Tuesday, 30 September 2025

Its nearest twin

Shares 3 of 5 numbers (7, 29, 31) with the draw of 8 April 2025 — its closest relative in 264 draws. Chance gave a match this close a 98% likelihood somewhere in that history.

From the draw just before (29 September 2025): 31 carried over. Chance says 57% of draws repeat at least one number.

Sum and shape

The numbers add up to 97 — the 66th percentile of all possible tickets, around a middle of 88. No two numbers side by side. 49% of draws have at least one such pair.

The longest wait in this draw

29 had not appeared for 13 draws. A number waits about 7 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 1.9× as often as an average ticket — more popular than most. At 30 million tickets sold, a winner on these numbers would keep about 0% of the jackpot.

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