Saturday, 27 June 2026

Its nearest twin

Shares 4 of 5 numbers (8, 16, 37, 39) with the draw of 27 June 2024 — its closest relative in 1,918 draws. Chance gave a match this close a 27% likelihood somewhere in that history.

From the draw just before (26 June 2026): 39 carried over. Chance says 46% of draws repeat at least one number.

Sum and shape

The numbers add up to 125 — the 63th percentile of all possible tickets, around a middle of 115. No two numbers side by side. 39% of draws have at least one such pair.

The longest wait in this draw

8 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.

How many people held it

A line like this is played about 0.8× as often as an average ticket — less popular than 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.