Wednesday, 22 January 2025

Its nearest twin

Shares 3 of 6 numbers (9, 25, 39) with the draw of 21 January 2025 — its closest relative in 118 draws. Chance gave a match this close a 99% likelihood somewhere in that history.

From the draw just before (21 January 2025): 9, 25, 39 carried over. Chance says 66% of draws repeat at least one number.

Sum and shape

The numbers add up to 145 — the 83th percentile of all possible tickets, around a middle of 120. Side-by-side numbers: 30–31. 59% of draws have at least one such pair.

The longest wait in this draw

11 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 1.1× as often as an average ticket — about as popular as most. At 30 million tickets sold, a winner on these numbers would keep about 10% of the jackpot.

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