I know we poker people hate lotteries (unless of course there\’s a ridiculous Powerball overlay), but recent results in Bulgaria seem worthy of mention …
The numbers for the Bulgarian Lottery on September 6:
4, 15, 23, 24, 35, 42
The numbers for the Bulgarian Lottery on September 10:
4, 15, 23, 24, 35, 42
The BBC reports the odds of this happening as 1-in-4 million. ABC-Australia puts them at 1-in-14 million.
Poker people know statistical mathematics is often debatable, and the above occurrence is far more likely than quad aces losing to a royal flush.
Interestingly enough, nobody picked those six numbers the first go-round. On the do-over, 18 people picked them — a Bulgarian lotto record.
Each of the winners will get 10,164 leva (equal to €5,196 or US$7,643). While that might not seem like enough to create shenanigans, the average monthly salary in Bulgaria is about €400
The Bulgarian government is investigating … Perhaps sadly, you cannot find out more information about this at Lotterati.com.
