Wednesday, 28 April 2010

Its nearest twin

Shares 1 of 6 numbers (24) with the draw of 24 April 2010 — its closest relative in 6 draws. Chance gave a match this close a 100% likelihood somewhere in that history.

From the draw just before (24 April 2010): 24 carried over. Chance says 65% of draws repeat at least one number.

Sum and shape

The numbers add up to 66 — the 1th percentile of all possible tickets, around a middle of 123. Side-by-side numbers: 3–4. 58% of draws have at least one such pair.

The longest wait in this draw

8 had not appeared for 2 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 2.9× as often as an average ticket — more popular than 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.