Wednesday, 15 October 2025

Its nearest twin

Shares 3 of 6 numbers (2, 11, 40) with the draw of 16 August 2025 — its closest relative in 110 draws. Chance gave a match this close a 90% likelihood somewhere in that history.

From the draw just before (11 October 2025): nothing carried over. Chance says 58% of draws repeat at least one number.

Sum and shape

The numbers add up to 133 — the 36th percentile of all possible tickets, around a middle of 144. No two numbers side by side. 51% of draws have at least one such pair.

The longest wait in this draw

34 had not appeared for 22 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 1.0× as often as an average ticket — about as popular as most. At 30 million tickets sold, a winner on these numbers would keep about 35% of the jackpot.

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