Wednesday, 31 December 2025

Its nearest twin

Shares 3 of 5 numbers (21, 28, 39) with the draw of 13 October 2024 — its closest relative in 450 draws. Chance gave a match this close a 99% likelihood somewhere in that history.

From the draw just before (30 December 2025): 39 carried over. Chance says 51% of draws repeat at least one number.

Sum and shape

The numbers add up to 149 — the 97th percentile of all possible tickets, around a middle of 103. Side-by-side numbers: 30–31. 43% of draws have at least one such pair.

The longest wait in this draw

30 had not appeared for 20 draws. A number waits about 8 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 0.8× as often as an average ticket — less 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.