special date could net you millions.
Another popular tactic is using the same numbers every time. But this list of lucky numbers could win you the jackpot instead.
“It’s not surprising that so many people take their chances with participating in the lottery looking at the huge jackpots,” stated a Lottery Geeks spokesperson. “Lottery numbers are chosen using a random algorithm, which is used to make the numbers unpredictable. However, it is interesting to see such a big difference in frequencies of certain numbers.”
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