Tuesday, 20 May 2014

Its nearest twin

Shares 4 of 5 numbers (5, 20, 32, 34) with the draw of 9 April 2010 — its closest relative in 1,284 draws. Chance gave a match this close a 38% likelihood somewhere in that history.

From the draw just before (19 May 2014): 34 carried over. Chance says 54% of draws repeat at least one number.

Sum and shape

The numbers add up to 128 — the 92th percentile of all possible tickets, around a middle of 95. No two numbers side by side. 46% of draws have at least one such pair.

The longest wait in this draw

32 had not appeared for 23 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 0.4× as often as an average ticket — less popular than 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.