Wednesday, 3 December 2025

Its nearest twin

Shares 2 of 5 numbers (7, 34) and 1 of 1 stars with the draw of 27 October 2025 — its closest relative in 388 draws. Chance gave a match this close a 100% likelihood somewhere in that history.

From the draw just before (1 December 2025): nothing carried over. Chance says 50% of draws repeat at least one number. Stars: 2 repeated (14% expected).

Sum and shape

The numbers add up to 91 — the 29th percentile of all possible tickets, around a middle of 105. Side-by-side numbers: 23–24. 42% of draws have at least one such pair.

The longest wait in this draw

3 had not appeared for 18 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 1.3× as often as an average ticket — more 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.