Saturday, 18 May 2019

Its nearest twin

Shares 3 of 5 numbers (2, 19, 28) with the draw of 7 February 2019 — its closest relative in 696 draws. Chance gave a match this close a 99% likelihood somewhere in that history.

From the draw just before (17 May 2019): nothing carried over. Chance says 46% of draws repeat at least one number.

Sum and shape

The numbers add up to 108 — the 40th percentile of all possible tickets, around a middle of 115. Side-by-side numbers: 28–29, 29–30. 39% of draws have at least one such pair.

The longest wait in this draw

30 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 2.2× as often as an average ticket — more 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.