Monday, 16 September 2019

Its nearest twin

Shares 3 of 6 numbers (10, 11, 17) with the draw of 4 July 2019 — its closest relative in 234 draws. Chance gave a match this close a 100% likelihood somewhere in that history.

From the draw just before (14 September 2019): nothing carried over. Chance says 63% of draws repeat at least one number.

Sum and shape

The numbers add up to 91 — the 9th percentile of all possible tickets, around a middle of 129. Side-by-side numbers: 10–11. 56% of draws have at least one such pair.

The longest wait in this draw

10 had not appeared for 11 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 1.3× as often as an average ticket — more popular than most. At 30 million tickets sold, a winner on these numbers would keep about 14% of the jackpot.

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