Tuesday, 26 April 2016

Its nearest twin

Shares 4 of 5 numbers (20, 23, 31, 33) with the draw of 12 April 2015 — its closest relative in 2,191 draws. Chance gave a match this close a 48% likelihood somewhere in that history.

From the draw just before (25 April 2016): 23 carried over. Chance says 52% of draws repeat at least one number.

Sum and shape

The numbers add up to 143 — the 96th percentile of all possible tickets, around a middle of 100. No two numbers side by side. 44% of draws have at least one such pair.

The longest wait in this draw

33 had not appeared for 14 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 0.6× 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.