Tuesday, 28 January 2025

Its nearest twin

Shares 3 of 5 numbers (9, 13, 26) with the draw of 9 January 2025 — its closest relative in 2,677 draws. Chance gave a match this close a 100% likelihood somewhere in that history.

From the draw just before (25 January 2025): 34 carried over. Chance says 42% of draws repeat at least one number.

Sum and shape

The numbers add up to 119 — the 39th percentile of all possible tickets, around a middle of 128. No two numbers side by side. 35% of draws have at least one such pair.

The longest wait in this draw

37 had not appeared for 14 draws. A number waits about 10 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 0.7× as often as an average ticket — less popular than 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.