Monday, 12 November 2018

Its nearest twin

Shares 1 of 5 numbers (23) with the draw of 4 November 2018 — its closest relative in 8 draws. Chance gave a match this close a 99% likelihood somewhere in that history.

From the draw just before (11 November 2018): nothing carried over. Chance says 48% of draws repeat at least one number.

Sum and shape

The numbers add up to 101 — the 36th percentile of all possible tickets, around a middle of 110. Side-by-side numbers: 18–19. 40% of draws have at least one such pair.

The longest wait in this draw

23 had not appeared for 8 draws. A number waits about 9 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 1.0× as often as an average ticket — about as popular as most. At 30 million tickets sold, a winner on these numbers would keep about 3% of the jackpot.

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