Wednesday, 30 July 2025

Its nearest twin

Shares 3 of 5 numbers (24, 27, 32) and 0 of 1 stars with the draw of 18 June 2025 — its closest relative in 19 draws. Chance gave a match this close a 23% likelihood somewhere in that history.

From the draw just before (28 July 2025): 30 carried over. Chance says 56% of draws repeat at least one number. Stars: none repeated (10% expected).

Sum and shape

The numbers add up to 141 — the 99th percentile of all possible tickets, around a middle of 90. Side-by-side numbers: 27–28. 48% of draws have at least one such pair.

The longest wait in this draw

27 had not appeared for 17 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 0.7× as often as an average ticket — less popular than most. At 30 million tickets sold, a winner on these numbers would keep about 2% of the jackpot.

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