45

'O vino bbuono — the good wine

No full dossier yet for 45. The Smorfia line below is its place in the Neapolitan book of dreams; more dossiers are written over time.

Smorfia napoletana'O vino bbuonothe good wine

Cultural interest — does not change your odds.

The reality check

What the machines actually did with 45, across every lottery this site holds a long record for.

Powerball102of 103 expected−0.05σ
UK Lotto119of 119 expected−0.03σ
EuroMillions111of 104 expected+0.69σ
SuperEnalotto187of 161 expected+2.13σ
Set for Lifepool stops at 44

Across 4 lotteries that hold a 45, its average deviation from expectation is +0.68σ. Statistically ordinary, everywhere. (1 of the games do not go that high.)

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.