Saturday, 17 December 2022

Its nearest twin

Shares 3 of 5 numbers (30, 33, 43) with the draw of 11 March 2022 — its closest relative in 2,005 draws. Chance gave a match this close a 100% likelihood somewhere in that history.

From the draw just before (16 December 2022): nothing carried over. Chance says 46% of draws repeat at least one number.

Sum and shape

The numbers add up to 163 — the 96th percentile of all possible tickets, around a middle of 115. Side-by-side numbers: 42–43. 39% of draws have at least one such pair.

The longest wait in this draw

30 had not appeared for 39 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 0.5× as often as an average ticket — less popular than most. At 30 million tickets sold, a winner on these numbers would keep about 8% of the jackpot.

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