Of course, 1111111 has as good a chance of winning as any other number, but since most lotteries are parimutuel (i.e. the prize is divided evenly among all winn

Of course, 1111111 has as good a chance of winning as any other number, but since most lotteries are parimutuel (i.e. the prize is divided evenly among all winners), it makes sense to try and pick a number that no one else is going to pick. The Quebec lottery published their most popular numbers a few years ago [1]. They were: 7-14-21-28-35-42 1-2-3-4-5-6 4-8-15-16-23-42 (the numbers from the tv show Lost) Also, from personal experience, it seems that more people play "birthday" numbers (numbers 1-31) than higher numbers. And, while I haven't confirmed it, I suspect that in games like Powerball, where winning tickets are determined by two independent sets of balls, people stick with their habit of choosing numbers in numerical order and not repeating numbers, so 4-12-17-24-36 (42) would be a more common pick than 4-12-17-24-36 (24). [1] http://lotoquebec.com/loteries/nav/en/useful-information/popular-selections/accueil http://lotoquebec.com/loteries/nav/en/useful-information/pop...