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Lucky lottery numbers ‘vary from culture to culture’ – October 26th 2011

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Savvy lottery fans may know that going for unpopular numbers can boost their chances of keeping a lotto win to themselves playing games such as Italian SuperEnalotto, but one expert has reminded players that ‘favourite’ digits vary in different cultures.

University of Toronto statistician and editor of the Statistics Blog Matt Asher explained that the wisest lotto players will know which numbers are more likely to be used if they are playing western lotteries – where the number seven is considered lucky and is therefore selected more often than other digits.

“In Asia eight is considered lucky, whereas four is a very unlucky number, associated with death,” he remarked.

Mr Asher also said lotto fans who do not like the idea of splitting a prize have a better chance of keeping their winnings to themselves if they play on less popular days like the first draw after a big rollover, as fewer tickets sold means a smaller likelihood of sharing.

Italian SuperEnalotto fans can play in tomorrow’s game, which is estimated to have a jackpot worth €27.5 million.

Play Italian SuperEnalotto at theLotter.