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Classic Lotto · draw

Wednesday, 17 January 2018

ResultClassic Lotto

Single source
  1. 24
  2. 29
  3. 38
  4. 40
  5. 41
  6. 48

Jackpot$1,200,000

Top prizeNot wonnext draw advertised at

Rules6/49 · since Jan 2010draw 1,260 of 2,628 under them

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Where this result came from

SourcesOnly Primary (commercial feed) reported this draw, so there is nothing to check it against. Settled 29 Aug 2026, 09:51 UTC.

  • Primarycommercial feed24 29 38 40 41 4829 Aug 2026, 09:33 UTC

This draw, read by every tool

What the site’s explorations say about the numbers drawn on 17 January 2018 — each beside what chance predicted. None of it says anything about the next draw.

24oddordinary

How ordinary this draw is

Scored 24 of 100 across six shape features — more typical than about 4% of every possible ticket.

  • sum98th
  • odd20th
  • low5th
  • widest gap8th
  • neighbours70th
  • spread8th
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Each number, as it stood before this draw

Times drawn before — chance expected 154 of each

24158times
29157times
38148times
40179times
41

Prize breakdown · 2018-01-17

  • Paid out$0.0to 0 winning lines
  • Match 60 winners$1.2M
Tier110Winners1101001k10k100k1M10MPrize each
  1. Match 60$1,200,000
  2. Match 50$1,500
  3. Match 40$70.00

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148times
48157times

Every number was expected about that many times after 1,259 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 4 of 6 numbers (24, 29, 38, 41) with the draw of 12 November 2014 — its closest relative in 1,259 draws. Chance gave a match this close a 71% likelihood somewhere in that history.

From the draw just before (15 January 2018): 40, 48 carried over. Chance says 56% of draws repeat at least one number.

Carry-over / Déjà Vu →

Sum and shape

220

The numbers add up to 220 — the 98th percentile of all possible tickets, around a middle of 150. Side-by-side numbers: 40–41. 50% of draws have at least one such pair.

Sum Distribution →

The longest wait in this draw

38 had not appeared for 39 draws. A number waits about 8 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 0.4× as often as an average ticket — less popular than most. At 30 million tickets sold, a winner on these numbers would keep about 66% of the jackpot.

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

The Unpopular Numbers Edge →
  • Match 30$2.00
    • Winners, log scale
    • Prize each, log scale
    Show the published table
    MatchWinnersPrize each
    Match 60$1,200,000
    Match 50$1,500
    Match 40$70.00
    Match 30$2.00