Thursday, 5 March 2026

Its nearest twin

Shares 3 of 5 numbers (1, 21, 42) and 0 of 1 stars with the draw of 12 May 2025 — its closest relative in 95 draws. Chance gave a match this close a 38% likelihood somewhere in that history.

From the draw just before (2 March 2026): nothing carried over. Chance says 43% of draws repeat at least one number. Stars: 7 repeated (14% expected).

Sum and shape

The numbers add up to 111 — the 32th percentile of all possible tickets, around a middle of 125. Side-by-side numbers: 20–21. 36% of draws have at least one such pair.

The longest wait in this draw

42 had not appeared for 26 draws. A number waits about 10 on average, and a wait this long was not a signal — the machine has no memory of it.

How many people held it

A line like this is played about 1.2× as often as an average ticket — more popular than most. At 30 million tickets sold, a winner on these numbers would keep about 5% of the jackpot.

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