Monday, 22 September 2025

Its nearest twin

Shares 3 of 5 numbers (20, 28, 33) with the draw of 8 July 2024 — its closest relative in 521 draws. Chance gave a match this close a 100% likelihood somewhere in that history.

From the draw just before (19 September 2025): 13 carried over. Chance says 56% of draws repeat at least one number.

Sum and shape

The numbers add up to 117 — the 89th 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

33 had not appeared for 21 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 0.5× 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.