Tuesday, 28 October 2025

Its nearest twin

Shares 3 of 5 numbers (1, 3, 7) with the draw of 19 September 2025 — its closest relative in 80 draws. Chance gave a match this close a 92% likelihood somewhere in that history.

From the draw just before (27 October 2025): 1 carried over. Chance says 96% of draws repeat at least one number.

Sum and shape

The numbers add up to 19 — the 1th percentile of all possible tickets, around a middle of 35. Side-by-side numbers: 3–4. 90% of draws have at least one such pair.

The longest wait in this draw

4 had not appeared for 5 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 1.7× 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.