62

'O muorto acciso — the murdered man

No full dossier yet for 62. The Smorfia line below is its place in the Neapolitan book of dreams; more dossiers are written over time.

Smorfia napoletana'O muorto accisothe murdered man

Cultural interest — does not change your odds.

The reality check

What the machines actually did with 62, across every lottery this site holds a long record for.

Powerball113of 103 expected+1.07σ
UK Lottopool stops at 59
EuroMillionspool stops at 50
SuperEnalotto166of 161 expected+0.41σ
Set for Lifepool stops at 44

Across 2 lotteries that hold a 62, its average deviation from expectation is +0.74σ. Statistically ordinary, everywhere. (3 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.