Wednesday, 5 November 2025

Its nearest twin

Shares 1 of 5 numbers (17) and 1 of 2 stars with the draw of 3 November 2025 — its closest relative in 16 draws. Chance gave a match this close a 100% likelihood somewhere in that history.

From the draw just before (3 November 2025): 17 carried over. Chance says 56% of draws repeat at least one number. Stars: 3 repeated (38% expected).

Sum and shape

The numbers add up to 84 — the 38th 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

27 had not appeared for 7 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 1.2× as often as an average ticket — more popular than most. At 30 million tickets sold, a winner on these numbers would keep about 1% of the jackpot.

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