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Megabucks · draw

Monday, 5 January 2026

ResultMegabucks

Single source
  1. 22
  2. 23
  3. 24
  4. 35
  5. 36
  6. 42

Jackpot$7,100,000

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

Rules6/48 · since Apr 2010draw 2,465 of 2,591 under them

← 2026-01-03All recent draws2026-01-07 →

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 feed22 23 24 35 36 4229 Aug 2026, 09:33 UTC

This draw, read by every tool

What the site’s explorations say about the numbers drawn on 5 January 2026 — each beside what chance predicted. None of it says anything about the next draw.

37oddordinary

How ordinary this draw is

Scored 37 of 100 across six shape features — more typical than about 16% of every possible ticket.

  • sum86th
  • odd21th
  • low50th
  • widest gap20th
  • neighbours99th
  • spread3th
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Each number, as it stood before this draw

Times drawn before — chance expected 308 of each

22308times
23325times
24288times
35313times
36

Prize breakdown · 2026-01-05

  • Lines in play≈ 369kas the winner counts imply
  • Paid out$56Kto 8.9k winning lines
  • Won something1 in 41lines took a prize
  • Match 60 winnerschance said 0.03

Where the money went

  • Match 521%$11.9K
  • Match 429%$16K
  • Match 4 with Kicker27%$15K
  • 2 other tiers24%$13.2K
Tier1101001k10kWinners1101001k10k100k1M10MPrize each
  1. Match 60≈ 0.03 by chance

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294times
42310times

Every number was expected about that many times after 2,464 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 (22, 24, 36, 42) with the draw of 15 May 2024 — its closest relative in 2,464 draws. Chance gave a match this close a 93% likelihood somewhere in that history.

From the draw just before (3 January 2026): 35 carried over. Chance says 57% of draws repeat at least one number.

Carry-over / Déjà Vu →

Sum and shape

182

The numbers add up to 182 — the 85th percentile of all possible tickets, around a middle of 147. Side-by-side numbers: 22–23, 23–24, 35–36. 50% of draws have at least one such pair.

Sum Distribution →

The longest wait in this draw

22 had not appeared for 10 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 0.5× as often as an average ticket — less popular than most. At 30 million tickets sold, a winner on these numbers would keep about 55% of the jackpot.

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

The Unpopular Numbers Edge →
$7,000,000
  • Match 55≈ 7.6 by chance$2,386
  • Match 4359≈ 389 by chance$44.50
  • Match 36,912≈ 6.9k by chance$1.00
  • Match 4 with Kicker84$178
  • Match 3 with Kicker1,568$4.00
  • Match 5 with Kicker0no winners
    • Winners, log scale
    • Prize each, log scale
    • Where chance put the count

    The rings take the ≈369k lines the counts imply and assume an evenly spread crowd. Furthest from that: Match 3 — 6,912 winners, 0% more than the 6.9k an even spread gives. The real crowd and an even spread agreed closely on this draw.

    Show the published table
    MatchWinnersPrize each
    Match 60$7,000,000
    Match 5 with Kicker0$0.00
    Match 55$2,386
    Match 4 with Kicker84$178
    Match 4359$44.50
    Match 3 with Kicker1,568$4.00
    Match 36,912$1.00
    Totals8,928—