16

'O culo — the backside

No full dossier yet for 16. The Smorfia line below is its place in the Neapolitan book of dreams; more dossiers are written over time.

Smorfia napoletana'O culothe backside

Cultural interest — does not change your odds.

The reality check

What the machines actually did with 16, across every lottery this site holds a long record for.

Powerball111of 103 expected+0.87σ
UK Lotto114of 119 expected−0.51σ
EuroMillions105of 104 expected+0.07σ
SuperEnalotto165of 161 expected+0.33σ
Set for Life385of 378 expected+0.40σ

Across 5 lotteries that hold a 16, its average deviation from expectation is +0.23σ. Statistically ordinary, everywhere.

The one thing a belief about a number can measurably do is change how many people play it — and a jackpot shared more ways is worth less to each winner. That is the only real consequence, and it is arithmetic rather than folklore.