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Megabucks · draw

Wednesday, 21 August 2024

ResultMegabucks

Single source
  1. 5
  2. 6
  3. 10
  4. 35
  5. 41
  6. 45

Top prizeNot wonnext draw advertised at

Rules6/49 · since Apr 2010draw 1,501 of 1,728 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, 09:56 UTC.

  • Primarycommercial feed5 6 10 35 41 4529 Aug 2026, 09:36 UTC

This draw, read by every tool

What the site’s explorations say about the numbers drawn on 21 August 2024 — each beside what chance predicted. None of it says anything about the next draw.

60oddordinary

How ordinary this draw is

Scored 60 of 100 across six shape features — more typical than about 70% of every possible ticket.

  • sum41th
  • odd77th
  • low48th
  • widest gap94th
  • neighbours70th
  • spread67th
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Each number, as it stood before this draw

Times drawn before — chance expected 184 of each

5188times
6190times
10176times
35187times
41

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175times
45173times

Every number was expected about that many times after 1,500 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 (5, 10, 41, 45) with the draw of 1 November 2014 — its closest relative in 1,500 draws. Chance gave a match this close a 77% likelihood somewhere in that history.

From the draw just before (17 August 2024): 5, 41 carried over. Chance says 56% of draws repeat at least one number.

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Sum and shape

142

The numbers add up to 142 — the 40th percentile of all possible tickets, around a middle of 150. Side-by-side numbers: 5–6. 50% of draws have at least one such pair.

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The longest wait in this draw

35 had not appeared for 20 draws. A number waits about 8 on average, and a wait this long was not a signal — the machine has no memory of it.

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How many people held it

A line like this is played about 0.8× as often as an average ticket — less popular than most. At 30 million tickets sold, a winner on these numbers would keep about 48% of the jackpot.

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

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