Sunday, 20 November 2016

Its nearest twin

Shares 3 of 5 numbers (9, 24, 34) with the draw of 2 November 2016 — its closest relative in 2,187 draws. Chance gave a match this close a 100% likelihood somewhere in that history.

From the draw just before (19 November 2016): 8, 24 carried over. Chance says 56% of draws repeat at least one number.

Sum and shape

The numbers add up to 110 — the 82th percentile of all possible tickets, around a middle of 90. Side-by-side numbers: 8–9, 34–35. 48% of draws have at least one such pair.

The longest wait in this draw

9 had not appeared for 6 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 0.7× as often as an average ticket — less popular than most. At 30 million tickets sold, a winner on these numbers would keep about 2% of the jackpot.

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