Wednesday, 4 February 2026

Its nearest twin

Shares 4 of 5 numbers (2, 17, 34, 36) with the draw of 28 September 2022 — its closest relative in 2,479 draws. Chance gave a match this close a 29% likelihood somewhere in that history.

From the draw just before (2 February 2026): 34, 39 carried over. Chance says 45% of draws repeat at least one number.

Sum and shape

The numbers add up to 128 — the 60th percentile of all possible tickets, around a middle of 120. No two numbers side by side. 37% of draws have at least one such pair.

The longest wait in this draw

36 had not appeared for 12 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 0.5× as often as an average ticket — less popular than most. At 30 million tickets sold, a winner on these numbers would keep about 9% of the jackpot.

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