Saturday, 15 January 2011

Its nearest twin

Shares 3 of 6 numbers (3, 11, 33) with the draw of 15 September 2010 — its closest relative in 108 draws. Chance gave a match this close a 87% likelihood somewhere in that history.

From the draw just before (12 January 2011): 33 carried over. Chance says 56% of draws repeat at least one number.

Sum and shape

The numbers add up to 147 — the 46th percentile of all possible tickets, around a middle of 150. No two numbers side by side. 50% of draws have at least one such pair.

The longest wait in this draw

14 had not appeared for 17 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 0.8× as often as an average ticket — less popular than most. At 30 million tickets sold, a winner on these numbers would keep about 50% of the jackpot.

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