Wednesday, 2 July 2025

Its nearest twin

Shares 3 of 6 numbers (12, 48, 81) with the draw of 9 April 2025 — its closest relative in 39 draws. Chance gave a match this close a 12% likelihood somewhere in that history.

From the draw just before (25 June 2025): nothing carried over. Chance says 35% of draws repeat at least one number.

Sum and shape

The numbers add up to 234 — the 27th percentile of all possible tickets, around a middle of 273. No two numbers side by side. 30% of draws have at least one such pair.

The longest wait in this draw

48 had not appeared for 12 draws. A number waits about 15 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 98% of the jackpot.

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