The UK 49s draw is popular with players in Britain and abroad, including South Africa. The draw’s appeal comes from its simplicity, the fact that you only need to choose numbers from 1 to 49, and the range of fixed-odds markets available.
Six numbers are chosen, starting from one all the way to 49, after which the Booster ball is chosen. On YesPlay, some markets do not require bettors to match the Booster number. In fact, bettors can even pick just one number if they want to. Players who correctly predict all six numbers can receive the listed return of up to 120,001. For one correct number, the displayed return in the relevant market starts at 6.5. The other betting options include betting on the Booster itself, odd or even numbers, highest and lowest numbers, or seeing whether a certain number is a multiple of another.
Where did it all start
Back in 1996, the UK betting community introduced a game called 49s, which became a real hit since it is structured around live broadcast numbers selection, and it doesn’t work with a jackpot that will grow until it is won by someone.
At that time you could already play the National Lottery, but 49s was the cool, new thing back then: the game had draws multiple times a day, there were only 49 numbers, making it easy to learn, and giving people the chance to bet on as few as one combination. This made the game very popular in betting shops, and soon enough, people could bet on it from home by going online.
Drivetime results
Recent Drivetime results appear at https://yesplay.bet/lucky-numbers/uk_49s_tea_extra/results where you’ll see the six main numbers, plus the Booster ball.
The betting industry is actually really big in the UK and it creates a lot of jobs in everything from tech and trading, to retail and media. This helps explain why a simple bookmaker lottery created back in the 90’s remains available today alongside all the other gambling games.
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