Saturday, 27 July 2024

Its nearest twin

Shares 3 of 5 numbers (3, 24, 30) and 0 of 1 stars with the draw of 3 May 2023 — its closest relative in 1,537 draws. Chance gave a match this close a 100% likelihood somewhere in that history.

From the draw just before (24 July 2024): 26 carried over. Chance says 50% of draws repeat at least one number. Stars: none repeated (17% expected).

Sum and shape

The numbers add up to 112 — the 60th percentile of all possible tickets, around a middle of 105. Side-by-side numbers: 29–30. 42% of draws have at least one such pair.

The longest wait in this draw

24 had not appeared for 18 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 2.1× 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.