Wednesday, 11 November 2015

Its nearest twin

Shares 4 of 5 numbers (3, 4, 22, 24) with the draw of 1 June 2014 — its closest relative in 2,034 draws. Chance gave a match this close a 83% likelihood somewhere in that history.

From the draw just before (10 November 2015): nothing carried over. Chance says 63% of draws repeat at least one number.

Sum and shape

The numbers add up to 65 — the 24th percentile of all possible tickets, around a middle of 78. Side-by-side numbers: 3–4. 54% of draws have at least one such pair.

The longest wait in this draw

12 had not appeared for 17 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 1.6× 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.