37

'O monaco — the monk

No full dossier yet for 37. The Smorfia line below is its place in the Neapolitan book of dreams; more dossiers are written over time.

Smorfia napoletana'O monacothe monk

Cultural interest — does not change your odds.

The reality check

What the machines actually did with 37, across every lottery this site holds a long record for.

Powerball112of 103 expected+0.97σ
UK Lotto130of 119 expected+1.03σ
EuroMillions105of 104 expected+0.07σ
SuperEnalotto161of 161 expected+0.01σ
Set for Life403of 378 expected+1.41σ

Across 5 lotteries that hold a 37, its average deviation from expectation is +0.70σ. 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.