Monday, 27 February 2017

Its nearest twin

Shares 4 of 6 numbers (8, 11, 29, 30) with the draw of 5 August 2015 — its closest relative in 1,078 draws. Chance gave a match this close a 98% likelihood somewhere in that history.

From the draw just before (24 February 2017): nothing carried over. Chance says 71% of draws repeat at least one number.

Sum and shape

The numbers add up to 103 — the 41th percentile of all possible tickets, around a middle of 108. Side-by-side numbers: 29–30. 63% of draws have at least one such pair.

The longest wait in this draw

29 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 2.0× as often as an average ticket — more 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.