Monday, 25 May 2015

Its nearest twin

Shares 4 of 5 numbers (5, 12, 22, 23) with the draw of 16 September 2011 — its closest relative in 1,864 draws. Chance gave a match this close a 81% likelihood somewhere in that history.

From the draw just before (24 May 2015): 23 carried over. Chance says 63% of draws repeat at least one number.

Sum and shape

The numbers add up to 82 — the 59th percentile of all possible tickets, around a middle of 78. Side-by-side numbers: 22–23. 54% of draws have at least one such pair.

The longest wait in this draw

5 had not appeared for 10 draws. A number waits about 6 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 1.4× as often as an average ticket — more popular than most. At 30 million tickets sold, a winner on these numbers would keep about 0% of the jackpot.

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