Sunday, 25 May 2025

Its nearest twin

Shares 4 of 6 numbers (1, 6, 13, 31) with the draw of 29 April 2025 — its closest relative in 241 draws. Chance gave a match this close a 45% likelihood somewhere in that history.

From the draw just before (24 May 2025): nothing carried over. Chance says 66% of draws repeat at least one number.

Sum and shape

The numbers add up to 85 — the 9th percentile of all possible tickets, around a middle of 120. No two numbers side by side. 59% of draws have at least one such pair.

The longest wait in this draw

6 had not appeared for 22 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 1.7× as often as an average ticket — more popular than most. At 30 million tickets sold, a winner on these numbers would keep about 6% of the jackpot.

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