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Match 5 · draw

Thursday, 28 December 2023

ResultMatch 5

Single source
  1. 4
  2. 5
  3. 12
  4. 30
  5. 31

The crowdHeld about as often as an average linefrom the prize table, not from a model of how people pick

Top prizeNot wonnext draw advertised at

Rules5/35 · since Apr 2021draw 480 of 1,501 under them

← 2023-12-27All recent draws2023-12-29 →

Where this result came from

SourcesOnly Primary (commercial feed) reported this draw, so there is nothing to check it against. Settled 29 Aug 2026, 09:49 UTC.

  • Primarycommercial feed4 5 12 30 3129 Aug 2026, 09:32 UTC

This draw, read by every tool

What the site’s explorations say about the numbers drawn on 28 December 2023 — each beside what chance predicted. None of it says anything about the next draw.

51oddordinary

How ordinary this draw is

Scored 51 of 100 across six shape features — more typical than about 47% of every possible ticket.

  • sum36th
  • odd31th
  • low64th
  • widest gap91th
  • neighbours95th
  • spread65th
Draw Fingerprints →

Each number, as it stood before this draw

Times drawn before — chance expected 68 of each

466times
564times
1266times
3066times
31

Prize breakdown · 2023-12-28

  • Lines in play≈ 40kas the winner counts imply
  • Paid out$9.3Kto 5.6k winning lines
  • Won something1 in 7lines took a prize
  • Match 50 winnerschance said 0.12

Where the money went

  • Match 447%$4.4K
  • Match 353%$4.9K
Tier1101001k10kWinners1101001k10k100kPrize each
  1. Match 50≈ 0.12 by chance$60,000
  2. Match 422≈ 19 by chance

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71times

Every number was expected about that many times after 479 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 (5, 12, 31) with the draw of 22 September 2023 — its closest relative in 479 draws. Chance gave a match this close a 100% likelihood somewhere in that history.

From the draw just before (27 December 2023): nothing carried over. Chance says 56% of draws repeat at least one number.

Carry-over / Déjà Vu →

Sum and shape

82

The numbers add up to 82 — the 35th percentile of all possible tickets, around a middle of 90. Side-by-side numbers: 4–5, 30–31. 48% of draws have at least one such pair.

Sum Distribution →

The longest wait in this draw

5 had not appeared for 11 draws. A number waits about 7 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 1.9× as often as an average ticket — more popular than most. At 30 million tickets sold, a winner on these numbers would keep about 1% of the jackpot.

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

The Unpopular Numbers Edge →
$200
  • Match 3490≈ 542 by chance$10.00
  • Match 25,056≈ 5.1k by chance—
    • Winners, log scale
    • Prize each, log scale
    • Where chance put the count

    The rings take the ≈40k lines the counts imply and assume an evenly spread crowd. Furthest from that: Match 3 — 490 winners, 10% fewer than the 542 an even spread gives. The real crowd and an even spread agreed closely on this draw.

    Show the published table
    MatchWinnersPrize each
    Match 50$60,000
    Match 422$200
    Match 3490$10.00
    Match 25,056$0.00
    Totals5,568—