Wednesday, 8 October 2025

Its nearest twin

Shares 4 of 5 numbers (2, 8, 31, 39) with the draw of 23 October 2024 — its closest relative in 376 draws. Chance gave a match this close a 4.3% likelihood somewhere in that history.

From the draw just before (7 October 2025): 2 carried over. Chance says 43% of draws repeat at least one number.

Sum and shape

The numbers add up to 112 — the 33th percentile of all possible tickets, around a middle of 125. Side-by-side numbers: 31–32. 36% of draws have at least one such pair.

The longest wait in this draw

8 had not appeared for 23 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 1.0× as often as an average ticket — about as popular as most. At 30 million tickets sold, a winner on these numbers would keep about 6% of the jackpot.

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