89

'A vecchia — the old woman

No full dossier yet for 89. The Smorfia line below is its place in the Neapolitan book of dreams; more dossiers are written over time.

Smorfia napoletana'A vecchiathe old woman

Cultural interest — does not change your odds.

The reality check

What the machines actually did with 89, across every lottery this site holds a long record for.

Powerballpool stops at 69
UK Lottopool stops at 59
EuroMillionspool stops at 50
SuperEnalotto159of 161 expected−0.16σ
Set for Lifepool stops at 44

Across 1 lottery that holds an 89, its average deviation from expectation is −0.16σ. 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.