50

'O ppane — the bread

No full dossier yet for 50. The Smorfia line below is its place in the Neapolitan book of dreams; more dossiers are written over time.

Smorfia napoletana'O ppanethe bread

Cultural interest — does not change your odds.

The reality check

What the machines actually did with 50, across every lottery this site holds a long record for.

Powerball102of 103 expected−0.05σ
UK Lotto109of 119 expected−0.99σ
EuroMillions99of 104 expected−0.55σ
SuperEnalotto128of 161 expected−2.69σ
Set for Lifepool stops at 44

Across 4 lotteries that hold a 50, its average deviation from expectation is −1.07σ. 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.