Saturday, 5 July 2025

Its nearest twin

Shares 3 of 6 numbers (8, 42, 44) and 0 of 1 stars with the draw of 23 November 2024 — its closest relative in 81 draws. Chance gave a match this close a 78% likelihood somewhere in that history.

From the draw just before (2 July 2025): 44 carried over. Chance says 56% of draws repeat at least one number. Stars: none repeated (10% expected).

Sum and shape

The numbers add up to 161 — the 62th percentile of all possible tickets, around a middle of 150. No two numbers side by side. 50% of draws have at least one such pair.

The longest wait in this draw

8 had not appeared for 11 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 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 50% of the jackpot.

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