Wednesday, 7 September 2016

Its nearest twin

Shares 4 of 5 numbers (1, 8, 14, 20) with the draw of 5 June 2015 — its closest relative in 2,113 draws. Chance gave a match this close a 63% likelihood somewhere in that history.

From the draw just before (6 September 2016): 20 carried over. Chance says 56% of draws repeat at least one number.

Sum and shape

The numbers add up to 49 — the 2th 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 10 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 2.0× 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.