Wednesday, 6 October 2010

Its nearest twin

Shares 2 of 6 numbers (15, 45) with the draw of 15 September 2010 — its closest relative in 79 draws. Chance gave a match this close a 100% likelihood somewhere in that history.

From the draw just before (2 October 2010): 45 carried over. Chance says 57% of draws repeat at least one number.

Sum and shape

The numbers add up to 198 — the 94th percentile of all possible tickets, around a middle of 147. No two numbers side by side. 50% of draws have at least one such pair.

The longest wait in this draw

48 had not appeared for 26 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 0.5× as often as an average ticket — less popular than most. At 30 million tickets sold, a winner on these numbers would keep about 55% of the jackpot.

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