Wednesday, 26 January 2022

Its nearest twin

Shares 3 of 5 numbers (7, 12, 37) with the draw of 19 January 2022 — its closest relative in 1,133 draws. Chance gave a match this close a 100% likelihood somewhere in that history.

From the draw just before (25 January 2022): 7 carried over. Chance says 53% of draws repeat at least one number.

Sum and shape

The numbers add up to 63 — the 7th percentile of all possible tickets, around a middle of 98. Side-by-side numbers: 3–4. 45% of draws have at least one such pair.

The longest wait in this draw

3 had not appeared for 25 draws. A number waits about 8 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 1% of the jackpot.

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