Friday, 30 January 2026

Its nearest twin

Shares 4 of 6 numbers (12, 18, 20, 25) with the draw of 2 July 2025 — its closest relative in 478 draws. Chance gave a match this close a 70% likelihood somewhere in that history.

From the draw just before (29 January 2026): 13, 20 carried over. Chance says 66% of draws repeat at least one number.

Sum and shape

The numbers add up to 96 — the 17th percentile of all possible tickets, around a middle of 120. Side-by-side numbers: 12–13. 59% of draws have at least one such pair.

The longest wait in this draw

12 had not appeared for 22 draws. A number waits about 7 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 1.7× as often as an average ticket — more popular than most. At 30 million tickets sold, a winner on these numbers would keep about 7% of the jackpot.

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