Lotto 6/49 Consecutive Numbers

How often do adjacent numbers (like 14–15 or 32–33) appear together in Lotto 6/49 draws? This analysis shows the distribution of consecutive runs.

Showing data from 4,413 draws. All-time: flat count, no recency weighting.

Consecutive pairs per draw

Consecutive PairsDraws%
None 2245 50.9%
1 consecutive pair 1700 38.5%
2 consecutive pairs 419 9.5%
3 consecutive pairs 47 1.1%
4 consecutive pairs 2 0%

Consecutive pairs are more common than most players expect. In a random draw of 6 from 49, approximately 40–50% of draws contain at least one consecutive pair. This does not mean consecutive numbers are "special" — it is a natural property of random sampling from a small pool.