Friday, 20 October 2017

Its nearest twin

Shares 2 of 5 numbers (6, 16) with the draw of 28 September 2017 — its closest relative in 122 draws. Chance gave a match this close a 100% likelihood somewhere in that history.

From the draw just before (19 October 2017): nothing carried over. Chance says 46% of draws repeat at least one number.

Sum and shape

The numbers add up to 112 — the 45th percentile of all possible tickets, around a middle of 115. Side-by-side numbers: 24–25. 39% of draws have at least one such pair.

The longest wait in this draw

16 had not appeared for 21 draws. A number waits about 9 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 1.0× as often as an average ticket — about as popular as most. At 30 million tickets sold, a winner on these numbers would keep about 4% of the jackpot.

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