Wednesday, 27 October 2010

Its nearest twin

Shares 4 of 6 numbers (10, 13, 22, 39) with the draw of 9 October 2010 — its closest relative in 58 draws. Chance gave a match this close a 12% likelihood somewhere in that history.

From the draw just before (23 October 2010): 39 carried over. Chance says 65% of draws repeat at least one number.

Sum and shape

The numbers add up to 106 — the 26th percentile of all possible tickets, around a middle of 123. Side-by-side numbers: 21–22. 58% of draws have at least one such pair.

The longest wait in this draw

1 had not appeared for 12 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 16% of the jackpot.

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