Tuesday, 20 September 2022

Its nearest twin

Shares 3 of 5 numbers (8, 9, 20) with the draw of 31 August 2022 — its closest relative in 1,917 draws. Chance gave a match this close a 100% likelihood somewhere in that history.

From the draw just before (19 September 2022): nothing carried over. Chance says 46% of draws repeat at least one number.

Sum and shape

The numbers add up to 81 — the 11th percentile of all possible tickets, around a middle of 115. Side-by-side numbers: 8–9. 39% of draws have at least one such pair.

The longest wait in this draw

26 had not appeared for 11 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 2.9× as often as an average ticket — more popular than most. At 30 million tickets sold, a winner on these numbers would keep about 1% of the jackpot.

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