Thursday, 28 July 2022

Its nearest twin

Shares 3 of 5 numbers (14, 28, 30) with the draw of 5 July 2022 — its closest relative in 3,782 draws. Chance gave a match this close a 100% likelihood somewhere in that history.

From the draw just before (27 July 2022): 2 carried over. Chance says 53% of draws repeat at least one number.

Sum and shape

The numbers add up to 100 — the 53th percentile of all possible tickets, around a middle of 98. No two numbers side by side. 45% of draws have at least one such pair.

The longest wait in this draw

26 had not appeared for 28 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 1.7× 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.