Sunday, 5 December 2021

Its nearest twin

Shares 4 of 6 numbers (16, 20, 26, 36) with the draw of 15 August 2021 — its closest relative in 4,246 draws. Chance gave a match this close a 100% likelihood somewhere in that history.

From the draw just before (4 December 2021): nothing carried over. Chance says 66% of draws repeat at least one number.

Sum and shape

The numbers add up to 133 — the 68th percentile of all possible tickets, around a middle of 120. Side-by-side numbers: 20–21. 59% of draws have at least one such pair.

The longest wait in this draw

16 had not appeared for 9 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 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 13% of the jackpot.

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