Wednesday, 16 September 2026

Its nearest twin

Shares 2 of 6 numbers (1, 8) with the draw of 2 September 2026 — its closest relative in 102 draws. Chance gave a match this close a 99% likelihood somewhere in that history.

From the draw just before (9 September 2026): 8 carried over. Chance says 35% of draws repeat at least one number.

Sum and shape

The numbers add up to 190 — the 9th percentile of all possible tickets, around a middle of 273. No two numbers side by side. 30% of draws have at least one such pair.

The longest wait in this draw

56 had not appeared for 44 draws. A number waits about 15 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 1.6× as often as an average ticket — more popular than most. At 30 million tickets sold, a winner on these numbers would keep about 96% of the jackpot.

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