Friday, 17 July 2026

Its nearest twin

Shares 4 of 6 numbers (17, 18, 20, 23) with the draw of 27 April 2025 — its closest relative in 432 draws. Chance gave a match this close a 77% likelihood somewhere in that history.

From the draw just before (16 July 2026): nothing carried over. Chance says 70% of draws repeat at least one number.

Sum and shape

The numbers add up to 84 — the 13th percentile of all possible tickets, around a middle of 111. Side-by-side numbers: 17–18. 62% of draws have at least one such pair.

The longest wait in this draw

20 had not appeared for 13 draws. A number waits about 6 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 1.8× as often as an average ticket — more popular than most. At 30 million tickets sold, a winner on these numbers would keep about 4% of the jackpot.

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