Lotto Results Today: Baba Ijebu and Golden Chance

Above are the latest Golden Chance and Premier Lotto (Baba Ijebu) results we have, each with its own draw name, date and time, newest first. Type your numbers into the checker to see if any of them dropped. Below the board: how to read a result sheet, the weekly draw schedules, every bet type with pictures, a perm calculator, your real chances in exact numbers and how to claim a win. Lotto is for adults 18+.

How to read a Nigerian lotto result

Every Nigerian fixed-odds lotto draw uses numbers from 1 to 90. A result sheet shows two rows of five numbers for each draw, and only one of them decides ordinary bets.

• Draw name and time. Each operator runs several draws a day, each with its own name, such as Golden Bravo or Premier Lucky. Your ticket is valid for one named draw on one date only.
• Winning numbers. The first five numbers drawn. Standard bets are checked against these five.
• Machine numbers. A second set of five drawn for the same game. They do not count for ordinary bets; a few special bets may use them, so read your bet rules before you count a machine number as a win.
• Position. For ordinary bets it does not matter whether your number came out first or fifth, only that it is among the five winning numbers.

Two operators often have draws with similar names, for example Fortune (Premier Lotto) and Golden Fortune (Golden Chance), and some names such as Monday Special or Friday Bonanza are also used by Ghana's National Lottery Authority. Match the operator, the draw name and the date on your ticket before you compare numbers.

Main lotto operators in Nigeria

Most lotto played in Nigeria is fixed-odds lotto: you bet against the operator, and a winning line pays a set multiple of your stake instead of a share of a jackpot pool.

Premier Lotto is the brand most people mean when they search for baba lotto, lotto baba or ijebu lotto. Since the Supreme Court ruling of November 2024, lotteries in Nigeria are licensed by the states, with the Lagos State Lotteries and Gaming Authority as the largest board and the FCT Lottery Regulatory Office covering Abuja. Play only with an operator that shows a valid licence for your state.

Premier Lotto (Baba Ijebu) weekly draw schedule

Premier Lotto runs a fixed weekly rotation: the same draw names come back on the same weekday, spread from mid-morning to late evening. Exact times can shift, so confirm them on the official timetable or at an outlet.

Some names run on two days, such as Peoples on Monday and Thursday, so always match both the draw name and the date.

Golden Chance weekly draw schedule

Golden Chance runs about eight draws a day. Many names carry the weekday in them, and the evening feature draw changes each day.

Bet types explained with examples

Every example below uses the same illustration draw: winning numbers 7, 23, 45, 61 and 88. Green chips are numbers that dropped, red ones did not.

Perm: one ticket, many lines

A perm lets you play more numbers than the bet needs. Every possible combination becomes its own line, each line costs a stake, and each winning line pays on its own. Four numbers on Perm 2 make six 2 Sure lines:

The number of lines grows fast. For Perm 2 it is n x (n - 1) / 2 and for Perm 3 it is n x (n - 1) x (n - 2) / 6, where n is how many numbers you play:

Against

An Against bet splits your numbers into two groups and stakes every number in the first group against every number in the second. Three numbers against four numbers make 3 x 4 = 12 lines, and a line wins when one number from each side drops together. Operators describe and settle this bet in slightly different ways, so ask your agent how your ticket is paid before you play it.

Perm calculator: cost and exact odds

Enter how many numbers you play and the stake per line. The calculator shows how many lines that makes, what the ticket costs, the exact chance that at least one line wins in a 5 from 90 draw and how much comes back on average for every N100 staked at the payout rate you enter.

Try it with 6, 8 and 10 numbers on Perm 2 and watch the last box: the average back stays at about N59.90 per N100 at a 240x rate. A perm buys you more chances to win something, but every line carries the same house edge, so playing more lines spends more money at the same price. It does not improve the deal.

Your real chances: lotto probability in exact numbers

With 5 numbers drawn from 90, the chance that all your numbers appear is the number of ways to choose them from the 5 winners divided by the number of ways to choose them from all 90. There are 43,949,268 possible sets of five winning numbers.

Two payout rates are widely quoted for Baba Ijebu: about 240 times the stake for 2 Sure (a N5 stake returning N1,200 is the classic example) and about 2,100 times for 3 Direct. Treat them as commonly quoted figures, not a promise, and confirm the current rate with the operator. Compared with a fair price, this is what comes back on average:

That gap is the house edge. It is built into the payout rate, it is the same on every line and no choice of numbers can close it. For comparison, a typical football bet keeps 5 to 10% for the bookmaker; our odds calculator page explains that margin.

How to check a ticket and claim a win

1. Read the operator, draw name and date on your ticket. Premier Lotto and Golden Chance have draws with similar names.
2. Find that exact draw in the board above, or on the operator's own channel: premierlottong.com or the Baba Ijebu platform for Premier Lotto, goldenchancelotto.com for Golden Chance, or the result board at an outlet.
3. Compare your numbers with the five winning numbers only, not the machine numbers, unless your bet type uses them.
4. Check the bet type: on a 2 Sure, 3 Direct or NAP ticket every number must appear; on a perm count the winning lines.
5. Claim: small wins are usually paid by the agent or outlet that sold the ticket, online wins go to your wallet, and large wins are handled by the operator's office through its official site.

Keep the original ticket safe and undamaged, be ready to show a valid ID for a large prize, and ask whether any tax is deducted under your state rules. A genuine operator never asks you to pay a fee to release a prize. Result copies on free sites, including ours, can contain typos, so confirm any win with the operator before you rely on it.

Baba Ijebu and Golden Chance number statistics

The tables below are counted automatically from the draws stored in our results archive and refresh after new results: the most and least drawn numbers, the numbers absent the longest, pairs that came out together and the odd/even split of the five winning numbers. They describe past draws only.

Why lotto prediction, bankers and pathfinder charts cannot work

Lotto prediction for today, sure bankers, pathfinder charts and "world of contribution" forums all promise the same thing: numbers that will drop. A fair draw has no memory. The 90 balls do not know what came out yesterday, so each set of five winning numbers is as likely as any other, every single draw. A pattern found in old results is a pattern in the past, not a map of the next draw.

The maths also shows why selling tips makes no sense. If someone could pick a 2 Sure that wins even one time in ten, at a 240x payout they would turn N1,000 into N24,000 every ten tickets on average. They would not need your money. Watch out for these schemes:

• People selling "sure numbers", "bankers" or "fixed" results on WhatsApp, Telegram or Facebook.
• Messages saying you have won a prize you never entered, followed by a request for a "processing fee".
• Fake pages copying an operator's name and logo to collect payments or personal details.
• Slogans like "pay me my dough" used to sell hope. It is a popular saying among players, not a strategy.

If you enjoy choosing numbers, choose them for fun: birthdays, a favourite shirt number or a random pick all have exactly the same chance.

Playing lotto with a budget

Because the house keeps a large share on every line, lotto works best as small, fixed entertainment spending. A simple plan: decide a weekly amount, for example N1,000, split it into the lines you want, and stop when it is gone. N1,000 buys ten 2 Sure lines at N100, or a Perm 2 on five numbers at N100 a line. Do not raise stakes to win back losses, and never use money meant for rent, school fees or food. Sports betting has different maths; if you also bet on football, our betting strategy guide covers staking and limits.

Lotto is for adults 18+ only. Set a weekly limit, never chase losses, and read our responsible gambling guide if lotto spending is getting out of hand.