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Megabucks · draw

Wednesday, 28 January 2026

ResultMegabucks

Single source
  1. 3
  2. 24
  3. 34
  4. 40
  5. 41
  6. 43

Jackpot$8,100,000

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 2,475 of 2,591 under them

← 2026-01-26All recent draws2026-01-31 →

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 24 34 40 41 4317 Sept 2026, 07:00 UTC

This draw, read by every tool

What the site’s explorations say about the numbers drawn on 28 January 2026 — each beside what chance predicted. None of it says anything about the next draw.

52oddordinary

How ordinary this draw is

Scored 52 of 100 across six shape features — more typical than about 49% of every possible ticket.

  • sum88th
  • odd50th
  • low21th
  • widest gap86th
  • neighbours69th
  • spread71th
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Each number, as it stood before this draw

Times drawn before — chance expected 309 of each

3311times
24290times
34314times
40301times
41

Prize breakdown · 2026-01-28

  • Lines in play≈ 423kas the winner counts imply
  • Paid out$63.1Kto 10k winning lines
  • Won something1 in 42lines took a prize
  • Match 60 winnerschance said 0.03

Where the money went

  • Match 521%$13.4K
  • Match 431%$19.4K
  • Match 4 with Kicker24%$15.3K
  • 2 other tiers24%$15K
Tier1101001k10kWinners1101001k10k100k1M10MPrize each
  1. Match 60≈ 0.03 by chance

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333times
43304times

Every number was expected about that many times after 2,474 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 (24, 34, 40, 43) with the draw of 11 January 2016 — its closest relative in 2,474 draws. Chance gave a match this close a 93% likelihood somewhere in that history.

From the draw just before (26 January 2026): nothing carried over. Chance says 57% of draws repeat at least one number.

Carry-over / Déjà Vu →

Sum and shape

185

The numbers add up to 185 — the 88th percentile of all possible tickets, around a middle of 147. Side-by-side numbers: 40–41. 50% of draws have at least one such pair.

Sum Distribution →

The longest wait in this draw

41 had not appeared for 35 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 58% of the jackpot.

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

The Unpopular Numbers Edge →
$8,000,000
  • Match 56≈ 8.7 by chance$2,241
  • Match 4426≈ 445 by chance$45.60
  • Match 37,916≈ 7.9k by chance$1.00
  • Match 4 with Kicker84$182
  • Match 3 with Kicker1,760$4.00
  • Match 5 with Kicker0no winners
    • Winners, log scale
    • Prize each, log scale
    • Where chance put the count

    The rings take the ≈423k lines the counts imply and assume an evenly spread crowd. Furthest from that: Match 3 — 7,916 winners, 0% fewer than the 7.9k an even spread gives. The real crowd and an even spread agreed closely on this draw.

    Show the published table
    MatchWinnersPrize each
    Match 60$8,000,000
    Match 5 with Kicker0$0.00
    Match 56$2,241
    Match 4 with Kicker84$182
    Match 4426$45.60
    Match 3 with Kicker1,760$4.00
    Match 37,916$1.00
    Totals10,192—