15times two pools drew the same number on one night (odds say about 15)
In September 2026 the seven pools this site covers held 113 draws and drew 2,599 winning numbers. The question people asked most was why two pools sometimes draw the same number. The short answer: by the odds, it should happen a dozen or more times a month.
How many draws
Magnum, Da Ma Cai, Sports Toto and the other main pools drew on Wednesdays, Saturdays and Sundays, plus a special draw on Tuesday 1 September, giving them 14 draws each. Singapore has no special draws and held 13. 9 Lotto draws daily and held 30.
| Pool | Draws |
|---|---|
| Magnum | 14 |
| Da Ma Cai | 14 |
| Sports Toto | 14 |
| Sabah 88 | 14 |
| Cash Sweep | 14 |
| Singapore | 13 |
| 9 Lotto | 30 |
| Total | 113 |
At 23 numbers a draw that is 2,599 numbers, 2,287 of them different.
Were any numbers "hot"?
No. No number came up more than three times in September:
| Times drawn | Numbers |
|---|---|
| Once | 1,995 |
| Twice | 272 |
| Three times | 20 |
The 20 that came up three times, such as 7392 (Magnum Special, Cash Sweep Special, Sports Toto Consolation), 9414 and 4263, were spread across different pools and prizes. Dropping 2,599 numbers into 10,000 possibilities always leaves a few that land two or three times; next month they have the same chance as any other number.
Two pools, same number, same night: 15 times
Fifteen times in September, one number appeared in two pools' results on the same evening. For example:
- 6 September: 8811 in both Da Ma Cai and Cash Sweep
- 23 September: 9976 in both Magnum and 9 Lotto
- 30 September alone: four of them, 3651, 8314, 8033 and 9190
It looks like a coincidence, but it is expected. When two pools each draw 23 numbers, the chance that they share at least one is:
1 − (1 − 23/10,000)²³ ≈ 5.2%
Several pools draw on most nights. Adding up that 5.2% for every pair of pools on every night of September gives an expected 14.9 times. The actual count was 15.
Each pair of pools has about a 5.2% chance of sharing a number on a given night
One number, two 1st prizes
Among September's 113 first prizes, two numbers won twice:
- 0483: Magnum 1st prize on 2 September, 9 Lotto 1st prize on 23 September
- 0849: 9 Lotto 1st prize on both 27 and 29 September
113 first prizes make 6,328 pairs, each with a 1-in-10,000 chance of matching, so about 0.63 matching pairs are expected. Two or more in one month has about a 13% chance: unusual, but it should happen roughly once every seven or eight months.
How often each digit appeared
September's 2,599 numbers contain 10,396 digits, about 1,040 of each on average. The least common was 5 (990) and the most common 7 (1,078), both within 5% of the average.
About 1,040 each on average
For the last 90 days digit by digit and position by position, see the 4D number analysis.
What this tells you
Shared numbers, repeat first prizes and a digit that shows up a little more often are the normal wobble of random draws. They don't make a number "hot" or "due". Every draw gives all 10,000 numbers the same chance; for what comes back over time, see how much of each RM1 comes back.
How it was worked out
- Draws and numbers: the official results this site covers, every draw of the seven pools from 1 to 30 September 2026.
- 23 winning numbers per draw: one each for 1st to 3rd prize, 10 Special and 10 Consolation.
- Shared numbers: with 23 numbers per pool per night, the chance another pool shares at least one is 1 − (1 − 0.0023)²³.
- Repeat 1st prizes: 6,328 pairs of first prizes at 1 in 10,000 each; the chance of two or more uses the Poisson distribution.
4D is entertainment; every number has the same chance in every draw. Only play with money you can afford to lose. Under 18s may not take part.
