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SuperLotto Plus · draw

Saturday, 18 August 2018

ResultSuperLotto Plus

Single source
  1. 4
  2. 5
  3. 24
  4. 30
  5. 38
  6. 26

Jackpot$24,000,000

The crowdHeld 9% 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 901 of 1,751 under them

← 2018-08-15All recent draws2018-08-22 →

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 feed4 5 24 30 38 + 2629 Aug 2026, 09:28 UTC

This draw, read by every tool

What the site’s explorations say about the numbers drawn on 18 August 2018 — each beside what chance predicted. None of it says anything about the next draw.

55oddordinary

How ordinary this draw is

Scored 55 of 100 across six shape features — more typical than about 58% of every possible ticket.

  • sum26th
  • odd9th
  • low65th
  • widest gap72th
  • neighbours79th
  • spread55th
Draw Fingerprints →

Each number, as it stood before this draw

Times drawn before — chance expected 96 of each

4108times
581times
24102times
3091times
38

Prize breakdown · 2018-08-18

  • Lines in play≈ 2.3Mas the winner counts imply
  • Paid out$443.2Kto 102k winning lines
  • Won something1 in 23lines took a prize
  • Match 5 + Mega Ball0 winnerschance said 0.06

Where the money went

  • Match 2 + Mega Ball16%$73.0K
  • Match 331%$138.0K
  • Match 1 + Mega Ball15%$65.0K
  • 5 other tiers38%$167.3K
Tier1101001k10k100kWinners1101001k10k100k1M10M100MPrize each
  1. Match 5 + Mega Ball0≈ 0.06 by chance

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90times
Stars · a separate 1-of-27 machine

Times drawn before — chance expected 33 of each

2633times

Every number was expected about that many times after 900 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 (4, 5, 24) and 0 of 1 stars with the draw of 15 October 2016 — its closest relative in 900 draws. Chance gave a match this close a 99% likelihood somewhere in that history.

From the draw just before (15 August 2018): 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

101

The numbers add up to 101 — the 26th percentile of all possible tickets, around a middle of 120. Side-by-side numbers: 4–5. 37% of draws have at least one such pair.

Sum Distribution →

The longest wait in this draw

5 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 1.3× as often as an average ticket — more popular than most. At 30 million tickets sold, a winner on these numbers would keep about 4% of the jackpot.

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

The Unpopular Numbers Edge →
$24,000,000
  • Match 55≈ 1.5 by chance$7,761
  • Match 4 + Mega Ball6≈ 12 by chance$3,233
  • Match 4340≈ 309 by chance$95.00
  • Match 3 + Mega Ball455≈ 487 by chance$63.00
  • Match 2 + Mega Ball6,632≈ 6.5k by chance$11.00
  • Match 313,797≈ 13k by chance$10.00
  • Match 1 + Mega Ball32,497≈ 32k by chance$2.00
  • Match 0 + Mega Ball48,100≈ 48k by chance$1.00
    • Winners, log scale
    • Prize each, log scale
    • Where chance put the count

    The rings take the ≈2.3M lines the counts imply and assume an evenly spread crowd. Furthest from that: Match 3 — 13,797 winners, 9% more than the 13k 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 Ball0$24,000,000
    Match 55$7,761
    Match 4 + Mega Ball6$3,233
    Match 4340$95.00
    Match 3 + Mega Ball455$63.00
    Match 313,797$10.00
    Match 2 + Mega Ball6,632$11.00
    Match 1 + Mega Ball32,497$2.00
    Match 0 + Mega Ball48,100$1.00
    Totals101,832—