Monday, 2 September 2013

Its nearest twin

Shares 3 of 5 numbers (7, 26, 30) with the draw of 1 April 2013 — its closest relative in 1,238 draws. Chance gave a match this close a 100% likelihood somewhere in that history.

From the draw just before (1 September 2013): nothing carried over. Chance says 52% of draws repeat at least one number.

Sum and shape

The numbers add up to 107 — the 60th percentile of all possible tickets, around a middle of 100. Side-by-side numbers: 6–7. 44% of draws have at least one such pair.

The longest wait in this draw

26 had not appeared for 15 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 1.1× as often as an average ticket — about as popular as most. At 30 million tickets sold, a winner on these numbers would keep about 2% of the jackpot.

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