Tuesday, 14 February 2023

Its nearest twin

Shares 4 of 5 numbers (5, 8, 19, 24) with the draw of 16 August 2020 — its closest relative in 2,279 draws. Chance gave a match this close a 49% likelihood somewhere in that history.

From the draw just before (13 February 2023): nothing carried over. Chance says 52% of draws repeat at least one number.

Sum and shape

The numbers add up to 69 — the 10th percentile of all possible tickets, around a middle of 100. No two numbers side by side. 44% of draws have at least one such pair.

The longest wait in this draw

8 had not appeared for 18 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 1.6× 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.