Saturday, 23 January 2016

Its nearest twin

Shares 3 of 6 numbers (3, 27, 39) with the draw of 30 December 2015 — its closest relative in 906 draws. Chance gave a match this close a 100% likelihood somewhere in that history.

From the draw just before (20 January 2016): nothing carried over. Chance says 57% of draws repeat at least one number.

Sum and shape

The numbers add up to 162 — the 67th percentile of all possible tickets, around a middle of 147. Side-by-side numbers: 3–4. 50% of draws have at least one such pair.

The longest wait in this draw

4 had not appeared for 34 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 0.7× as often as an average ticket — less popular than most. At 30 million tickets sold, a winner on these numbers would keep about 47% of the jackpot.

Illustrative model, calibrated to published studies — not live sales.