Thursday, 26 July 2012

Its nearest twin

Shares 3 of 5 numbers (1, 13, 14) with the draw of 13 April 2012 — its closest relative in 833 draws. Chance gave a match this close a 100% likelihood somewhere in that history.

From the draw just before (25 July 2012): 14 carried over. Chance says 63% of draws repeat at least one number.

Sum and shape

The numbers add up to 62 — the 19th percentile of all possible tickets, around a middle of 78. Side-by-side numbers: 13–14. 54% of draws have at least one such pair.

The longest wait in this draw

1 had not appeared for 16 draws. A number waits about 6 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 1.0× as often as an average ticket — about as popular as most. At 30 million tickets sold, a winner on these numbers would keep about 0% of the jackpot.

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