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SuperLotto Plus · draw

Saturday, 18 January 2020

ResultSuperLotto Plus

Single source
  1. 6
  2. 7
  3. 20
  4. 27
  5. 42
  6. 12

Jackpot$14,000,000

The crowdHeld 2% 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 1,049 of 1,752 under them

← 2020-01-15All recent draws2020-01-22 →

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 feed6 7 20 27 42 + 1229 Aug 2026, 09:28 UTC

This draw, read by every tool

What the site’s explorations say about the numbers drawn on 18 January 2020 — each beside what chance predicted. None of it says anything about the next draw.

66oddordinary

How ordinary this draw is

Scored 66 of 100 across six shape features — more typical than about 87% of every possible ticket.

  • sum27th
  • odd32th
  • low65th
  • widest gap46th
  • neighbours79th
  • spread64th
Draw Fingerprints →

Each number, as it stood before this draw

Times drawn before — chance expected 111 of each

6117times
7113times
20102times
27117times
42

Prize breakdown · 2020-01-18

  • Lines in play≈ 2.4Mas the winner counts imply
  • Paid out$14.4Mto 105k winning lines
  • Won something1 in 23lines took a prize
  • Match 5 + Mega Ball1 winnerchance said 0.06

Where the money went

  • Match 5 + Mega Ball97%$14.0M
  • Match 2 + Mega Ball0.4%$64.6K
  • Match 30.8%$118.9K
  • 6 other tiers1.3%$191.2K
Tier1101001k10k100kWinners1101001k10k100k1M10M100MPrize each
  1. Match 5 + Mega Ball1≈ 0.06 by chance

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109times
Stars · a separate 1-of-27 machine

Times drawn before — chance expected 39 of each

1239times

Every number was expected about that many times after 1,048 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 (6, 20, 27) and 0 of 1 stars with the draw of 26 June 2019 — its closest relative in 1,048 draws. Chance gave a match this close a 100% likelihood somewhere in that history.

From the draw just before (15 January 2020): 7, 42 carried over. Chance says 45% of draws repeat at least one number. Stars: none repeated (4% expected).

Carry-over / Déjà Vu →

Sum and shape

102

The numbers add up to 102 — the 27th percentile of all possible tickets, around a middle of 120. Side-by-side numbers: 6–7. 37% of draws have at least one such pair.

Sum Distribution →

The longest wait in this draw

6 had not appeared for 11 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 1.5× 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 →
$14,000,000
  • Match 52≈ 1.5 by chance$17,513
  • Match 4 + Mega Ball11≈ 12 by chance$1,592
  • Match 4298≈ 316 by chance$97.00
  • Match 3 + Mega Ball528≈ 498 by chance$49.00
  • Match 2 + Mega Ball7,183≈ 6.6k by chance$9.00
  • Match 313,208≈ 13k by chance$9.00
  • Match 1 + Mega Ball34,674≈ 32k by chance$1.00
  • Match 0 + Mega Ball49,165≈ 49k by chance$1.00
    • Winners, log scale
    • Prize each, log scale
    • Where chance put the count

    The rings take the ≈2.4M lines the counts imply and assume an evenly spread crowd. Furthest from that: Match 2 + Mega Ball — 7,183 winners, 8% more than the 6.6k 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$14,000,000
    Match 52$17,513
    Match 4 + Mega Ball11$1,592
    Match 4298$97.00
    Match 3 + Mega Ball528$49.00
    Match 313,208$9.00
    Match 2 + Mega Ball7,183$9.00
    Match 1 + Mega Ball34,674$1.00
    Match 0 + Mega Ball49,165$1.00
    Totals105,070—