Sunday, 10 March 2019

Its nearest twin

Shares 4 of 6 numbers (7, 18, 38, 43) with the draw of 14 December 2015 — its closest relative in 1,200 draws. Chance gave a match this close a 69% likelihood somewhere in that history.

From the draw just before (9 March 2019): nothing carried over. Chance says 56% of draws repeat at least one number.

Sum and shape

The numbers add up to 134 — the 31th percentile of all possible tickets, around a middle of 150. Side-by-side numbers: 18–19. 50% of draws have at least one such pair.

The longest wait in this draw

43 had not appeared for 13 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 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 35% of the jackpot.

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