Saturday, 11 October 2014

Its nearest twin

Shares 2 of 5 numbers (1, 6) with the draw of 9 August 2014 — its closest relative in 43 draws. Chance gave a match this close a 98% likelihood somewhere in that history.

From the draw just before (8 October 2014): 1 carried over. Chance says 46% of draws repeat at least one number.

Sum and shape

The numbers add up to 129 — the 68th percentile of all possible tickets, around a middle of 115. No two numbers side by side. 39% of draws have at least one such pair.

The longest wait in this draw

34 had not appeared for 11 draws. A number waits about 9 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 7% of the jackpot.

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