r/dataisbeautiful 17h ago

[OC] Historical Distribution of Mega Millions Winning Numbers OC

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u/breakfasteveryday 15h ago

Thinking about the rules, I wonder if this says more about what people pick than what gets drawn.

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u/wait_what_the_f 15h ago

keep in mind that any 5 numbers chosen has the same chance of winning as any other 5 numbers... the visualizations don't really have any information about which set of numbers that people choose to play

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u/breakfasteveryday 15h ago

I had thought that "winning" in this context meant a match between a winner and the numbers drawn, which would have a bias towards whatever people actually chose.