Melate draw 3848, held on Sunday, January 14, 2024, opened with the jackpot sitting at 55 million pesos and a streak of 14 consecutive draws with no jackpot winner. When the balls dropped that night, the streak didn't break: once again no ticket matched all six numbers, and the jackpot rolled into draw 3849 carrying a streak of 15 straight draws without a winner. If you played that draw and want to confirm exactly what happened — or just want a clear, step-by-step way to check any Melate result — here's everything that's verified, no filler.
The numbers drawn in draw 3848
The six winning numbers in draw 3848 were 3, 5, 25, 27, 36, and 38, with additional number 18. The six main numbers add up to 134, a total that lands squarely in the mid-range where most historical Melate winning combinations cluster — neither unusually low nor unusually high. The combination split two even numbers (36 and 38) against four odd ones (3, 5, 25, and 27), and it spread evenly across three different decades: two numbers from 1-10, two from 21-30, and two from 31-40, with no decade contributing more than two numbers. No two numbers in the combination were consecutive.
No jackpot winner: how the streak reached 14 draws
Going into draw 3848, the Melate jackpot had already gone 14 consecutive draws without anyone matching all six numbers — every draw without a winner rolls the unclaimed prize money into the next one, which is why the jackpot had climbed to 55 million pesos. Draw 3848 also produced no jackpot winner, extending the streak to 15. That's not unusual: Melate only pays the jackpot to someone who matches all six numbers out of 56, a 1-in-32,468,436 chance per ticket, so long winless streaks are mathematically expected, not a sign that a win is "overdue." That distinction matters because it's a common misread of how the game works: no draw owes a jackpot just because a while has passed since the last one. Every draw is an independent event with the exact same odds as the one before it — something we cover in detail in our piece on the gambler's fallacy in Melate. It's also worth remembering that Melate draws happen three times a week, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday around 21:00, so a 14-draw winless run before 3848 played out over a little more than four weeks of real time — not some rare, once-a-decade drought, just an ordinary stretch of independent 1-in-32,468,436 misses stacking up the way probability says they eventually will.
How to check your draw 3848 ticket, step by step
Checking a Melate ticket is mechanical, but it's worth doing it in order so you don't miss a secondary prize:
- Find the draw number on your physical or digital ticket — it should read 3848 — and the date, 01/14/2024. If either doesn't match, you're checking the wrong draw.
- Write down your six played numbers and compare them, one at a time, against 3, 5, 25, 27, 36, and 38.
- Count your matches before you even look at the additional number (18) — the additional number only counts toward certain prize tiers, not all of them.
- Check the draw's official prize tier table to see whether your match count landed you a secondary prize, even if you didn't hit the jackpot.
- Do this soon after the draw rather than months later — you'll still have the ticket in good condition, the details fresh, and plenty of time left to act on it if there is a prize to collect.
If you're unsure which field on the ticket is which — folio, draw number, barcode, amount played — our guide to the anatomy of a Melate ticket breaks down every element. And if you'd rather have a general checking process that applies to any draw, not just 3848, we cover that fully in how to check your Melate ticket.
If your draw 3848 ticket did win
Smaller prizes can almost always be collected directly at the point of sale where you bought the ticket. Larger prizes are paid through a different channel, and both the location and the requirements are set by each draw's official rules — not by this page: confirm them at an authorized point of sale before you make the trip, so you don't turn up without whatever they'll ask for. The general picture is laid out in how to collect a Melate prize. One thing a lot of people overlook: a prize isn't collectable indefinitely. If your ticket is from draw 3848 and time has passed since January 2024, ask the official source as soon as possible whether you're still in time; we're not going to give you a number of days we can't back up, and guessing in either direction is expensive — the context is in how long you have to collect a Melate prize. Keep the ticket itself intact in the meantime — don't fold it repeatedly, laminate it, or let it sit somewhere it could fade, since a payment center needs to be able to read the barcode and the printed numbers clearly before it will release any prize.
What draw 3848's combination does (and doesn't) tell you
One genuinely interesting detail from draw 3848: three of the six winning numbers — 5, 25, and 27 — had also come up in the immediately preceding draw, meaning zero draws had passed since their last appearance. A number repeating right away sounds odd at first glance, but it isn't: in a system where each draw is independent, any given number has exactly the same odds of hitting two draws in a row as it does of hitting after 50 draws of absence. The "it's been a while" memory only exists in the player's head, not in the balls.
The same logic applies to the combination's structure. The fact that the sum landed on 134, that the numbers split evenly 2-2-2 across three decades, or that none were consecutive are interesting descriptive details for anyone who follows the game closely, but none of them predicted the outcome and none of them predict the next draw. They're after-the-fact curiosities, not a formula. If you're curious about why the jackpot grows when nobody wins and how that accumulation is actually calculated draw by draw, we cover it in how the Melate jackpot accumulates.
Frequently asked questions
What were the winning numbers in Melate draw 3848?
3, 5, 25, 27, 36, and 38, with additional number 18. The draw took place on Sunday, January 14, 2024.
Did anyone win the jackpot in draw 3848?
No. Draw 3848 produced no jackpot winner, extending the streak of consecutive winless draws to 15 and sending an even bigger jackpot into draw 3849.
How do I check whether my draw 3848 ticket won anything?
Confirm your ticket is for draw 3848 dated 01/14/2024, compare your six numbers against 3, 5, 25, 27, 36, and 38, and separately check whether your additional number matches 18, depending on which prize tier applies.
How long do I have to collect a prize from that draw?
A prize isn't collectable indefinitely, but the limit is set by each draw's official rules and we don't publish it here. If your ticket is from draw 3848, confirm at an authorized point of sale or with the official source before assuming any date.
What if I don't have the physical ticket anymore?
Without the original ticket you can't claim a prize — it's the only valid proof. Always keep your tickets somewhere safe until after you've checked the result.
If you like tracking draws closely — decade patterns, even/odd splits, how long a number's been absent — but want to keep it organized without losing sight of the fact that no analysis guarantees anything, generate and compare combinations with MelateBot AI Picks: it's an organized way to play, not a prediction system.
MelateBot is not affiliated with Pronósticos para la Asistencia Pública or any official Mexican national lottery entity. Melate is a game of chance: no pattern, streak, or statistical analysis guarantees or improves your odds of winning the jackpot. Play responsibly, and only with money you can afford to lose.