Saturday, 27 May 2023

Its nearest twin

Shares 4 of 5 numbers (1, 3, 12, 45) and 0 of 1 stars with the draw of 14 April 2016 — its closest relative in 1,352 draws. Chance gave a match this close a 16% likelihood somewhere in that history.

From the draw just before (26 May 2023): 12 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 96 — the 19th 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

3 had not appeared for 19 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 1.1× as often as an average ticket — about as popular as most. At 30 million tickets sold, a winner on these numbers would keep about 5% of the jackpot.

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