Tuesday, 9 February 2021

Its nearest twin

Shares 4 of 5 numbers (17, 29, 34, 36) with the draw of 13 December 2018 — its closest relative in 1,544 draws. Chance gave a match this close a 37% likelihood somewhere in that history.

From the draw just before (8 February 2021): 36 carried over. Chance says 52% of draws repeat at least one number.

Sum and shape

The numbers add up to 144 — the 97th percentile of all possible tickets, around a middle of 100. Side-by-side numbers: 28–29. 44% of draws have at least one such pair.

The longest wait in this draw

29 had not appeared for 9 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 0.6× as often as an average ticket — less popular than most. At 30 million tickets sold, a winner on these numbers would keep about 3% of the jackpot.

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