Wednesday, 3 February 2021

Its nearest twin

Shares 3 of 6 numbers (29, 43, 48) with the draw of 12 October 2020 — its closest relative in 1,736 draws. Chance gave a match this close a 100% likelihood somewhere in that history.

From the draw just before (1 February 2021): nothing carried over. Chance says 56% of draws repeat at least one number.

Sum and shape

The numbers add up to 210 — the 97th percentile of all possible tickets, around a middle of 150. No two numbers side by side. 50% of draws have at least one such pair.

The longest wait in this draw

40 had not appeared for 15 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.