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But if two numbers have an equal chance of being drawn, it's better to choose a pot you won't have to share.

• jessriedel 6y ago
  But the suggestion in the article, reasonable in my opinion, is that this sequence was in fact favored for some nefarious reason.
  • ldjb 6y ago
    The drawing of these numbers is under question, but you would expect a significant proportion of players to select sequences such as this, even if it's not in their best interests to do so.
    • Skunkleton 6y ago
      Right, which IMO makes it less likely that someone is cheating. If you are going to cheat, why share?
      • smabie 6y ago
        you have to share. A single person couldn't pull this off. A bunch of lottery officials got together and picked these numbers. They had to pick an obvious sequence, because it would not be credible for 20 people to pick a non-obvious sequence. That's just my theory, of course.
        • MauranKilom 6y ago
          But why would they choose this incredibly specific set of numbers? If you can influence the draw, why influence it in the only way that riles up every human looking at the result? Why not just have it pick something that looks random?