Irish Lotto Draws Near Straight Combination

In last Saturday's Irish Lotto drawing held on July 18 2009, a nearly straight sequential combination was drawn. The numbers were:

04 05 06 08 13 39 and Bonus Ball 03

Rearranging them, we get:

03 04 05 06 xx 08 13 39

As you can see, only the number 07 was missing when using the Bonus Ball 03.

People who played sequential sequences: 1 2 3 4 5 6; 2 3 4 5 6 7; 3 4 5 6 7 8; 4 5 6 7 8 9; and 5 6 7 8 9 10 were all winners, claiming the 3 white, 3+Bonus, 4 white, and 4+bonus prizes.

Comparing the distribution of winners to the average of the previous 6 drawings in July, we learn that there were:

• 119.7% more 3 white ball winners
• 185.8% more 3+Bonus winners
• 119.0% more 4 white winners, and
• 190.4% more 4+Bonus winners

These resulted in prize winnings of:

• €5 for 3 white ball winners (fixed prize)
• €14 for 3+Bonus white ball winners (56.5% lower than average)
• €42 for 4 white ball winners (88.6% lower than average)
• €77 for 4+Bonus winners (51.1% lower than average)

Based on these statistics, we can conclude that:

1. Players in Ireland like to play sequential number sets
2. When straight numbers hit, there are more winners
3. Payouts for those playing sequential sequences are much lower!
   

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