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EuroMillions · draw

Tuesday, 2 January 2018

ResultEuroMillions

Single source
  1. 10
  2. 20
  3. 21
  4. 28
  5. 48
  6. 1
  7. 8

Jackpot£15,084,100

The crowdHeld 4% more than an average linefrom the prize table, not from a model of how people pick

Top prizeNot wonnext draw advertised at

Rules5/50 + 2/12 · since Sep 2016draw 133 of 1,049 under them

← 2017-12-29All recent draws2018-01-05 →

Where this result came from

SourcesOnly Primary (commercial feed) reported this draw, so there is nothing to check it against. Settled 29 Aug 2026, 09:38 UTC.

  • Primarycommercial feed10 20 21 28 48 + 1 829 Aug 2026, 09:27 UTC

This draw, read by every tool

What the site’s explorations say about the numbers drawn on 2 January 2018 — each beside what chance predicted. None of it says anything about the next draw.

60oddordinary

How ordinary this draw is

Scored 60 of 100 across six shape features — more typical than about 71% of every possible ticket.

  • sum49th
  • odd10th
  • low66th
  • widest gap71th
  • neighbours80th
  • spread63th
Draw Fingerprints →

Each number, as it stood before this draw

Times drawn before — chance expected 13 of each

1018times
2020times
2115times
2813times
48

Prize breakdown · 2018-01-02

  • Lines in play≈ 16Mas the winner counts imply
  • Paid out£5.0Mto 1.3M winning lines
  • Won something1 in 12lines took a prize
  • Match 5 plus 2 Bonus Balls0 winnerschance said 0.12

Where the money went

  • Match 1 plus 2 Bonus Balls11%£524.9K
  • Match 2 plus Bonus Ball31%£1.6M
  • Match 239%£1.9M
  • 7 other tiers19%£966.9K
Tier1101001k10k100k1MWinners1101001k10k100k1M10M100MPrize each
  1. Match 5 plus 2 Bonus Balls0≈ 0.12 by chance

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15times
Stars · a separate 1-of-12 machine

Times drawn before — chance expected 22 of each

119times
822times

Every number was expected about that many times after 132 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.

Frequency Explorer →

Its nearest twin

Shares 3 of 5 numbers (20, 28, 48) and 0 of 2 stars with the draw of 27 January 2017 — its closest relative in 132 draws. Chance gave a match this close a 47% likelihood somewhere in that history.

From the draw just before (29 December 2017): 48 carried over. Chance says 42% of draws repeat at least one number. Stars: 1 repeated (32% expected).

Carry-over / Déjà Vu →

Sum and shape

127

The numbers add up to 127 — the 49th percentile of all possible tickets, around a middle of 128. Side-by-side numbers: 20–21. 35% of draws have at least one such pair.

Sum Distribution →

The longest wait in this draw

21 had not appeared for 24 draws. A number waits about 10 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 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 5% of the jackpot.

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

The Unpopular Numbers Edge →
£15,084,100
  • Match 5 plus Bonus Ball3≈ 2.3 by chance—
  • Match 51≈ 5.3 by chance—
  • Match 4 plus 2 Bonus Balls22≈ 26 by chance£2,189
  • Match 4 plus Bonus Ball536≈ 528 by chance£95.80
  • Match 3 plus 2 Bonus Balls1,135≈ 1.2k by chance£35.80
  • Match 41,210≈ 1.2k by chance£59.20
  • Match 2 plus 2 Bonus Balls17,609≈ 17k by chance£10.60
  • Match 3 plus Bonus Ball24,060≈ 23k by chance£8.20
  • Match 353,024≈ 52k by chance£7.00
  • Match 1 plus 2 Bonus Balls87,475≈ 87k by chance£6.00
  • Match 2 plus Bonus Ball354,721≈ 333k by chance£4.40
  • Match 2778,317≈ 750k by chance£2.50
    • Winners, log scale
    • Prize each, log scale
    • Where chance put the count

    The rings take the ≈16M lines the counts imply and assume an evenly spread crowd. Furthest from that: Match 2 plus Bonus Ball — 354,721 winners, 6% more than the 333k an even spread gives. The real crowd and an even spread agreed closely on this draw.

    Show the published table
    MatchWinnersPrize each
    Match 2778,317£2.50
    Match 2 plus Bonus Ball354,721£4.40
    Match 1 plus 2 Bonus Balls87,475£6.00
    Match 353,024£7.00
    Match 2 plus 2 Bonus Balls17,609£10.60
    Match 3 plus Bonus Ball24,060£8.20
    Match 3 plus 2 Bonus Balls1,135£35.80
    Match 41,210£59.20
    Match 4 plus Bonus Ball536£95.80
    Match 4 plus 2 Bonus Balls22£2,189
    Match 51£0.00
    Match 5 plus Bonus Ball3£0.00
    Match 5 plus 2 Bonus Balls0£15,084,100