Saturday, 20 September 2025

Its nearest twin

Shares 3 of 6 numbers (12, 15, 31) with the draw of 27 November 2018 — its closest relative in 2,209 draws. Chance gave a match this close a 100% likelihood somewhere in that history.

From the draw just before (19 September 2025): 31 carried over. Chance says 35% of draws repeat at least one number.

Sum and shape

The numbers add up to 194 — the 10th 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

2 had not appeared for 51 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 1.9× as often as an average ticket — more popular than most. At 30 million tickets sold, a winner on these numbers would keep about 96% of the jackpot.

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