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Not mushroom at the Inn Dec 2020 10:07am, 3 Dec 2020 1,363 posts	Quote Pin Not mushroom at the Inn South Africa lottery throws up surprising draw numbers - 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 & 10 bbc.co.uk
DeeGee Dec 2020 10:10am, 3 Dec 2020 20,168 posts	Quote Pin DeeGee Of course, it's no less likely to throw up six consecutive numbers than any other six.
Not mushroom at the Inn Dec 2020 10:12am, 3 Dec 2020 1,364 posts	Quote Pin Not mushroom at the Inn Absolutely, with all the lotteries around the world it was going to happen somewhere, sometime. I can understand why it's being checked though!
Badger Dec 2020 10:13am, 3 Dec 2020 13,091 posts	Quote Pin Badger Yup. And it isn't really surprising that more people have picked a memorable sequence like that than a set of unrelated numbers. All those bouncing balls do seem rather hard to fix.
Eynsham the Red Knows Rain Dear Dec 2020 11:32am, 3 Dec 2020 6,829 posts	Quote Pin Eynsham the Red Knows Rain Dear When football pools were a big thing, I would choose my regular numbers using the least frequently occurring numbers from the previous season. The stats were always published in a little handbook at the beginning on each season. I achieved the maximum 24 points one week, and anticipated a payout out in the tens of thousands, but actually received £750! I can only assume that many others had used the same method to select their numbers.
DeeGee Dec 2020 11:37am, 3 Dec 2020 20,172 posts	Quote Pin DeeGee You'll also usually have to share a prize pool amongst many more players if all the numbers drawn are between 1 and 31.
WtnMel Dec 2020 12:28pm, 3 Dec 2020 1,805 posts	Quote Pin WtnMel That the latest issue of "Good Housekeeping" (which Mrs Wm was gifted a subscription to last xmas) includes an advert for vibrators in the Personal Health section. Pleased to see they've done so (stop sniggering at the back) but am wondering if they'll ever reach the stage where they consumer-test them and give them the Good Housekeeping seal of approval?
Little town of Greplehem Dec 2020 12:38pm, 3 Dec 2020 124,029 posts	Quote Pin Little town of Greplehem They do - not done it this year but vibrators regularly (every 18 months, maybe more frequently) come up in the 'tried and tested' section. (MrsP's had a GH subscription for yonks, in case you wonder how I know this)
ding-dong-WtnMel-on-high Dec 2020 12:41pm, 3 Dec 2020 1,809 posts	Quote Pin ding-dong-WtnMel-on-high [Did wonder and figured they might have done that. Mrs Wm had presumably only just noticed the advert tucked away at the back before she pointed it out to me]
Little town of Greplehem Dec 2020 12:49pm, 3 Dec 2020 124,030 posts	Quote Pin Little town of Greplehem They do it boldly too - see on the spine where it says 'Tried Tested Trusted' - Vibrators appear there same as vacuum cleaners, lemonade, toasters, false eyelashes...