Re:South Africa's lottery probed as 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 and 10 drawn
by JoshTriplett on Wednesday December 02, 2020 @06:55PM
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> Edit: but if the numbers don't have to be drawn in order (e.g. 8-5-9-6-7 is OK), then the odds are much higher still:
Most lotteries are order-insensitive, and typically present the results in ascending numeric order. The actual draw often happens in some order (e.g. numbered balls being drawn from a hopper), and it'd be even more unusual if the numbers were actually drawn in consecutive order, but drawing 5-2-3-1-4 would typically be presented as 1-2-3-4-5 and would still be remarked upon as unusual.
Most lotteries are order-insensitive, and typically present the results in ascending numeric order. The actual draw often happens in some order (e.g. numbered balls being drawn from a hopper), and it'd be even more unusual if the numbers were actually drawn in consecutive order, but drawing 5-2-3-1-4 would typically be presented as 1-2-3-4-5 and would still be remarked upon as unusual.