OT thought for the day... Bought my ticket for tomorrows $90M draw and was told they are the winning numbers, so I'm sitting pretty, but I digress... Ever since I can remember I've always noticed something with the "random" machine picked numbers. The numbers always seemed quite spread out, no matter how many times I've played the random pick over the years. Occasional clumps within, but always appers to be one number at either end etc I would have expected sooner or later to hit upon some numbers that were all grouped at one end or the other, or in the middle etc, but I can't ever recall that happening. Anyone else noticed that? Just wondering if it's truly random, or whether it uses some other algorithm designed to "appear more random" to the average punter who might be a bit miffed if the machine spitted out all numbers under 10 for example? Any statisticians in the house that can calculate the odds of all 7 numbers being within a window of say 15 in a random pick?
Dave.