41

'O curtiello — the knife

No full dossier yet for 41. The Smorfia line below is its place in the Neapolitan book of dreams; more dossiers are written over time.

Smorfia napoletana'O curtiellothe knife

Cultural interest — does not change your odds.

The reality check

What the machines actually did with 41, across every lottery this site holds a long record for.

Powerball92of 103 expected−1.08σ
UK Lotto120of 119 expected+0.07σ
EuroMillions105of 104 expected+0.07σ
SuperEnalotto167of 161 expected+0.50σ
Set for Life434of 378 expected+3.15σ

Across 5 lotteries that hold a 41, its average deviation from expectation is +0.54σ. 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.