Wednesday, 5 August 2026

Its nearest twin

Shares 3 of 6 numbers (6, 27, 31) with the draw of 18 July 2026 — its closest relative in 88 draws. Chance gave a match this close a 81% likelihood somewhere in that history.

From the draw just before (1 August 2026): 17, 25 carried over. Chance says 56% of draws repeat at least one number.

Sum and shape

The numbers add up to 152 — the 52th percentile of all possible tickets, around a middle of 150. No two numbers side by side. 50% of draws have at least one such pair.

The longest wait in this draw

27 had not appeared for 5 draws. A number waits about 8 on average, and a wait this long was not a signal — the machine has no memory of it.

How many people held it

A line like this is played about 1.3× as often as an average ticket — more popular than most. At 30 million tickets sold, a winner on these numbers would keep about 35% of the jackpot.

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