Monday, 21 April 2014

Its nearest twin

Shares 3 of 5 numbers (2, 10, 33) with the draw of 15 July 2013 — its closest relative in 1,259 draws. Chance gave a match this close a 100% likelihood somewhere in that history.

From the draw just before (19 April 2014): 4 carried over. Chance says 54% of draws repeat at least one number.

Sum and shape

The numbers add up to 54 — the 3th percentile of all possible tickets, around a middle of 95. Side-by-side numbers: 4–5. 46% of draws have at least one such pair.

The longest wait in this draw

33 had not appeared for 22 draws. A number waits about 7 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 1.1× as often as an average ticket — about as popular as most. At 30 million tickets sold, a winner on these numbers would keep about 1% of the jackpot.

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