43

'Onna pereta fore 'o balcone — the woman out on the balcony

No full dossier yet for 43. The Smorfia line below is its place in the Neapolitan book of dreams; more dossiers are written over time.

Smorfia napoletana'Onna pereta fore 'o balconethe woman out on the balcony

Cultural interest — does not change your odds.

The reality check

What the machines actually did with 43, across every lottery this site holds a long record for.

Powerball99of 103 expected−0.36σ
UK Lotto109of 119 expected−0.99σ
EuroMillions88of 104 expected−1.68σ
SuperEnalotto161of 161 expected+0.01σ
Set for Life383of 378 expected+0.29σ

Across 5 lotteries that hold a 43, its average deviation from expectation is −0.55σ. 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.