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Megabucks · draw

Wednesday, 20 May 2026

ResultMegabucks

Single source
  1. 5
  2. 12
  3. 16
  4. 17
  5. 21
  6. 24

Jackpot$18,700,000

The crowdHeld about as often as an average linefrom the prize table, not from a model of how people pick

Top prizeNot wonnext draw advertised at

Rules6/49 · since Jan 2010draw 1,842 of 1,910 under them

← 2026-05-18All recent draws2026-05-23 →

Where this result came from

SourcesOnly Primary (commercial feed) reported this draw, so there is nothing to check it against. Settled 29 Aug 2026, 09:46 UTC.

  • Primarycommercial feed5 12 16 17 21 2427 Oct 2026, 12:40 UTC

This draw, read by every tool

What the site’s explorations say about the numbers drawn on 20 May 2026 — each beside what chance predicted. None of it says anything about the next draw.

29oddordinary

How ordinary this draw is

Scored 29 of 100 across six shape features — more typical than about 8% of every possible ticket.

  • sum5th
  • odd48th
  • low99th
  • widest gap3th
  • neighbours70th
  • spread2th
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Each number, as it stood before this draw

Times drawn before — chance expected 225 of each

5232times
12250times
16214times
17224times
21

Prize breakdown · 2026-05-20

  • Lines in play≈ 299kas the winner counts imply
  • Paid out$121.5Kto 5.7k winning lines
  • Won something1 in 53lines took a prize
  • Match 60 winnerschance said 0.02

Where the money went

  • Match 521%$25K
  • Match 462%$75.4K
  • Match 317%$21.1K
Tier1101001k10kWinners1101001k10k100k1M10M100MPrize each
  1. Match 60≈ 0.02 by chance$18,400,000
  2. Match 5

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196times
24246times

Every number was expected about that many times after 1,841 draws, and they scatter around it. Warm means more than expected, cool means fewer — and a cold number arriving is exactly what cold numbers do.

Frequency Explorer →

Its nearest twin

Shares 4 of 6 numbers (5, 12, 17, 24) with the draw of 18 May 2016 — its closest relative in 1,841 draws. Chance gave a match this close a 84% likelihood somewhere in that history.

From the draw just before (18 May 2026): 5, 24 carried over. Chance says 56% of draws repeat at least one number.

Carry-over / Déjà Vu →

Sum and shape

95

The numbers add up to 95 — the 5th percentile of all possible tickets, around a middle of 150. Side-by-side numbers: 16–17. 50% of draws have at least one such pair.

Sum Distribution →

The longest wait in this draw

16 had not appeared for 12 draws. A number waits about 8 on average, and a wait this long was not a signal — the machine has no memory of it.

Gap & “Overdue” Tracker →

How many people held it

A line like this is played about 2.7× as often as an average ticket — more popular than most. At 30 million tickets sold, a winner on these numbers would keep about 17% of the jackpot.

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

The Unpopular Numbers Edge →
5≈ 5.5 by chance
$5,000
  • Match 4377≈ 290 by chance$200
  • Match 35,278≈ 5.3k by chance$4.00
    • Winners, log scale
    • Prize each, log scale
    • Where chance put the count

    The rings take the ≈299k lines the counts imply and assume an evenly spread crowd. Furthest from that: Match 3 — 5,278 winners, 0% more than the 5.3k an even spread gives. The real crowd and an even spread agreed closely on this draw.

    Show the published table
    MatchWinnersPrize each
    Match 60$18,400,000
    Match 55$5,000
    Match 4377$200
    Match 35,278$4.00
    Totals5,660—