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Weekday Windfall · draw

Wednesday, 3 January 2018

ResultWeekday Windfall

Single source
  1. 2
  2. 20
  3. 28
  4. 29
  5. 32
  6. 41
  7. 1
  8. 12

JackpotA$1,000,000

Top prizeNot wonnext draw advertised at

Rules6/45 + 2/45 · since Jan 2010draw 836 of 1,863 under them

← 2018-01-01All recent draws2018-01-08 →

Where this result came from

SourcesOnly Primary (commercial feed) reported this draw, so there is nothing to check it against. Settled 29 Aug 2026, 09:37 UTC.

  • Primarycommercial feed2 20 28 29 32 41 + 1 1229 Aug 2026, 09:26 UTC

This draw, read by every tool

What the site’s explorations say about the numbers drawn on 3 January 2018 — each beside what chance predicted. None of it says anything about the next draw.

48oddordinary

How ordinary this draw is

Scored 48 of 100 across six shape features — more typical than about 40% of every possible ticket.

  • sum68th
  • odd20th
  • low20th
  • widest gap79th
  • neighbours67th
  • spread80th
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Each number, as it stood before this draw

Times drawn before — chance expected 111 of each

290times
20118times
28113times
29117times
32

Prize breakdown · 2018-01-03

  • Paid outA$1.4Mto 86k winning lines
  • 10 winnersA$1.0M

Where the money went

  • 419%A$261.3K
  • 526%A$371.1K
  • 644%A$627.6K
  • 2 other tiers11%A$151.1K
Tier1101001k10k100kWinners1101001k10k100k1MPrize each
  1. 10A$1,000,000
  2. 3

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128times
41115times

Every number was expected about that many times after 835 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 (2, 20, 28, 29) with the draw of 24 October 2012 — its closest relative in 835 draws. Chance gave a match this close a 69% likelihood somewhere in that history.

From the draw just before (1 January 2018): 2, 29 carried over. Chance says 60% of draws repeat at least one number.

Carry-over / Déjà Vu →

Sum and shape

152

The numbers add up to 152 — the 67th percentile of all possible tickets, around a middle of 138. Side-by-side numbers: 28–29. 53% of draws have at least one such pair.

Sum Distribution →

The longest wait in this draw

28 had not appeared for 14 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 0.8× as often as an average ticket — less popular than most. At 30 million tickets sold, a winner on these numbers would keep about 32% of the jackpot.

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

The Unpopular Numbers Edge →
11
A$5,392
  • 2128A$717
  • 47,552A$34.60
  • 522,022A$16.85
  • 656,538A$11.10
    • Winners, log scale
    • Prize each, log scale
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    MatchWinnersPrize each
    10A$1,000,000
    2128A$717
    311A$5,392
    47,552A$34.60
    522,022A$16.85
    656,538A$11.10