Powerball numbers last night, Jan. 7
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What’re the odds? Luck? Coincidence? Florida, California, Mega Millions lottery drawings had 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 and 16, 17, 18, 19, 20 consecutive numbers.
The continued existence of lotteries is a demonstration of how little intuition humans have for probability. On some level, we all know that the chances of actually winning a life-changing payout are basically zero, but a whole lot of people buy tickets every week—because you never know, you might just get lucky, right? Right??
The Lottery Every Second website simulates draws for the US Powerball and the EuroJackpot, which is played in 18 European countries.