Saturday, 23 February 2019

Its nearest twin

Shares 4 of 6 numbers (16, 24, 26, 42) with the draw of 24 January 2019 — its closest relative in 59 draws. Chance gave a match this close a 10% likelihood somewhere in that history.

From the draw just before (22 February 2019): 42 carried over. Chance says 63% of draws repeat at least one number.

Sum and shape

The numbers add up to 167 — the 91th percentile of all possible tickets, around a middle of 129. No two numbers side by side. 56% of draws have at least one such pair.

The longest wait in this draw

19 had not appeared for 29 draws. A number waits about 7 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 0.7× as often as an average ticket — less popular than most. At 30 million tickets sold, a winner on these numbers would keep about 26% of the jackpot.

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