Monday, 8 June 2020

Its nearest twin

Shares 3 of 5 numbers (11, 15, 32) with the draw of 25 May 2020 — its closest relative in 3,702 draws. Chance gave a match this close a 100% likelihood somewhere in that history.

From the draw just before (7 June 2020): nothing carried over. Chance says 55% of draws repeat at least one number.

Sum and shape

The numbers add up to 129 — the 95th percentile of all possible tickets, around a middle of 93. Side-by-side numbers: 35–36. 47% of draws have at least one such pair.

The longest wait in this draw

32 had not appeared for 13 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.