Wednesday, 24 November 2010

Its nearest twin

Shares 3 of 6 numbers (12, 26, 35) with the draw of 1 September 2010 — its closest relative in 93 draws. Chance gave a match this close a 83% likelihood somewhere in that history.

From the draw just before (20 November 2010): 12, 18 carried over. Chance says 56% of draws repeat at least one number.

Sum and shape

The numbers add up to 135 — the 32th percentile of all possible tickets, around a middle of 150. Side-by-side numbers: 12–13. 50% of draws have at least one such pair.

The longest wait in this draw

26 had not appeared for 11 draws. A number waits about 8 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 0.9× as often as an average ticket — about as popular as most. At 30 million tickets sold, a winner on these numbers would keep about 43% of the jackpot.

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