Saturday, 3 May 2025

Its nearest twin

Shares 2 of 6 numbers (2, 20) with the draw of 29 April 2025 — its closest relative in 11 draws. Chance gave a match this close a 96% likelihood somewhere in that history.

From the draw just before (2 May 2025): nothing carried over. Chance says 70% of draws repeat at least one number.

Sum and shape

The numbers add up to 74 — the 6th percentile of all possible tickets, around a middle of 111. No two numbers side by side. 62% of draws have at least one such pair.

The longest wait in this draw

8 had not appeared for 9 draws. A number waits about 6 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 2.1× as often as an average ticket — more popular than most. At 30 million tickets sold, a winner on these numbers would keep about 3% of the jackpot.

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