55

'A museca — the music

No full dossier yet for 55. The Smorfia line below is its place in the Neapolitan book of dreams; more dossiers are written over time.

Smorfia napoletana'A musecathe music

Cultural interest — does not change your odds.

The reality check

What the machines actually did with 55, across every lottery this site holds a long record for.

Powerball93of 103 expected−0.98σ
UK Lotto103of 119 expected−1.57σ
EuroMillionspool stops at 50
SuperEnalotto171of 161 expected+0.82σ
Set for Lifepool stops at 44

Across 3 lotteries that hold a 55, its average deviation from expectation is −0.58σ. Statistically ordinary, everywhere. (2 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.