Tuesday, 6 September 2016

Its nearest twin

Shares 4 of 5 numbers (2, 10, 20, 31) with the draw of 3 March 2013 — its closest relative in 2,112 draws. Chance gave a match this close a 63% likelihood somewhere in that history.

From the draw just before (5 September 2016): 2, 20 carried over. Chance says 56% of draws repeat at least one number.

Sum and shape

The numbers add up to 81 — the 33th 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

10 had not appeared for 13 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 1.8× as often as an average ticket — more popular than most. At 30 million tickets sold, a winner on these numbers would keep about 1% of the jackpot.

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