UK49s Lunchtime Results — Sunday, 24 May 2026
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Lunchtime Draw Analysis — 24 May 2026
The Sunday, 24 May 2026 Lunchtime draw produced 9, 17, 24, 36, 38, 49 with Booster 4 from the 49-ball pool. The six main numbers summed to 173, split 3 odd / 3 even and 3 high (25–49) / 3 low (1–24).
Against the previous 19 Lunchtime draws — where the average main-ball sum was 147 — this draw came in above the recent average. The number 36 returned after missing 19 consecutive Lunchtime draws — the longest absence among this draw's numbers. 1 of the drawn numbers (24) also sat in the recent top-3 most frequent list — a coincidence the draw machine knows nothing about.
Repeat note: the number 24 also appeared in the previous Lunchtime draw. With six balls drawn daily from 49, back-to-back repeats happen regularly by pure chance.
Key Highlights from This Draw
- Main Numbers9, 17, 24, 36, 38, 49
- Booster Ball4
- Ball Sum173
- Odd / Even Split3 Odd / 3 Even
- High / Low Split3 High / 3 Low
- Repeated from Prev. Draw24
- Draw Time12:49 UK · 13:49 SAST
Statistical number sets from the last 50 Lunchtime draws — honestly labelled, with a daily transparency check.
View Predictions →Full frequency tables for both daily draws — which numbers have appeared most and least often.
View Frequency Stats →About the UK49s Lunchtime Draw
The Lunchtime draw is the first of the two daily UK49s draws, run by 49's Ltd in the United Kingdom at 12:49 UK time, every day of the year. Seven balls are drawn from 49: six main numbers and one Booster. In South Africa there's no ticket — bookmakers licensed by provincial gambling boards offer fixed-odds bets on the outcome, where you choose 1–5 numbers, your stake, and whether the Booster counts.
The evening equivalent is the Teatime draw at 17:49 UK — a completely independent draw with its own archive on our Teatime results page. For the full explanation of how betting on the 49s works in SA, the odds mathematics, and how it compares with local games, see the UK49s hub.
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