Thursday, 27 August 2026

Its nearest twin

Shares 4 of 6 numbers (12, 21, 32, 33) with the draw of 19 May 2025 — its closest relative in 469 draws. Chance gave a match this close a 80% likelihood somewhere in that history.

From the draw just before (26 August 2026): 33 carried over. Chance says 70% of draws repeat at least one number.

Sum and shape

The numbers add up to 123 — the 68th percentile of all possible tickets, around a middle of 111. Side-by-side numbers: 32–33. 62% of draws have at least one such pair.

The longest wait in this draw

21 had not appeared for 24 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 0.6× as often as an average ticket — less popular than most. At 30 million tickets sold, a winner on these numbers would keep about 10% of the jackpot.

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