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Match 5 · draw

Friday, 16 January 2026

ResultMatch 5

Single source
  1. 9
  2. 21
  3. 22
  4. 28
  5. 30

Jackpot$82,000

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 1,230 of 1,501 under them

← 2026-01-15All recent draws2026-01-17 →

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 feed9 21 22 28 3029 Aug 2026, 09:32 UTC

This draw, read by every tool

What the site’s explorations say about the numbers drawn on 16 January 2026 — each beside what chance predicted. None of it says anything about the next draw.

54oddordinary

How ordinary this draw is

Scored 54 of 100 across six shape features — more typical than about 55% of every possible ticket.

  • sum82th
  • odd31th
  • low9th
  • widest gap55th
  • neighbours72th
  • spread30th
Draw Fingerprints →

Each number, as it stood before this draw

Times drawn before — chance expected 176 of each

9168times
21186times
22191times
28182times
30171times

Every number was expected about that many times after 1,229 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 (9, 21, 22) with the draw of 7 July 2025 — its closest relative in 1,229 draws. Chance gave a match this close a 100% likelihood somewhere in that history.

From the draw just before (15 January 2026): nothing carried over. Chance says 56% of draws repeat at least one number.

Carry-over / Déjà Vu →

Sum and shape

110

The numbers add up to 110 — the 82th percentile of all possible tickets, around a middle of 90. Side-by-side numbers: 21–22. 48% of draws have at least one such pair.

Sum Distribution →

The longest wait in this draw

21 had not appeared for 7 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 1.7× 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 →

Prize breakdown · 2026-01-16

  • Lines in play≈ 37kas the winner counts imply
  • Paid out$7.8Kto 5.1k winning lines
  • Won something1 in 7lines took a prize
  • Match 50 winnerschance said 0.11

Where the money went

  • Match 441%$3.2K
  • Match 359%$4.6K
Tier1101001k10kWinners1101001k10k100kPrize each
  1. Match 50≈ 0.11 by chance$72,000
  2. Match 416≈ 17 by chance$200
  3. Match 3458≈ 492 by chance$10.00
  4. Match 24,591≈ 4.6k by chance—
  • Winners, log scale
  • Prize each, log scale
  • Where chance put the count

The rings take the ≈37k lines the counts imply and assume an evenly spread crowd. Furthest from that: Match 2 — 4,591 winners, 0% more than the 4.6k an even spread gives. The real crowd and an even spread agreed closely on this draw.

Show the published table
MatchWinnersPrize each
Match 50$72,000
Match 416$200
Match 3458$10.00
Match 24,591$0.00
Totals5,065—

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