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Megabucks · draw

Wednesday, 23 March 2022

ResultMegabucks

Single source
  1. 3
  2. 15
  3. 16
  4. 28
  5. 33
  6. 42

Jackpot$3,200,000

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

Rules6/48 · since Apr 2010draw 1,872 of 2,591 under them

← 2022-03-21All recent draws2022-03-26 →

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 feed3 15 16 28 33 4229 Aug 2026, 09:33 UTC

This draw, read by every tool

What the site’s explorations say about the numbers drawn on 23 March 2022 — each beside what chance predicted. None of it says anything about the next draw.

77oddordinary

How ordinary this draw is

Scored 77 of 100 across six shape features — more typical than about 96% of every possible ticket.

  • sum38th
  • odd50th
  • low50th
  • widest gap28th
  • neighbours69th
  • spread66th
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Each number, as it stood before this draw

Times drawn before — chance expected 234 of each

3235times
15247times
16213times
28237times
33

Prize breakdown · 2022-03-23

  • Lines in play≈ 199kas the winner counts imply
  • Paid out$30.6Kto 4.9k winning lines
  • Won something1 in 41lines took a prize
  • Match 60 winnerschance said 0.02

Where the money went

  • Match 521%$6.4K
  • Match 428%$8.5K
  • Match 4 with Kicker27%$8.2K
  • 2 other tiers24%$7.4K
Tier1101001k10kWinners1101001k10k100k1M10MPrize each
  1. Match 60≈ 0.02 by chance

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236times
42241times

Every number was expected about that many times after 1,871 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 6 numbers (15, 33, 42) with the draw of 29 January 2022 — its closest relative in 1,871 draws. Chance gave a match this close a 100% likelihood somewhere in that history.

From the draw just before (21 March 2022): 15 carried over. Chance says 57% of draws repeat at least one number.

Carry-over / Déjà Vu →

Sum and shape

137

The numbers add up to 137 — the 37th percentile of all possible tickets, around a middle of 147. Side-by-side numbers: 15–16. 50% of draws have at least one such pair.

Sum Distribution →

The longest wait in this draw

28 had not appeared for 13 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 0.9× as often as an average ticket — about as popular as most. At 30 million tickets sold, a winner on these numbers would keep about 39% of the jackpot.

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

The Unpopular Numbers Edge →
$3,200,000
  • Match 52≈ 4.1 by chance$3,225
  • Match 4198≈ 210 by chance$42.80
  • Match 33,725≈ 3.7k by chance$1.00
  • Match 4 with Kicker48$171
  • Match 3 with Kicker931$4.00
  • Match 5 with Kicker0no winners
    • Winners, log scale
    • Prize each, log scale
    • Where chance put the count

    The rings take the ≈199k lines the counts imply and assume an evenly spread crowd. Furthest from that: Match 3 — 3,725 winners, 0% more than the 3.7k an even spread gives. The real crowd and an even spread agreed closely on this draw.

    Show the published table
    MatchWinnersPrize each
    Match 60$3,200,000
    Match 5 with Kicker0$0.00
    Match 52$3,225
    Match 4 with Kicker48$171
    Match 4198$42.80
    Match 3 with Kicker931$4.00
    Match 33,725$1.00
    Totals4,904—