The week
16 Sept 2026 – 23 Sept 2026
23 draws across 9 games · 1 jackpot won · 48 ended a 78-draw wait in SuperEnalotto. Across the twelve lotteries whose rules and history we check by hand — the only ones where “unusual” can be given a number. Follow it as a feed →
The longest waits that ended
A number that has not appeared for a long time is not owed anything: its chance tonight is the same as every other number’s. What a long wait ending shows is how long the tail of an ordinary distribution is.
- Saturday 19 September48 came up in SuperEnalotto after 78 draws away — a game where a number waits about 15 draws on average.
- Monday 21 September43 came up in Loto after 45 draws away — a game where a number waits about 10 draws on average.
- Saturday 19 September10 came up in La Primitiva after 37 draws away — a game where a number waits about 8 draws on average.
- Friday 18 September32 came up in Eurojackpot after 36 draws away — a game where a number waits about 10 draws on average.
- Thursday 17 September35 came up in SuperEnalotto after 53 draws away — a game where a number waits about 15 draws on average.
Draws that echoed older ones
Every draw has a nearest twin somewhere in its game’s history, because there are thousands of draws to be near. The figure beside each is the chance that some earlier draw would share at least that many — which is usually most of the time.
- Tuesday 22 SeptemberEuroMillions shared 4 of 5 numbers (13, 16, 44, 50) with 14 Nov 2023 — chance of an echo that close somewhere in its history: 11%.
- Saturday 19 SeptemberSuperEnalotto shared 4 of 6 numbers (42, 45, 48, 68) with 20 Nov 2014 — chance of an echo that close somewhere in its history: 18%.
- Monday 21 SeptemberLoto shared 4 of 5 numbers (3, 15, 29, 43) with 9 Mar 2011 — chance of an echo that close somewhere in its history: 28%.
- Thursday 17 SeptemberMega-Sena shared 4 of 6 numbers (1, 2, 7, 33) with 29 Nov 2025 — chance of an echo that close somewhere in its history: 74%.
- Tuesday 22 SeptemberMega-Sena shared 4 of 6 numbers (24, 37, 47, 55) with 2 May 2026 — chance of an echo that close somewhere in its history: 74%.
The week’s most and least played lines
Read from each draw’s prize table against the tickets it implies: how many people held those numbers, not how likely the numbers were. Every line has the same chance; a crowded one is simply shared further.
- Monday 21 SeptemberPowerball was held 67% more often than an average line — 2, 7, 9, 17, 58
- Tuesday 22 SeptemberEuroMillions was held 41% more often than an average line — 13, 14, 16, 44, 50
- Tuesday 22 SeptemberEurojackpot was held 10% more often than an average line — 17, 23, 33, 46, 47
- Saturday 19 SeptemberLoto was held 76% less often than an average line — 11, 12, 39, 46, 48
- Monday 21 SeptemberLoto was held 59% less often than an average line — 3, 6, 15, 29, 43
- Wednesday 16 SeptemberLoto was held 41% less often than an average line — 1, 5, 13, 31, 49
Where each game finished the week
None of this says anything about next weekEvery item above is a fact about draws that have happened, put beside what chance predicted. A number that ended a long wait is not warm; a draw that echoed an old one is not a pattern; a game that has not paid a jackpot for months is not due. The machine keeps no memory of any of it, which is exactly why these figures are interesting rather than useful.