Thursday, 30 October 2014

Its nearest twin

Shares 4 of 5 numbers (21, 31, 32, 38) with the draw of 20 November 2012 — its closest relative in 1,661 draws. Chance gave a match this close a 39% likelihood somewhere in that history.

From the draw just before (29 October 2014): 16 carried over. Chance says 52% of draws repeat at least one number.

Sum and shape

The numbers add up to 138 — the 94th percentile of all possible tickets, around a middle of 100. Side-by-side numbers: 31–32. 44% of draws have at least one such pair.

The longest wait in this draw

31 had not appeared for 16 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.