Wednesday, 12 February 2025

Its nearest twin

This exact draw has happened before, on 4 November 2024. Chance gave a match this close a 0.1% likelihood somewhere in that history.

From the draw just before (10 February 2025): 9, 24 carried over. Chance says 56% of draws repeat at least one number. Stars: 0 repeated (9% expected).

Sum and shape

The numbers add up to 64 — the 11th percentile of all possible tickets, around a middle of 90. No two numbers side by side. 48% of draws have at least one such pair.

The longest wait in this draw

7 had not appeared for 27 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 2.2× 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.