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Megabucks · draw

Wednesday, 6 September 2017

ResultMegabucks

Single source
  1. 9
  2. 22
  3. 33
  4. 36
  5. 38
  6. 42

Jackpot$6,900,000

Top prizeNot wonnext draw advertised at

Rules6/48 · since Apr 2010draw 1,161 of 2,590 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, 09:52 UTC.

  • Primarycommercial feed9 22 33 36 38 4229 Aug 2026, 09:33 UTC

This draw, read by every tool

What the site’s explorations say about the numbers drawn on 6 September 2017 — each beside what chance predicted. None of it says anything about the next draw.

52oddordinary

How ordinary this draw is

Scored 52 of 100 across six shape features — more typical than about 47% of every possible ticket.

  • sum84th
  • odd21th
  • low21th
  • widest gap36th
  • neighbours25th
  • spread36th
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Each number, as it stood before this draw

Times drawn before — chance expected 145 of each

9153times
22149times
33145times
36113times
38

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144times
42150times

Every number was expected about that many times after 1,160 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.

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Its nearest twin

Shares 4 of 6 numbers (22, 33, 36, 42) with the draw of 27 June 2012 — its closest relative in 1,160 draws. Chance gave a match this close a 71% likelihood somewhere in that history.

From the draw just before (4 September 2017): 33 carried over. Chance says 57% of draws repeat at least one number.

Carry-over / Déjà Vu →

Sum and shape

180

The numbers add up to 180 — the 84th percentile of all possible tickets, around a middle of 147. No two numbers side by side. 50% of draws have at least one such pair.

Sum Distribution →

The longest wait in this draw

36 had not appeared for 16 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 0.5× as often as an average ticket — less popular than most. At 30 million tickets sold, a winner on these numbers would keep about 60% of the jackpot.

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

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