Monday, 25 April 2016

Its nearest twin

Shares 4 of 5 numbers (1, 4, 6, 8) with the draw of 3 October 2012 — its closest relative in 1,978 draws. Chance gave a match this close a 60% likelihood somewhere in that history.

From the draw just before (24 April 2016): nothing carried over. Chance says 56% of draws repeat at least one number.

Sum and shape

The numbers add up to 29 — the 0th percentile of all possible tickets, around a middle of 90. No two numbers side by side. 48% of draws have at least one such pair.

The longest wait in this draw

6 had not appeared for 14 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 2.5× as often as an average ticket — more popular than most. At 30 million tickets sold, a winner on these numbers would keep about 0% of the jackpot.

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