Wednesday, 14 April 2010

Its nearest twin

Shares 0 of 5 numbers and 0 of 1 stars with the draw of 10 April 2010 — its closest relative in 2 draws. Chance gave a match this close a 100% likelihood somewhere in that history.

From the draw just before (10 April 2010): nothing carried over. Chance says 50% of draws repeat at least one number. Stars: none repeated (17% expected).

Sum and shape

The numbers add up to 138 — the 90th percentile of all possible tickets, around a middle of 105. Side-by-side numbers: 34–35. 42% of draws have at least one such pair.

The longest wait in this draw

Every number here is appearing for the first time.

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 5% of the jackpot.

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