Thursday, 28 May 2020

Its nearest twin

Shares 4 of 5 numbers (5, 6, 28, 35) with the draw of 13 September 2018 — its closest relative in 2,991 draws. Chance gave a match this close a 63% likelihood somewhere in that history.

From the draw just before (27 May 2020): 5, 6 carried over. Chance says 53% of draws repeat at least one number.

Sum and shape

The numbers add up to 110 — the 69th percentile of all possible tickets, around a middle of 98. Side-by-side numbers: 5–6, 35–36. 45% of draws have at least one such pair.

The longest wait in this draw

35 had not appeared for 26 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.