Friday, 31 March 2017

Its nearest twin

Shares 3 of 5 numbers (3, 28, 33) with the draw of 17 March 2017 — its closest relative in 1,079 draws. Chance gave a match this close a 100% likelihood somewhere in that history.

From the draw just before (30 March 2017): 11 carried over. Chance says 50% of draws repeat at least one number.

Sum and shape

The numbers add up to 112 — the 60th percentile of all possible tickets, around a middle of 105. No two numbers side by side. 42% of draws have at least one such pair.

The longest wait in this draw

28 had not appeared for 14 draws. A number waits about 8 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 3% of the jackpot.

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