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Lotto America requires a player to make 2 choices: (1) Pick 5 numbers out of a set of 39 white balls; and (2) Pick 1 Hot Ball from a set of 19 balls. If the player picks the same numbers as those that are drawn in the next drawing, the player wins the Jackpot prize.
While everyone says that every combination has an equal chance of winning, Lottery Power Picks and others, believe that certain combinations are more likely to occur than others.
The following Table summarizes the occurances of the Lottery Ball Bucket Distribution of all Lotto America combinations for the white balls.
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| Table HL-2a: Lotto America Bucket Distribution
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| Count
| Bucket
1-9
| Bucket
10-19
| Bucket
20-29
| Bucket
30-39
| Num
Combos
| Pct
Combos
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| 1
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 126
| 0.0%
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| 2
| 4
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1,260
| 0.2%
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| 3
| 4
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 1,260
| 0.2%
|
| 4
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 1,260
| 0.2%
|
| 5
| 3
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 3,780
| 0.7%
|
| 6
| 3
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 8,400
| 1.5%
|
| 7
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 8,400
| 1.5%
|
| 8
| 3
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 3,780
| 0.7%
|
| 9
| 3
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 8,400
| 1.5%
|
| 10
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 3,780
| 0.7%
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| 11
| 2
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 4,320
| 0.8%
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| 12
| 2
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 16,200
| 2.8%
|
| 13
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 16,200
| 2.8%
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| 14
| 2
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 16,200
| 2.8%
|
| 15
| 2
| 1
| 1
| 1
| 36,000
| 6.3%
|
| 16
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 16,200
| 2.8%
|
| 17
| 2
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 4,320
| 0.8%
|
| 18
| 2
| 0
| 2
| 1
| 16,200
| 2.8%
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| 19
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 2
| 16,200
| 2.8%
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| 20
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 4,320
| 0.8%
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| 21
| 1
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 1,890
| 0.3%
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| 22
| 1
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 10,800
| 1.9%
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| 23
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 1
| 10,800
| 1.9%
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| 24
| 1
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 18,225
| 3.2%
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| 25
| 1
| 2
| 1
| 1
| 40,500
| 7.0%
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| 26
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 2
| 18,225
| 3.2%
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| 27
| 1
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 10,800
| 1.9%
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| 28
| 1
| 1
| 2
| 1
| 40,500
| 7.0%
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| 29
| 1
| 1
| 1
| 2
| 40,500
| 7.0%
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| 30
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 3
| 10,800
| 1.9%
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| 31
| 1
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 1,890
| 0.3%
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| 32
| 1
| 0
| 3
| 1
| 10,800
| 1.9%
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| 33
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 2
| 18,225
| 3.2%
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| 34
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 3
| 10,800
| 1.9%
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| 35
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 1,890
| 0.3%
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| 36
| 0
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 252
| 0.0%
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| 37
| 0
| 4
| 1
| 0
| 2,100
| 0.4%
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| 38
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 1
| 2,100
| 0.4%
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| 39
| 0
| 3
| 2
| 0
| 5,400
| 0.9%
|
| 40
| 0
| 3
| 1
| 1
| 12,000
| 2.1%
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| 41
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 2
| 5,400
| 0.9%
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| 42
| 0
| 2
| 3
| 0
| 5,400
| 0.9%
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| 43
| 0
| 2
| 2
| 1
| 20,250
| 3.5%
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| 44
| 0
| 2
| 1
| 2
| 20,250
| 3.5%
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| 45
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 3
| 5,400
| 0.9%
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| 46
| 0
| 1
| 4
| 0
| 2,100
| 0.4%
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| 47
| 0
| 1
| 3
| 1
| 12,000
| 2.1%
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| 48
| 0
| 1
| 2
| 2
| 20,250
| 3.5%
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| 49
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 3
| 12,000
| 2.1%
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| 50
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 4
| 2,100
| 0.4%
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| 51
| 0
| 0
| 5
| 0
| 252
| 0.0%
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| 52
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 1
| 2,100
| 0.4%
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| 53
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 2
| 5,400
| 0.9%
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| 54
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 3
| 5,400
| 0.9%
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| 55
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 4
| 2,100
| 0.4%
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| 56
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 5
| 252
| 0.0%
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| 575,757
| 100.0
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As shown in Table HL-2a, there are 56 different bucket combinations. The bucket with the fewest count is #126, where all 5 balls are in the range of 1-9. The largest concentration of combinations are those where 1 ball falls in a different bucket.
The table on the next page illustrates this same information, but is sorted from the highest concentration of balls to the smallest.
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