Thursday, 15 October 2020

Its nearest twin

Shares 3 of 5 numbers (14, 27, 47) and 0 of 1 stars with the draw of 24 December 2018 — its closest relative in 596 draws. Chance gave a match this close a 96% likelihood somewhere in that history.

From the draw just before (12 October 2020): nothing carried over. Chance says 44% of draws repeat at least one number. Stars: none repeated (6% expected).

Sum and shape

The numbers add up to 136 — the 66th percentile of all possible tickets, around a middle of 123. No two numbers side by side. 37% of draws have at least one such pair.

The longest wait in this draw

27 had not appeared for 17 draws. A number waits about 10 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 7% of the jackpot.

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