7 Is My Lucky Number - So Is Mine - Mine Also! - But Is It Lottery Lucky?

[sheila slater]

It's just happens that many of us believe that number 7 is a lucky,
magical and powerful number. On the contrary, number 13 is considered
to be unluckiest of all which is coincidently backed up by the UK
National lottery draws - so far number 13 is one of the less frequent
numbers ever drawn! For many people, beliefs like these are reflected
in the way the lottery combinations are selected. Camelot, the UK
National Lottery official draw operator, no longer publishes a list of
most commonly played combinations as it used to, however when it did,
combinations with all numbers divisible by 7 were present in such
lists. Unlike the Irish lottery, where all six numbers have to be
selected from the pool of 45, the UK National Lottery has 49 numbers
to choose from, meaning that there are 7 numbers that are divisible by
7, namely 7;14;21;28;35;42 and 49. Since the inception of the UK
National lottery, there were only 2 combinations containing 4 numbers
divisible by 7, and none containing 5 or 6 of such numbers. Out of
these 7 numbers, 7 different combinations can be made as follows (p.s.
wow, 7 numbers divisible by 7 that make up 7 lottery combinations -
that's gotta be a lot of luck!): 1. 07;14;21;28;35;42 2.
07;14;21;28;35;49 3. 07;14;21;28;42;49 4. 07;14;21;35;42;49 5.
07;14;28;35;42;49 6. 07;21;28;35;41;49 7. 14;21;28;35;42;49 Note that
as far as the Irish Lotto is concerned, the first combination is the
only possible combination whereby all numbers are divisible by 7. If
you participate in the Irish lottery, do NOT select this combination.
It will be played by far too many people! If this combination does
win, the jackpot would be split into so many slices that individual
prize share would be incredibly low! As for the UK National lottery,
we are now going to take a guess which one of these 7 combinations is
played most commonly. It is true to say that many people tend to play
numbers relating to dates that have some significance/importance to
them (birthdays, anniversaries, deaths(!) etc) and as you know our
calendar month contains a maximum of 31 days. Based on that, numbers
7;14;21;28 are probably paired most commonly. So that leaves us with
combinations 1,2 and 3 above. 49 is 7 times 7 and is considered by
some to have double magic powers. Sounds silly? Believe us, it's true.
42 is "the Answer to the Ultimate Question of Life, the Universe, and
Everything" which could be the reason for people to play it. Some
people, however, who like to lead a simple life and select a
straightforward combinations (like 1;2;3;4;5;6), will select
combination 1 above as it contains the very first 7 numbers divisible
by 7. All in all, the guess is that the first 3 combinations are
probably played most commonly, with possibly 7;14;21;28;35;42 running
slightly ahead of others. Whichever one out of these 7 combinations is
played most frequently does not really matter. What matters is the
fact that each combination is played by many. Ok, maybe combination 6
above is played less frequently than combination 1, but it is still
played by far too many people. Whatever combination you choose to
play, do not select any of the above, as they are not random! If they
do come up, there will be too many jackpot winners! Your share of
winnings may be calculated in hundreds, rather than thousands or
millions! There is no reason why you should not play a combination
consisting of two or three numbers divisible by 7. Just make sure that
you select other numbers randomly. The more random your combination
appears to be, the less likely it will be chosen by others. You can
check how random your combination appears to be by running it through
Lottorino Scoring Engine. Lottorino consults many filters when
checking your combination for various patterns (including the division
by 7 rule). The lower the Lottorino score of your combination, the
more biased or non-random your combination appears to be. Some
interesting facts about number 7: 1. Seven is the optimum number of
hours of sleep for humans, according to a US scientific study.2. The
average person falls asleep in seven minutes. 3. The average person's
digit span (the number of digits they can recall in sequence) is
seven. 4. When asked to think of a number between one and 10, most
people pick seven.5. The human body has enough fat to produce 7 bars
of soap. 6. In Vedic Hindu tradition, the human body features seven
basic chakras, or "wheels of energy".7. Seven is the minimum age at
which a UK savings account holder can withdraw money.
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