Friday, 26 September 2025

Its nearest twin

Shares 2 of 5 numbers (8, 17) and 0 of 1 stars with the draw of 24 September 2025 — its closest relative in 44 draws. Chance gave a match this close a 100% likelihood somewhere in that history.

From the draw just before (24 September 2025): 8, 17 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 55 — the 5th percentile of all possible tickets, around a middle of 90. No two numbers side by side. 48% of draws have at least one such pair.

The longest wait in this draw

15 had not appeared for 12 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 1.3× as often as an average ticket — more popular than most. At 30 million tickets sold, a winner on these numbers would keep about 1% of the jackpot.

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