2006-12-05 12:59:34 · 10 answers · asked by saffa20 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Physics
Consecutive Lotto numbers are just as likely to come up as any others.
It might seem at first that since there are many fewer sets of consecutive numbers than possible combinations of non-consecutive numbers - they would be less likely to come up. And in a sense they are, consecutive sets as such are less likely.But there is no prize for guessing wether the winning numbers are going to be consecutive or not, you have to get the actual numbers - and each set of consecutive numbers is just one possible selection out of about 14 million, so is any given set of non-consecutives .
2006-12-05 13:28:48 · answer #1 · answered by Mike P 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
For a consecutive group anywhere. first number odds are 49 in 49 { let's say pick 25} second number (ignoring near 1 and 49 which constrain the choices a bit) has several ways of achieving it, here's just one: 6 in 48 { any of 22,23,24,26,27,28, say 23} third number could be any of {22,24,26} 3 in 47 fourth 1 in 46 so that's around 1 in 5,800 Edit: actually it's even lower than that as there are then a further 2 chances to get the right balls.
2016-05-22 22:44:26 · answer #2 · answered by Cheryl 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
As the balls are released in order from the lowest to the highest, that means the high numbers have had the least amount of time to get mixed (very marginally). That means the machine, when it's picking from a certain area for a ball, will either be picking from a region of lots of high numbers, or few high numbers. Of course, it doesn't take all the balls at once, so the optimal strategy based solely on this info. isn't as simple as: "Either choose 6 high or 6 low numbers."
2006-12-05 13:30:39 · answer #3 · answered by rage997 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes.
And apparently, when the Lotto first started (or National Lottery as it was then), 22,000 tickets a week were sold to people choosing the numbers 1,2,3,4,5,6
There is some one lives near me who gets 2 lines each week with the same numbers on them.
It means, if her numbers come up, she will get twice as much as the other people who chose the same numbers!
2006-12-05 13:12:15 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Statistically yes, probability wise? I'm not so sure.
2006-12-05 13:01:40 · answer #5 · answered by clusp 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Your odds do not change.
2006-12-05 13:01:50 · answer #6 · answered by Jud R 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i dunno but pick 4 8 12 24 36 42
2006-12-05 13:03:57 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
dont know
2006-12-05 13:07:42 · answer #8 · answered by -_- 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
no
2006-12-05 13:29:36 · answer #9 · answered by Aonarach 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
its also dumb
2006-12-05 13:01:46 · answer #10 · answered by me 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋