Monday, 31 October 2011

Its nearest twin

Shares 4 of 6 numbers (10, 13, 27, 33) with the draw of 29 July 2011 — its closest relative in 246 draws. Chance gave a match this close a 61% likelihood somewhere in that history.

From the draw just before (28 October 2011): nothing carried over. Chance says 71% of draws repeat at least one number.

Sum and shape

The numbers add up to 122 — the 72th percentile of all possible tickets, around a middle of 108. No two numbers side by side. 63% of draws have at least one such pair.

The longest wait in this draw

10 had not appeared for 12 draws. A number waits about 6 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 9% of the jackpot.

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