Wednesday, 6 May 2015

Its nearest twin

Shares 4 of 6 numbers (17, 21, 25, 47) with the draw of 11 June 2014 — its closest relative in 530 draws. Chance gave a match this close a 41% likelihood somewhere in that history.

From the draw just before (2 May 2015): 9 carried over. Chance says 56% of draws repeat at least one number.

Sum and shape

The numbers add up to 167 — the 69th percentile of all possible tickets, around a middle of 150. Side-by-side numbers: 47–48. 50% of draws have at least one such pair.

The longest wait in this draw

25 had not appeared for 17 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 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 42% of the jackpot.

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