Wednesday, 25 June 2025

Its nearest twin

Shares 3 of 5 numbers (31, 42, 49) with the draw of 5 June 2025 — its closest relative in 272 draws. Chance gave a match this close a 75% likelihood somewhere in that history.

From the draw just before (24 June 2025): nothing carried over. Chance says 43% of draws repeat at least one number.

Sum and shape

The numbers add up to 191 — the 99th percentile of all possible tickets, around a middle of 125. Side-by-side numbers: 34–35. 36% of draws have at least one such pair.

The longest wait in this draw

35 had not appeared for 34 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 0.4× as often as an average ticket — less popular than most. At 30 million tickets sold, a winner on these numbers would keep about 17% of the jackpot.

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