Wednesday, 14 October 2020

Its nearest twin

Shares 4 of 5 numbers (12, 19, 21, 39) with the draw of 8 November 2017 — its closest relative in 1,097 draws. Chance gave a match this close a 23% likelihood somewhere in that history.

From the draw just before (10 October 2020): nothing carried over. Chance says 50% of draws repeat at least one number.

Sum and shape

The numbers add up to 108 — the 54th percentile of all possible tickets, around a middle of 105. No two numbers side by side. 42% of draws have at least one such pair.

The longest wait in this draw

12 had not appeared for 13 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 0.9× as often as an average ticket — about as popular as 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.