Monday, 28 May 2012

Its nearest twin

Shares 3 of 6 numbers (20, 28, 33) with the draw of 7 May 2012 — its closest relative in 250 draws. Chance gave a match this close a 99% likelihood somewhere in that history.

From the draw just before (24 May 2012): 39 carried over. Chance says 56% of draws repeat at least one number.

Sum and shape

The numbers add up to 190 — the 88th percentile of all possible tickets, around a middle of 150. Side-by-side numbers: 27–28. 50% of draws have at least one such pair.

The longest wait in this draw

20 had not appeared for 6 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 0.6× as often as an average ticket — less popular than most. At 30 million tickets sold, a winner on these numbers would keep about 57% of the jackpot.

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