Lotto 6/49 Results
Fri 1st May 2026 NEW
Winning Numbers:
3 5 18 20 26 43
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Historical Lotto 6/49 Results
Fri 1st May 2026
Winning:
3 5 18 20 26 43Thu 30th April 2026
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31 33 37 38 41 43Wed 29th April 2026
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5 30 35 39 43 47Tue 28th April 2026
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2 4 15 43 46 48Mon 27th April 2026
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2 14 27 30 32 41Sat 25th April 2026
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7 9 12 15 20 37Fri 24th April 2026
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15 17 18 29 33 36Thu 23rd April 2026
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1 11 12 36 38 43Wed 22nd April 2026
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11 15 19 25 38 41Tue 21st April 2026
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20 27 28 38 47 49Mon 20th April 2026
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13 25 30 38 43 49Sat 18th April 2026
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2 30 32 33 37 38Fri 17th April 2026
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7 29 44 45 48 49Thu 16th April 2026
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11 14 28 40 46 47Wed 15th April 2026
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11 22 24 25 41 45Tue 14th April 2026
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8 16 30 32 37 47Mon 13th April 2026
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6 10 11 15 31 38Sat 11th April 2026
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3 6 33 34 36 39Fri 10th April 2026
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12 13 15 16 28 36Thu 9th April 2026
Winning:
16 17 22 23 29 46
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About National Lottery Nigeria Results
The National Lottery Authority (NLA) is the federal government body that runs National Lottery Nigeria, established under the National Lottery Act of 2005. It sits slightly apart from the private operators most Nigerians encounter at street-corner lotto shops — the NLA runs a broader portfolio that includes matrix-format games like Lotto 6/49 as well as the 5/90 draw format that dominates the wider market.
The presence or absence of bonus balls in these results reflects that variety directly. In Lotto 6/49, six main numbers are drawn from 1 to 49, followed by a single bonus ball from the remaining pool. Matching five numbers plus the bonus ball wins the second prize tier — a meaningful distinction if you're checking a mid-tier win. The 5/90-format NLA games don't use a separate bonus draw at all, which is why you'll see the bonus column blank on some rows and populated on others. The game name badge next to each draw date tells you which format produced that result.
Draw schedules vary by game. The 6/49 draw runs on a weekly schedule, historically mid-week and Saturday, whereas some of the daily pools games follow a more frequent timetable. On the "All Games" view, it's common to see several results on the same date from different game types; the game badges and timestamps are the cleanest way to separate them when you're looking for a specific draw.
NLA results tend to be among the easier to verify independently because the Authority broadcasts draw outcomes through Nigerian television and radio, in addition to its own digital channels. Disagreements between what's shown here and what you see on official NLA platforms are rare but do occasionally happen around system update windows — the results disclaimer applies, and official confirmation should always take precedence for any financial purpose.
If you're doing frequency analysis across NLA draws, be aware that mixing 6/49 results with 5/90 results in the same query will distort any meaningful pattern. The number ranges don't overlap cleanly (6/49 runs from 1–49; 5/90 goes to 90), so a combined frequency table is essentially meaningless. The National Lottery hot and cold balls tool applies the game filter automatically when you navigate to a specific game rather than the all-games view, which keeps the analysis clean.
As a government-operated lottery, the NLA is subject to public oversight in ways that private operators aren't. Draw audits are conducted under regulatory supervision, and prize claim procedures follow a more formalised process than you'd find with a private 5/90 operator. For players used to the informal bookmaker-and-slip model, that difference in how winnings are claimed is worth knowing before placing a stake.