79

'O mariuolo — the thief

No full dossier yet for 79. The Smorfia line below is its place in the Neapolitan book of dreams; more dossiers are written over time.

Smorfia napoletana'O mariuolothe thief

Cultural interest — does not change your odds.

The reality check

What the machines actually did with 79, across every lottery this site holds a long record for.

Powerballpool stops at 69
UK Lottopool stops at 59
EuroMillionspool stops at 50
SuperEnalotto179of 161 expected+1.47σ
Set for Lifepool stops at 44

Across 1 lottery that holds a 79, its average deviation from expectation is +1.47σ. Statistically ordinary, everywhere. (4 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.