6

Chella che guarda 'nterra — she who looks at the ground

No full dossier yet for 6. The Smorfia line below is its place in the Neapolitan book of dreams; more dossiers are written over time.

Smorfia napoletanaChella che guarda 'nterrashe who looks at the ground

Cultural interest — does not change your odds.

The reality check

What the machines actually did with 6, across every lottery this site holds a long record for.

Powerball108of 103 expected+0.56σ
UK Lotto108of 119 expected−1.09σ
EuroMillions99of 104 expected−0.55σ
SuperEnalotto188of 161 expected+2.21σ
Set for Life347of 378 expected−1.74σ

Across 5 lotteries that hold a 6, its average deviation from expectation is −0.12σ. Statistically ordinary, everywhere.

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.