Friday, 28 January 2011

Its nearest twin

Shares 3 of 6 numbers (7, 13, 33) with the draw of 4 November 2010 — its closest relative in 295 draws. Chance gave a match this close a 100% likelihood somewhere in that history.

From the draw just before (27 January 2011): 15 carried over. Chance says 66% of draws repeat at least one number.

Sum and shape

The numbers add up to 111 — the 36th percentile of all possible tickets, around a middle of 120. Side-by-side numbers: 21–22. 59% of draws have at least one such pair.

The longest wait in this draw

21 had not appeared for 10 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 0.8× as often as an average ticket — less popular than most. At 30 million tickets sold, a winner on these numbers would keep about 14% of the jackpot.

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