Each type of lottery has a series of consecutive number combinations that can be tracked
Consecutive numbers are two or more adjacent numbers that appear in the lottery results, such as 1, 2, or 16, 17, 18, and so on. The appearance of consecutive numbers follows a certain pattern, and once hit, it greatly increases the chances of winning. Although most people discuss the case of two consecutive numbers, in fact, multiple consecutive numbers, such as three consecutive numbers, can sometimes bring miracles.
The implementation principle of the consecutive numbers algorithm
For different lotteries, there are different combinations of consecutive numbers to track. Typically, Mega Millions has four scenarios that can be tracked:
1. 0 consecutive numbers, which means that all the numbers are not adjacent to each other.
2. 2 consecutive numbers, which means that there is a group of two adjacent numbers, such as 1,2.
3. 3 consecutive numbers, which means that there is a group of three consecutive numbers, such as 1,2,3.
4. 22 consecutive numbers, which means that there are two groups of two consecutive numbers, such as 1,2...7,8.
When selecting the consecutive numbers algorithm, you do not need to choose specific numbers, but only choose the combinations. No consecutive numbers are also a combination, which means that all the numbers are not adjacent to each other.
If you choose 2 consecutive numbers, then the following two groups meet the rule:
1,2,16,28,301,5,17,18,34
If you choose 3 consecutive numbers, then the following two groups meet the rule:
1,2,3,16,281,5,17,18,19
If you choose 22 consecutive numbers, then the following two groups meet the rule:
1,2,16,31,321,5,6,40,41
There are other forms of consecutive numbers, such as extreme consecutive numbers: 12,13,14,15,16. However, this kind of situation will not occur, and they, as well as some other edge cases, have been excluded by the algorithm.
The absolute probability of consecutive numbers
Did you know that the more consecutive numbers there are, the lower the probability? The left side of the following image shows the absolute probability of consecutive numbers in Mega Millions, while the right side shows the absolute probability of consecutive numbers in US Powerball. Since their candidate numbers are similar, their probabilities are close. As we can see, in most cases, they do not have consecutive numbers, followed by double consecutive numbers, which also account for a considerable proportion.
However, in other lotteries such as Europe or Australia, the situation is different because they have fewer selectable numbers, and the occurrence of consecutive numbers is very high, even to the point where non-consecutive numbers become rare events. However, no matter what kind of lottery it is, we can analyze consecutive numbers based on input parameters.
Analysis of the Trend of Consecutive Numbers in Mega Millions
We need to have a good understanding of the absolute probability of consecutive numbers for the lottery we play, and then analyze the trend of each consecutive number. For Mega Millions, most of the winning numbers have no consecutive numbers, as shown in the graph of recent results. Basically, they are either without consecutive numbers or have 2 consecutive numbers. Occasionally, there will be a case of 22 consecutive numbers or 3 consecutive numbers, which is consistent with the probability. From the graph, we can see that there have been two occurrences of 3 consecutive numbers recently, and there has been no occurrence of 22 consecutive numbers for about 106 draws (see the complete chart on Lotto Uni), both of which have a probability of about 1%. That information may help some people make decisions on how to choose consecutive numbers.
What you need to do is carefully observe these charts in a similar way, find potential patterns, and analyze the possible combinations of consecutive numbers that may appear in the next drawing.
How to use the consecutive number algorithm
Once you have an understanding of the probability and trends, you can start selecting your preferred consecutive number combinations. Simply click on the dropdown list in the middle to select the consecutive number combination. Each time you switch, you can see the real-time absolute probability below. Then click the + button to add it to the calculator to generate the next set of lottery numbers.
Conclusion
The consecutive number and repeated number algorithms are the two basic algorithms that make up a lottery generator. They are so popular because they are intuitive. Anyone who buys a lottery ticket needs to consider consecutive numbers. There are many trend charts for consecutive numbers, but they are all very simple. The consecutive number algorithm does not care about specific numbers. You just need to carefully observe the historical trends and select the combination of consecutive numbers. Find the most likely combination, add the filter to the lottery calculator, and you can calculate the lottery numbers for the next draw.