Wednesday, 21 January 2026

Its nearest twin

Shares 3 of 6 numbers (3, 16, 28) with the draw of 6 December 2025 — its closest relative in 32 draws. Chance gave a match this close a 45% likelihood somewhere in that history.

From the draw just before (17 January 2026): nothing carried over. Chance says 56% of draws repeat at least one number.

Sum and shape

The numbers add up to 110 — the 11th percentile of all possible tickets, around a middle of 150. Side-by-side numbers: 2–3. 50% of draws have at least one such pair.

The longest wait in this draw

2 had not appeared for 11 draws. A number waits about 8 on average, and a wait this long was not a signal — the machine has no memory of it.

How many people held it

A line like this is played about 1.1× as often as an average ticket — about as popular as most. At 30 million tickets sold, a winner on these numbers would keep about 37% of the jackpot.

Illustrative model, calibrated to published studies — not live sales.