Friday, 13 April 2012

Its nearest twin

Shares 3 of 5 numbers (1, 18, 19) with the draw of 16 March 2012 — its closest relative in 103 draws. Chance gave a match this close a 73% likelihood somewhere in that history.

From the draw just before (12 April 2012): nothing carried over. Chance says 55% of draws repeat at least one number.

Sum and shape

The numbers add up to 97 — the 57th percentile of all possible tickets, around a middle of 93. Side-by-side numbers: 18–19. 47% of draws have at least one such pair.

The longest wait in this draw

25 had not appeared for 30 draws. A number waits about 7 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 0.8× as often as an average ticket — less popular than most. At 30 million tickets sold, a winner on these numbers would keep about 2% of the jackpot.

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