Tonight, the EuroMillions jackpot will reach €40 million as thousands of Irish players wait in the hopes of landing the life-changing prize.
While Quick Pick tickets remain the most popular option for customers in Ireland, some superstitious players opt to choose their own fate every now and again.
A draw with as many hopeful players as the EuroMillions has means a win is mainly down to sheer good luck, however, knowing the most frequent numbers is vital in upping your chances of victory.
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The Lottery website constantly updates its statistics, showing the numbers chosen most frequently and also, the luckiest numbers that haven’t been called in weeks.
At the top of the list at the moment is ball number 2 - which has been pulled 122 times but has been absent in the last two weeks' worth of draws.
Next up as the second most called number is 3, which has been picked out 110 times, but not in the last 28 days.
This is followed by the number 20, called 73 times and absent for the past 25 days while 17 and 21 have both been pulled 68 times but not over the past week.
On the other end of the scale, one might think the numbers least called are most likely to make an appearance and so they are as follows:
- 1 and 5 have only been called 80 times in the history of the game
- 8 has been called 49 times - lastly, 28 days ago
- 33 has been called 48 times - lastly, 42 days ago
- 22 has been called 44 times - lastly, 18 days ago
- 40 has been called 43 times - lastly, 7 days ago
- 18 has been called 42 times - lastly, 21 days ago
Customers are reminded to get their hands on tickets before this evening's cut-off time of 7:30 pm, with the draw taking place at 7:45 pm on Tuesdays and Fridays.
The last EuroMillions jackpot to be won in Ireland was on February 10, when a lucky player from Co Clare won €30.9 million.
Before that, the last EuroMillions jackpot won in Ireland was in July 2020 by an online player in Dublin who won €49.5 million.
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