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Weekday Windfall · draw

Wednesday, 29 August 2018

ResultWeekday Windfall

Single source
  1. 17
  2. 28
  3. 37
  4. 40
  5. 41
  6. 42
  7. 30
  8. 38

JackpotA$1,000,000

Top prizeNot wonnext draw advertised at

Rules6/45 + 2/45 · since Jan 2010draw 904 of 1,863 under them

← 2018-08-27All recent draws2018-09-03 →

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 feed17 28 37 40 41 42 + 30 3829 Aug 2026, 09:26 UTC

This draw, read by every tool

What the site’s explorations say about the numbers drawn on 29 August 2018 — each beside what chance predicted. None of it says anything about the next draw.

33oddordinary

How ordinary this draw is

Scored 33 of 100 across six shape features — more typical than about 12% of every possible ticket.

  • sum99th
  • odd48th
  • low5th
  • widest gap26th
  • neighbours93th
  • spread14th
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Each number, as it stood before this draw

Times drawn before — chance expected 120 of each

17106times
28128times
37119times
40120times
41

Prize breakdown · 2018-08-29

  • Paid outA$1.5Mto 73k winning lines
  • 10 winnersA$1.0M

Where the money went

  • 418%A$277.8K
  • 526%A$394.3K
  • 645%A$668.9K
  • 2 other tiers11%A$160.6K
Tier1101001k10k100kWinners1101001k10k100k1MPrize each
  1. 10A$1,000,000
  2. 3

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126times
42140times

Every number was expected about that many times after 903 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 (17, 28, 40, 42) with the draw of 22 January 2018 — its closest relative in 903 draws. Chance gave a match this close a 72% likelihood somewhere in that history.

From the draw just before (27 August 2018): 17, 28 carried over. Chance says 60% of draws repeat at least one number.

Carry-over / Déjà Vu →

Sum and shape

205

The numbers add up to 205 — the 99th percentile of all possible tickets, around a middle of 138. Side-by-side numbers: 40–41, 41–42. 53% of draws have at least one such pair.

Sum Distribution →

The longest wait in this draw

37 had not appeared for 4 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 0.4× 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 →
6
A$10,507
  • 2130A$751
  • 48,469A$32.80
  • 521,371A$18.45
  • 642,743A$15.65
    • Winners, log scale
    • Prize each, log scale
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    MatchWinnersPrize each
    10A$1,000,000
    2130A$751
    36A$10,507
    48,469A$32.80
    521,371A$18.45
    642,743A$15.65