Friday, 1 May 2015

Its nearest twin

Shares 4 of 5 numbers (9, 10, 11, 34) with the draw of 6 April 2014 — its closest relative in 1,841 draws. Chance gave a match this close a 53% likelihood somewhere in that history.

From the draw just before (30 April 2015): nothing carried over. Chance says 55% of draws repeat at least one number.

Sum and shape

The numbers add up to 69 — the 14th percentile of all possible tickets, around a middle of 93. Side-by-side numbers: 9–10, 10–11. 47% of draws have at least one such pair.

The longest wait in this draw

11 had not appeared for 10 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 1.2× as often as an average ticket — more popular than 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.