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Megabucks · draw

Monday, 2 October 2017

ResultMegabucks

Single source
  1. 3
  2. 15
  3. 16
  4. 38
  5. 43
  6. 44

Jackpot$8,000,000

Top prizeNot wonnext draw advertised at

Rules6/48 · since Apr 2010draw 1,172 of 2,591 under them

← 2017-09-30All recent draws2017-10-04 →

Where this result came from

SourcesOnly Primary (commercial feed) reported this draw, so there is nothing to check it against. Settled 29 Aug 2026, 09:52 UTC.

  • Primarycommercial feed3 15 16 38 43 4429 Aug 2026, 09:33 UTC

This draw, read by every tool

What the site’s explorations say about the numbers drawn on 2 October 2017 — each beside what chance predicted. None of it says anything about the next draw.

59oddordinary

How ordinary this draw is

Scored 59 of 100 across six shape features — more typical than about 65% of every possible ticket.

  • sum64th
  • odd50th
  • low50th
  • widest gap89th
  • neighbours94th
  • spread77th
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Each number, as it stood before this draw

Times drawn before — chance expected 146 of each

3149times
15151times
16133times
38147times
43

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139times
44128times

Every number was expected about that many times after 1,171 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.

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Its nearest twin

Shares 4 of 6 numbers (16, 38, 43, 44) with the draw of 10 September 2016 — its closest relative in 1,171 draws. Chance gave a match this close a 72% likelihood somewhere in that history.

From the draw just before (30 September 2017): 15, 38 carried over. Chance says 57% of draws repeat at least one number.

Carry-over / Déjà Vu →

Sum and shape

159

The numbers add up to 159 — the 64th percentile of all possible tickets, around a middle of 147. Side-by-side numbers: 15–16, 43–44. 50% of draws have at least one such pair.

Sum Distribution →

The longest wait in this draw

3 had not appeared for 33 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 0.7× as often as an average ticket — less popular than most. At 30 million tickets sold, a winner on these numbers would keep about 49% of the jackpot.

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

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