@mona247 ,
Firstly, Im assuming you have taken the numbers from the pool table that's reflected on the day of draw. But let me remind you that this data is always 5 days prior to the draw day and I have personally noticed oinp sending bulk noi's just 2 days prior to the draw.
So the figures of 12k for pnp as quoted by @ahsanshabaz could be true.
Secondly, as quoted by you that the target of ircc for this year is between 76-86k , likewise the same target was published for 2018 and 2017 and they ended up issuing more ITA's. Probably a quick search on the official site would give you this information. Yes you are right about being prepared for the worst as that way expectations wouldn't be shattered but the possibility of more draws outweigh at the moment looking at all these factors.
The suspense would end on Nov 6, if at all a draw happens that would indicate we ll be closing with a set of 5 draws from now else it's gonna be 4 draws to end this year.
I believe atleast 4 draws(2 in Nov + 2 in Dec) are yet to take place for sure like all the previous years. What is the exact reason behind some others assuming that a maximum of 3 draws are the most likely thing to happen this year even when it is very clear about the remaining ITAs(approx. 13k) to be issued this year to meet the target of 2019. If it is due to the fact that there will be only 1 week time gap between the 2 draws to happen in december, we have to look at the stats and understand that even in 2018, the 2 draws in the month of december took place in a 1 week gap. So why wouldnt that repeat again this year? Is there any reason. Could anyone comment?