Friday, 21 August 2026

Its nearest twin

Shares 4 of 5 numbers (14, 17, 18, 35) with the draw of 8 November 2016 — its closest relative in 5,650 draws. Chance gave a match this close a 88% likelihood somewhere in that history.

From the draw just before (20 August 2026): 1 carried over. Chance says 54% of draws repeat at least one number.

Sum and shape

The numbers add up to 85 — the 33th percentile of all possible tickets, around a middle of 95. Side-by-side numbers: 17–18. 46% of draws have at least one such pair.

The longest wait in this draw

18 had not appeared for 9 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 0.8× as often as an average ticket — less popular than most. At 30 million tickets sold, a winner on these numbers would keep about 2% of the jackpot.

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