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confirmed

Wed, Jul 29, 2026

Jackpot $667.7M
Cash value $292.5M
Multiplier Power Play 2x

What stood out

  1. These numbers have history together

    Stands out

    3 of their 10 possible pairs had appeared together more often than expected.

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  2. #36 has been showing up more lately

    Worth noticing

    #36 appeared 53% more often recently than over the last 500 drawings.

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  • A historically familiar group. Stands out

    3 of the draw's 10 pairings had historically co-occurred at least 30% above their individual baseline rate. The pattern remained unusual in 3 of 4 tested history windows.

  • Recent appearance rates varied across the draw. Worth noticing

    40 had been appearing 19% below its 500-draw pace while 36 was running 53% above it. The contrast was interesting, but it did not clear WTN's statistical unusualness threshold.

  • Winning-number return timing stayed within normal history. Typical

    The strongest return-timing observation was 36: the number came back after 2 drawings, shorter than most of its recent intervals. Even so, the return did not clear WTN's statistical unusualness threshold.

  • The draw's spacing stayed within normal history. Typical

    Its most distinctive structural measure was number-pool range, but even that measure did not reach the engine's unusual-event threshold compared with similar historical draws.

confirmed

Tue, Jul 28, 2026

Jackpot $800M
Cash value $344.2M

What stood out

  1. #49 returned after a record-long gap

    Worth noticing

    #49 had been missing for 18 drawings—a new tracked high.

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  2. Recent numbers reconverged

    Worth noticing

    4 of the five main numbers had appeared somewhere in the previous three drawings.

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  3. These numbers have history together

    Worth noticing

    5 of their 10 possible pairs had appeared together more often than expected.

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  • Winning-number return timing stayed within normal history. Worth noticing

    The number returned after 18 drawings, 3.0× its historical median interval of 6. The return did not clear WTN's statistical unusualness threshold.

  • Recent numbers reconverged. Worth noticing

    4 of the five main numbers had appeared somewhere in the previous three drawings.

  • The winning numbers had an ordinary mix of shared history. Worth noticing

    5 of the draw's 10 pairings had historically co-occurred at least 30% above their individual baseline rate. The pattern remained unusual in 0 of 4 tested history windows.

  • The draw had an unusually high numerical center. Stands out

    Its average main number was 52.0, more high-centered than 98% of comparable results.

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