Sunday, 17 June 2018

Its nearest twin

Shares 4 of 5 numbers (7, 17, 18, 28) with the draw of 17 July 2013 — its closest relative in 2,979 draws. Chance gave a match this close a 90% likelihood somewhere in that history.

From the draw just before (16 June 2018): 18, 28 carried over. Chance says 61% of draws repeat at least one number.

Sum and shape

The numbers add up to 74 — the 37th percentile of all possible tickets, around a middle of 80. Side-by-side numbers: 17–18. 52% of draws have at least one such pair.

The longest wait in this draw

4 had not appeared for 12 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 1.5× as often as an average ticket — more popular than 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.