Monday, 8 September 2025

Its nearest twin

Shares 5 of 5 numbers (1, 4, 7, 7, 9) with the draw of 24 August 2025 — its closest relative in 30 draws. Chance gave a match this close a 62% likelihood somewhere in that history.

From the draw just before (7 September 2025): 7, 7 carried over. Chance says 96% of draws repeat at least one number.

Sum and shape

The numbers add up to 28 — the 14th percentile of all possible tickets, around a middle of 35. No two numbers side by side. 90% of draws have at least one such pair.

The longest wait in this draw

1 had not appeared for 3 draws. A number waits about 3 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 1.9× as often as an average ticket — more popular than most. At 30 million tickets sold, a winner on these numbers would keep about 0% of the jackpot.

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