How to Play UK 49s in South Africa + Hot Tips to Help You Win

Even though the draw takes place in England, the twice-daily UK 49s is a hot favourite among punters in South Africa on various online SA Betting sites, as well as on various lucky numbers and slots sites. Some reasons the UK 49s is popular with Lucky Numbers players is because of the regular twice-daily draws and the relatively small number of balls to choose from, plus some great and unique betting options for lotto players.

This combined with the fact that online betting sites like Betway, Hollywoodbets, Gbets, Supabets, Lulabet and BET.co.za offer so many different betting markets, odds and ways to bet on the UK 49s, makes it one worth writing about!

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In this article, you will learn how to play the UK 49s in South Africa. Also find answers to questions like, What time is each draw? Which bets are available? Where do I find the UK 49s results? And lots more! 

UK 49s draw times

What we love about the UK 49s draw is that it takes place twice a day, every day, 7 days a week. So no matter what day it happens to be, you never have to wait very long to play and be a winner!  

The UK 49s lunchtime draw takes place at 14h30 and the UK 49s teatime draw is at 19h30 depending on the time of year. But don't worry, most online casino sites in South Africa have a countdown timer for each lottery so you'll always know when they're about to start.

How the UK 49s works 

To learn how to play UK 49s in South Africa, you will need to know how this twice-daily lottery works. The UK 49s lotteries are 6/49 draws, meaning 5 numbers (plus a bonus ball) are drawn from a drum of 49 balls. The bonus ball is called the booster and betting is available with or without it.

There are many ways to play UK 49s but your aim is always to make correct predictions about which balls will be drawn. The amount you bet and the various outcomes you choose to predict are for you to decide. 

When playing UK 49s, you can choose to predict the outcome of 1 ball, 2 balls, 3 balls, 4 balls, 5 balls or 6 balls drawn at various odds, depending on whether your bet includes the bonus ball or not. There are also bets you can take related to the total sum of the balls drawn and whether balls will be odd or even, single digits or not.

How to bet on the UK 49s in South Africa

To learn how to play UK 49s in South Africa, you need to know how the betting works and where to find this exciting draw online. Instead of focusing on a specific betting site, we'll provide some general information on how to bet on UK 49s across all online South Africa betting sites and bookmakers, which you can also then also apply to other Lucky Numbers games in South Africa.

1️⃣ Visit your favourite South African online betting site. For Example Hollywoodbets or Betway.

2️⃣ Click on the Lotteries or Lucky Numbers tab.

3️⃣ You'll be presented with a list of international lotteries to choose from. Upcoming draws are usually displayed starting from the soonest first. If you don't see the UK 49s draw near the top, select United Kingdom as the country or use the search bar to find it by name. 

4️⃣ Click on the UK 49s draw to see the various betting options available.

5️⃣ Select which market you want to play (Regular Draw, Regular draw with bonus ball, Draw Sum, Bonus Ball).

6️⃣ Click the odds to bet on your chosen market.

7️⃣ For Regular Draw bets, click the odds to select the number of balls you want. Your next step is to pick your numbers. Either select them manually by clicking the numbers you want or have them chosen for you randomly. For Draw Sum bets, simply click the odds to select your market and you're ready to place your bet. You won't need to select any specific numbers.

8️⃣ Go to your betslip to see your selections and enter your stake.

9️⃣ Click to confirm your bet.

For how to play international lotteries with Betway, read this article which includes everything you need to know about Betway Lucky Numbers.  

UK 49s betting options

As mentioned earlier, when playing the UK 49s in South Africa, you don't have to predict all the balls drawn if you don't want to. You can place bets on any number of balls, including the bonus ball. The more balls you bet on, the higher your odds and payout will be, but the smaller your chance is of winning. 

Aside from the regular draw, other UK 49s betting options include Draw Sum Odd/Even and Over/Under which include markets with or without the bonus ball.

You can also place bets specifically on the bonus ball such as Odd/Even, Over/Under or Single Digit (Yes/No). The bonus ball also has a range of between 1 and 49 so your chances of predicting it correctly are exactly the same as any of the standard balls in the UK 49s draw.

What do your dreams say?

If you can't decide what numbers to choose, try our Lucky Numbers Dream Guide and use the words that are floating around in your head to predict the future and be the next big winner! You can also check out another Fafi dream guide if you are still looking for that perfect set of dreams to numbers.

UK 49s odds

Regular Draw (without bonus ball)

🔴 1 correct ball = odds of 7/1

🔴🔴 2 correct balls = odds of 65/1

🔴🔴🔴 3 correct balls = odds of 714/1

🔴🔴🔴🔴 4 correct balls = odds of 10 000/1

🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴 5 correct balls = odds of 100 000/1

Regular Draw (with bonus ball)

🔵 1 correct ball = odds of 11/2

🔵🔵 2 correct balls = odds of 52/1

🔵🔵🔵 3 correct balls = odds of 400/1

🔵🔵🔵🔵 4 correct balls = odds of 4000/1

🔵🔵🔵🔵🔵 5 correct balls = odds of 50 000/1

🔵🔵🔵🔵🔵🔵 6 correct balls = odds of 120 000/1

UK 49s payouts

The size of your UK 49s payouts always depend on how much you choose to bet. For a winning bet, staking a minimum of R1 will return the amount you see above in odds, plus your stake back. If you increase your stake to R10, multiply the odds above by 10 to calculate your potential payout. If you choose to bet R100, multiply them by 100, and so on. 

You can always see your potential payout/return at the bottom of your betslip. Once you click "Place Bet" or "Submit", all that's left to do is wait for the next UK 49s draw to see if you've won!

UK 49s predictions

There are many different ways to choose your numbers when playing the UK 49s in South Africa. Some punters like to choose the same numbers every time and others like to get clues from their environment or how they're feeling at the time.

From Birthday Lucky Numbers to Horoscope Lucky Numbers, Lucky Numbers Generators and Dream Guides, there are so many interesting ways to make your selections when betting on the UK 49s in South Africa.

You can also use our Lucky Numbers generator below to get your numbers specially chosen for you:

If you want to include the Bonus Ball in your UK 49s bets, then use the Lucky Numbers generator below:

Not winning your UK 49s bets?

If your UK 49s bets have been way off lately? Read these helpful tips on how to make better Lucky Numbers predictions. You might be surprised at how easy it can be!

How to win the UK 49s 

There is no straight answer to the question of how to win UK 49s and become an instant millionaire, but what you should instead focus on is what you're trying to achieve with your bets. The best thing about betting on the UK 49s and all other Lucky Numbers games in South Africa is that you can choose exactly how much risk you want to take.

For example, choosing to predict one correct number (with the bonus ball) in the UK 49s draw has an implied probability of 15.38% which means your chances of winning this bet are about 1 in 6 times. That's exactly the same odds as guessing the number rolled with a single dice.

On the other hand, guessing 3 balls correctly has an implied probability of 0.25% which means your chances of winning are reduced to 1 in 400 times. Even though predicting three numbers doesn't feel much harder than guessing one number, your chances of winning are MUCH less.

When you play UK 49s in South Africa, your payout will always reflect the odds available, so if you want a better chance of winning, take a safer bet at small odds. But if you want to win a lot of money with a small stake, take a riskier bet at bigger odds. If you aren't having much luck picking up wins on the UK 49, then we suggest trying out some Hollywoodbets Spina Zonke games instead.

UK 49 results

The UK 49s results are published no longer than 30 minutes after the draw is complete, but often a lot faster. You can also find UK 49s results in South Africa on many different betting sites and here we can explain how to check the winning numbers at our favourite online bookmakers in South Africa. 

For more about online sports betting, casino games and lotteries in South Africa, visit the Betting Guide homepage to find bookmaker reviews, promotions, betting tips and more.