New Brunch Time and Drive Time 49’s Draws Added for South Africa

Two additional daily 49’s draws have been introduced and are now available to South African bettors: Brunch Time and Drive Time.

The Brunch Time draw takes place at 13:49 (SA time), while the Drive Time draw runs at 18:49. These draws were previously available through a limited rollout and have now been added across a wider range of bookmakers.

Updated Daily Draw Schedule

With the new additions, the 49’s daily schedule for South Africa is now:

• 13:49 – Brunch Time
• 14:49 – Lunchtime
• 18:49 – Drive Time
• 19:49 – Teatime

The extra draws reduce the time gap between results and provide more frequent opportunities to place standard 49’s bets throughout the day.

What Has (and Hasn’t) Changed

Only the draw times have changed. The format of the game remains the same.

Players can continue to place:

• 6-ball bets
• 7-ball bets
• Booster Ball bets

Rules, odds, and number ranges are unchanged, and each draw remains an independent random event.

Why the Schedule Was Expanded

The original 49’s draw times were designed around retail betting patterns in the UK. In South Africa, betting activity is now largely mobile and spread more evenly throughout the day.

The addition of Brunch Time and Drive Time reflects:

• Increased demand for shorter gaps between draws
• Growth in app-based and online betting
• Preference for quick, repeat betting formats

Despite competition from instant and live-style games, 49’s continues to maintain steady participation in South Africa.

Availability of Results and Statistics

Although these draws are newly available to many South African players, they have been running long enough for meaningful data to exist.

Number statistics such as:

• hot numbers
• cold numbers
• overdue numbers

are already being tracked and updated after each draw. As always, past results do not influence future outcomes.

Impact on Bonuses and Promotions

The new draws are treated the same as existing 49’s draws.

Where bookmakers offer bonuses or promotions that include 49’s betting, Brunch Time and Drive Time are generally included under the same terms. Players should check individual bookmaker rules for confirmation.

A Small but Notable Change

While the addition of two draws does not alter how 49’s is played, it represents a shift in how the game fits into modern betting habits.

South African players now have more evenly spaced draw times across the day, without any change to the core structure of the game.