47

'O muorto — the dead man

No full dossier yet for 47. The Smorfia line below is its place in the Neapolitan book of dreams; more dossiers are written over time.

Smorfia napoletana'O muortothe dead man

Cultural interest — does not change your odds.

The reality check

What the machines actually did with 47, across every lottery this site holds a long record for.

Powerball113of 103 expected+1.07σ
UK Lotto120of 119 expected+0.07σ
EuroMillions109of 104 expected+0.49σ
SuperEnalotto175of 161 expected+1.15σ
Set for Lifepool stops at 44

Across 4 lotteries that hold a 47, its average deviation from expectation is +0.69σ. 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.