Saturday, 28 February 2026

Its nearest twin

Shares 4 of 6 numbers (25, 27, 33, 40) with the draw of 3 September 2025 — its closest relative in 148 draws. Chance gave a match this close a 16% likelihood somewhere in that history.

From the draw just before (25 February 2026): nothing carried over. Chance says 58% of draws repeat at least one number.

Sum and shape

The numbers add up to 177 — the 85th percentile of all possible tickets, around a middle of 144. No two numbers side by side. 51% of draws have at least one such pair.

The longest wait in this draw

27 had not appeared for 16 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 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 48% of the jackpot.

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