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SuperLotto Plus · draw

Wednesday, 3 October 2012

ResultSuperLotto Plus

Single source
  1. 8
  2. 12
  3. 13
  4. 29
  5. 36
  6. 10

Jackpot$7,000,000

The crowdHeld 5% more than an average linefrom the prize table, not from a model of how people pick

Top prizeNot wonnext draw advertised at

Rules5/47 + 1/27 · since Jan 2010draw 288 of 1,751 under them

← 2012-09-29All recent draws2012-10-06 →

Where this result came from

SourcesOnly Primary (commercial feed) reported this draw, so there is nothing to check it against. Settled 29 Aug 2026, 09:40 UTC.

  • Primarycommercial feed8 12 13 29 36 + 1029 Aug 2026, 09:28 UTC

This draw, read by every tool

What the site’s explorations say about the numbers drawn on 3 October 2012 — each beside what chance predicted. None of it says anything about the next draw.

63oddordinary

How ordinary this draw is

Scored 63 of 100 across six shape features — more typical than about 80% of every possible ticket.

  • sum23th
  • odd32th
  • low65th
  • widest gap53th
  • neighbours79th
  • spread30th
Draw Fingerprints →

Each number, as it stood before this draw

Times drawn before — chance expected 31 of each

830times
1230times
1338times
2930times
36

Prize breakdown · 2012-10-03

  • Lines in play≈ 3.3Mas the winner counts imply
  • Paid out$7.5Mto 146k winning lines
  • Won something1 in 23lines took a prize
  • Match 5 + Mega Ball1 winnerchance said 0.08

Where the money went

  • Match 5 + Mega Ball94%$7.0M
  • Match 2 + Mega Ball1.2%$90.2K
  • Match 32.3%$169.9K
  • 5 other tiers2.9%$216.7K
Tier1101001k10k100kWinners1101001k10k100k1M10MPrize each
  1. Match 5 + Mega Ball1≈ 0.08 by chance

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27times
Stars · a separate 1-of-27 machine

Times drawn before — chance expected 11 of each

1011times

Every number was expected about that many times after 287 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 (8, 13, 36) and 0 of 1 stars with the draw of 27 October 2010 — its closest relative in 287 draws. Chance gave a match this close a 81% likelihood somewhere in that history.

From the draw just before (29 September 2012): nothing carried over. Chance says 45% of draws repeat at least one number. Stars: none repeated (4% expected).

Carry-over / Déjà Vu →

Sum and shape

98

The numbers add up to 98 — the 22th percentile of all possible tickets, around a middle of 120. Side-by-side numbers: 12–13. 37% of draws have at least one such pair.

Sum Distribution →

The longest wait in this draw

12 had not appeared for 8 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 1.0× as often as an average ticket — about as popular as 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 →
$7,000,000
  • Match 50≈ 2.1 by chanceno winners
  • Match 4 + Mega Ball20≈ 17 by chance$1,211
  • Match 4414≈ 440 by chance$97.00
  • Match 3 + Mega Ball712≈ 694 by chance$51.00
  • Match 2 + Mega Ball10,023≈ 9.2k by chance$9.00
  • Match 318,880≈ 18k by chance$9.00
  • Match 1 + Mega Ball47,475≈ 45k by chance$1.00
  • Match 0 + Mega Ball68,529≈ 69k by chance$1.00
    • Winners, log scale
    • Prize each, log scale
    • Where chance put the count

    The rings take the ≈3.3M lines the counts imply and assume an evenly spread crowd. Furthest from that: Match 2 + Mega Ball — 10,023 winners, 8% more than the 9.2k an even spread gives. The real crowd and an even spread agreed closely on this draw.

    Show the published table
    MatchWinnersPrize each
    Match 5 + Mega Ball1$7,000,000
    Match 50$0.00
    Match 4 + Mega Ball20$1,211
    Match 4414$97.00
    Match 3 + Mega Ball712$51.00
    Match 318,880$9.00
    Match 2 + Mega Ball10,023$9.00
    Match 1 + Mega Ball47,475$1.00
    Match 0 + Mega Ball68,529$1.00
    Totals146,054—