Tuesday, 25 August 2020

Its nearest twin

Shares 3 of 5 numbers (7, 31, 35) with the draw of 15 July 2020 — its closest relative in 1,069 draws. Chance gave a match this close a 100% likelihood somewhere in that history.

From the draw just before (24 August 2020): nothing carried over. Chance says 52% of draws repeat at least one number.

Sum and shape

The numbers add up to 103 — the 54th percentile of all possible tickets, around a middle of 100. No two numbers side by side. 44% of draws have at least one such pair.

The longest wait in this draw

13 had not appeared for 30 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 0.7× as often as an average ticket — less popular than most. At 30 million tickets sold, a winner on these numbers would keep about 3% of the jackpot.

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