Friday, 21 February 2025

Its nearest twin

Shares 3 of 5 numbers (20, 36, 45) and 0 of 1 stars with the draw of 21 March 2023 — its closest relative in 2,496 draws. Chance gave a match this close a 100% likelihood somewhere in that history.

From the draw just before (20 February 2025): 20, 36 carried over. Chance says 36% of draws repeat at least one number. Stars: none repeated (25% expected).

Sum and shape

The numbers add up to 178 — the 74th percentile of all possible tickets, around a middle of 153. No two numbers side by side. 30% of draws have at least one such pair.

The longest wait in this draw

53 had not appeared for 12 draws. A number waits about 12 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.