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2by2 · draw

Tuesday, 27 December 2016

Result2by2

Single source
  1. 7
  2. 7
  3. 14

Jackpot$22,000

The crowdHeld about as often as an average linefrom the prize table, not from a model of how people pick

Top prizeNot wonnext draw advertised at

Rules3/26 · Nov 2016 – Sep 2022draw 42 of 1,768 under them

← 2016-12-26All recent draws2016-12-28 →

Where this result came from

SourcesOnly Primary (commercial feed) reported this draw, so there is nothing to check it against. Settled 29 Aug 2026, 09:39 UTC.

  • Primarycommercial feed7 7 1429 Aug 2026, 09:27 UTC
Drawn under earlier rules

2by2 was a 3/26 · Nov 2016 – Sep 2022 game then. Everything on this page reads the draw against those rules and the 41 draws before it — not against today’s pool.

This draw, read by every tool

What the site’s explorations say about the numbers drawn on 27 December 2016 — each beside what chance predicted. None of it says anything about the next draw.

54oddordinary

How ordinary this draw is

Scored 54 of 100 across six shape features — more typical than about 48% of every possible ticket.

  • sum17th
  • odd70th
  • low70th
  • widest gap30th
  • neighbours39th
  • spread14th
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Each number, as it stood before this draw

Times drawn before — chance expected 5 of each

76times
76times
145times

Every number was expected about that many times after 41 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 →

Prize breakdown · 2016-12-27

  • Lines in play≈ 15kas the winner counts imply
  • Paid out$5.6Kto 6.8k winning lines
  • Won something1 in 2lines took a prize
  • Match 323 winnerschance said 5.8

Where the money went

  • Match 341%$2.3K
  • Match 226%$1.5K
  • Match 219%$1.1K
  • 1 other tier14%$800.0
Tier1101001k10kWinners1101001k10k100kPrize each
  1. Match 323≈ 5.8 by chance$100
  2. Match 2

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Its nearest twin

Shares 2 of 3 numbers (7, 7) with the draw of 26 December 2016 — its closest relative in 41 draws. Chance gave a match this close a 100% likelihood somewhere in that history.

From the draw just before (26 December 2016): 7, 7 carried over. Chance says 32% of draws repeat at least one number.

Carry-over / Déjà Vu →

Sum and shape

28

The numbers add up to 28 — the 16th percentile of all possible tickets, around a middle of 41. No two numbers side by side. 22% of draws have at least one such pair.

Sum Distribution →

The longest wait in this draw

14 had not appeared for 10 draws. A number waits about 9 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 1.9× as often as an average ticket — more popular than most. At 30 million tickets sold, a winner on these numbers would keep about 0% of the jackpot.

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

The Unpopular Numbers Edge →
495≈ 402 by chance
$3.00
  • Match 14,425≈ 4.4k by chance—
  • Match 42 rows folded in0$22,000
  • Match 34$200
  • Match 2176$6.00
  • Match 11,660—
    • Winners, log scale
    • Prize each, log scale
    • Where chance put the count

    The rings take the ≈15k lines the counts imply and assume an evenly spread crowd. Furthest from that: Match 1 — 4,425 winners, 0% more than the 4.4k an even spread gives. The real crowd and an even spread agreed closely on this draw.

    Show the published table
    MatchWinnersPrize each
    Match 40$22,000
    Match 323$100
    Match 2495$3.00
    Match 14,425$0.00
    Match 4 (Tuesday Doubler)0$44,000
    Match 3 (Tuesday Doubler)4$200
    Match 2 (Tuesday Doubler)176$6.00
    Match 1 (Tuesday Doubler)1,660$0.00
    Totals6,783—