Thursday, 5 March 2026

Its nearest twin

Shares 4 of 5 numbers (10, 21, 30, 35) with the draw of 14 May 2010 — its closest relative in 5,481 draws. Chance gave a match this close a 87% likelihood somewhere in that history.

From the draw just before (4 March 2026): 5, 30 carried over. Chance says 54% of draws repeat at least one number.

Sum and shape

The numbers add up to 101 — the 59th percentile of all possible tickets, around a middle of 95. No two numbers side by side. 46% of draws have at least one such pair.

The longest wait in this draw

21 had not appeared for 8 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 1.0× as often as an average ticket — about as popular as 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.