Wednesday, 17 February 2010

Its nearest twin

Shares 2 of 6 numbers (4, 33) with the draw of 23 January 2010 — its closest relative in 20 draws. Chance gave a match this close a 95% likelihood somewhere in that history.

From the draw just before (15 February 2010): 16 carried over. Chance says 54% of draws repeat at least one number.

Sum and shape

The numbers add up to 162 — the 53th percentile of all possible tickets, around a middle of 159. No two numbers side by side. 47% of draws have at least one such pair.

The longest wait in this draw

48 had not appeared for 12 draws. A number waits about 9 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 63% of the jackpot.

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