GOTCHA! You were thinking of belly buttons, weren't you?
Actually, I'm talking about dividing up the lotto numbers according to their placement on the playslip.
Our playslips are arranged into 7 groups of 7 numbers, and I'm sure most playslips for 6/49 lotteries are similar. When you count up the numbers around the perimeter of the playslip block (the "OUTs") you will find that there are 24 of them (1-8,14,15,21,22,28,29,35,36,42-49) while the remaining inner block (the "INs") totals 25 numbers (9-13,16-20,23-27,30-34,37-41). This allows for a 50/50 breakdown (OK, 48.8/51.2) similar to breaking down the numbers into LOW/HIGH or ODD/EVEN groupings.
And, indeed, this categorization shows a similar distribution to the L/H and O/E distributions. 31% of draws will show a 3/3 spread, 49% will be either 2OUTs/4 INS or 4INs/2 OUTS, and 17% will be either 1/5 or 5/1, with the remaining 3% being 6/0 or 0/6.
The IN/OUT categories show clear position preferences. Position 1 and Position 6 will be "OUT" numbers 72% of the time. Position 3 and Position 4 prefer the "IN" numbers about 69% of the time. And Position 2 and Position 5 are the most equal with 57% INs and 43% OUTs.
Just another way of looking at the numbers that might shake out a winner.


Actually, I'm talking about dividing up the lotto numbers according to their placement on the playslip.
Our playslips are arranged into 7 groups of 7 numbers, and I'm sure most playslips for 6/49 lotteries are similar. When you count up the numbers around the perimeter of the playslip block (the "OUTs") you will find that there are 24 of them (1-8,14,15,21,22,28,29,35,36,42-49) while the remaining inner block (the "INs") totals 25 numbers (9-13,16-20,23-27,30-34,37-41). This allows for a 50/50 breakdown (OK, 48.8/51.2) similar to breaking down the numbers into LOW/HIGH or ODD/EVEN groupings.
And, indeed, this categorization shows a similar distribution to the L/H and O/E distributions. 31% of draws will show a 3/3 spread, 49% will be either 2OUTs/4 INS or 4INs/2 OUTS, and 17% will be either 1/5 or 5/1, with the remaining 3% being 6/0 or 0/6.
The IN/OUT categories show clear position preferences. Position 1 and Position 6 will be "OUT" numbers 72% of the time. Position 3 and Position 4 prefer the "IN" numbers about 69% of the time. And Position 2 and Position 5 are the most equal with 57% INs and 43% OUTs.
Just another way of looking at the numbers that might shake out a winner.
