These are the most frequently drawn winning lottery numbers

Apparently there's actually a pattern

Chances are you ditched your personal lucky numbers for a lucky dip ages ago when it comes to the lottery.

But, you might want to rethink everything you thought you knew about randomness and probability because an analysis of the lottery over the past year has revealed the numbers that are most frequently drawn - and number 16 is apparently the one that pops up the most.

The study, conducted by online lottery platform Jackpot.com, looked into over 1,500 draws across 15 international lotteries including EuroMillions, UK Lotto, US Powerball and Irish Lotto.

The most drawn lottery numbers

16

drawn 191 times

22

drawn 179 times

28

drawn 167 times

37

drawn 167 times

6

drawn 166 times

3

drawn 164 times

Least drawn numbers

18

drawn only four times

46

drawn only five times

40

drawn only six times

41

drawn only seven times

32

drawn only eight times

36

drawn only eight times

So... we'll see you at the off-license? And, feel free to thank us if you end up winning the lottery this week.

Good luck!