Sunday, 16 January 2022

Its nearest twin

Shares 4 of 5 numbers (3, 19, 35, 36) with the draw of 3 February 2019 — its closest relative in 4,289 draws. Chance gave a match this close a 83% likelihood somewhere in that history.

From the draw just before (15 January 2022): 19 carried over. Chance says 55% of draws repeat at least one number.

Sum and shape

The numbers add up to 116 — the 85th percentile of all possible tickets, around a middle of 93. Side-by-side numbers: 35–36. 47% of draws have at least one such pair.

The longest wait in this draw

23 had not appeared for 12 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 0.6× 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.