Wednesday, 6 May 2020

Its nearest twin

Shares 4 of 5 numbers (9, 18, 28, 29) with the draw of 19 October 2018 — its closest relative in 3,669 draws. Chance gave a match this close a 78% likelihood somewhere in that history.

From the draw just before (5 May 2020): nothing carried over. Chance says 55% of draws repeat at least one number.

Sum and shape

The numbers add up to 86 — the 38th percentile of all possible tickets, around a middle of 93. Side-by-side numbers: 28–29. 47% of draws have at least one such pair.

The longest wait in this draw

2 had not appeared for 8 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 1.8× 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.