Monday, 5 July 2021

Its nearest twin

Shares 4 of 5 numbers (2, 6, 15, 34) with the draw of 27 October 2016 — its closest relative in 3,299 draws. Chance gave a match this close a 78% likelihood somewhere in that history.

From the draw just before (4 July 2021): nothing carried over. Chance says 56% of draws repeat at least one number.

Sum and shape

The numbers add up to 70 — the 17th 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

13 had not appeared for 21 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 0.6× 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.