Tuesday, 7 July 2020

Its nearest twin

Shares 4 of 5 numbers (18, 35, 36, 41) with the draw of 23 May 2017 — its closest relative in 2,954 draws. Chance gave a match this close a 51% likelihood somewhere in that history.

From the draw just before (6 July 2020): nothing carried over. Chance says 50% of draws repeat at least one number.

Sum and shape

The numbers add up to 136 — the 88th percentile of all possible tickets, around a middle of 105. Side-by-side numbers: 35–36. 42% of draws have at least one such pair.

The longest wait in this draw

36 had not appeared for 17 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 0.5× as often as an average ticket — less popular than most. At 30 million tickets sold, a winner on these numbers would keep about 5% of the jackpot.

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