Saturday, 18 April 2026

Its nearest twin

Shares 4 of 6 numbers (28, 37, 44, 48) and 0 of 1 stars with the draw of 3 May 2025 — its closest relative in 162 draws. Chance gave a match this close a 15% likelihood somewhere in that history.

From the draw just before (15 April 2026): 28 carried over. Chance says 56% of draws repeat at least one number. Stars: none repeated (10% expected).

Sum and shape

The numbers add up to 209 — the 96th percentile of all possible tickets, around a middle of 150. No two numbers side by side. 50% of draws have at least one such pair.

The longest wait in this draw

37 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 0.4× as often as an average ticket — less popular than most. At 30 million tickets sold, a winner on these numbers would keep about 67% of the jackpot.

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