Tuesday, 7 October 2025

Its nearest twin

Shares 3 of 5 numbers (2, 19, 22) with the draw of 8 June 2025 — its closest relative in 135 draws. Chance gave a match this close a 50% likelihood somewhere in that history.

From the draw just before (6 October 2025): 11 carried over. Chance says 43% of draws repeat at least one number.

Sum and shape

The numbers add up to 68 — the 3th percentile of all possible tickets, around a middle of 125. No two numbers side by side. 36% of draws have at least one such pair.

The longest wait in this draw

22 had not appeared for 10 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 2.5× 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.