Friday, 8 July 2016

Its nearest twin

Shares 5 of 6 numbers (1, 4, 8, 9, 10) with the draw of 4 December 2012 — its closest relative in 1,305 draws. Chance gave a match this close a 57% likelihood somewhere in that history.

From the draw just before (7 July 2016): 10 carried over. Chance says 85% of draws repeat at least one number.

Sum and shape

The numbers add up to 56 — the 8th percentile of all possible tickets, around a middle of 78. Side-by-side numbers: 8–9, 9–10. 78% of draws have at least one such pair.

The longest wait in this draw

9 had not appeared for 11 draws. A number waits about 4 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 2.0× 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.