Tuesday, 3 April 2018

Its nearest twin

Shares 3 of 5 numbers (7, 30, 32) with the draw of 26 March 2018 — its closest relative in 2,905 draws. Chance gave a match this close a 100% likelihood somewhere in that history.

From the draw just before (2 April 2018): 7, 30 carried over. Chance says 55% of draws repeat at least one number.

Sum and shape

The numbers add up to 119 — the 88th percentile of all possible tickets, around a middle of 93. No two numbers side by side. 47% of draws have at least one such pair.

The longest wait in this draw

15 had not appeared for 7 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 0.7× as often as an average ticket — less popular than most. At 30 million tickets sold, a winner on these numbers would keep about 2% of the jackpot.

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