Wednesday, 7 April 2010

Its nearest twin

Shares 0 of 6 numbers with the draw of 3 April 2010 — its closest relative in 1 draws. Chance gave a match this close a 100% likelihood somewhere in that history.

From the draw just before (3 April 2010): nothing carried over. Chance says 63% of draws repeat at least one number.

Sum and shape

The numbers add up to 102 — the 17th percentile of all possible tickets, around a middle of 129. Side-by-side numbers: 16–17, 25–26. 56% of draws have at least one such pair.

The longest wait in this draw

Every number here is appearing for the first time.

How many people held it

A line like this is played about 2.5× as often as an average ticket — more popular than most. At 30 million tickets sold, a winner on these numbers would keep about 7% of the jackpot.

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