Millionaire for Life: the delta system recalculated

The delta system records the gaps instead of the numbers: the lowest number, then the gap to the next. 3 · 8 · 9 · 21 · 30 becomes 3 · 5 · 1 · 12 · 9. The idea: small deltas are more frequent, so you build your lines with small deltas.

Delta frequency

Share of each delta value across the 246 draws (all positions) against the exact probability. For a random draw, P(delta = g) = C(N−g, K−1) / C(N, K): small gaps are more frequent simply because more combinations contain them.

ObservedExpected
Δ 110.3 % / 8.6 %
Δ 28.0 % / 8.0 %
Δ 37.7 % / 7.4 %
Δ 45.9 % / 6.9 %
Δ 56.0 % / 6.4 %
Δ 65.3 % / 5.9 %
Δ 75.9 % / 5.5 %
Δ 84.0 % / 5.0 %
Δ 94.6 % / 4.6 %
Δ 104.1 % / 4.2 %
Δ 113.3 % / 3.9 %
Δ 124.1 % / 3.6 %
Δ 133.8 % / 3.3 %
Δ 142.9 % / 3.0 %
Δ 152.6 % / 2.7 %
Δ 162.4 % / 2.4 %
Δ 172.4 % / 2.2 %
Δ 182.0 % / 2.0 %
Δ 192.0 % / 1.8 %
Δ 201.7 % / 1.6 %
Δ 211.5 % / 1.4 %
Δ 221.1 % / 1.3 %
Δ 231.2 % / 1.1 %
Δ 241.1 % / 1.0 %
Δ 250.8 % / 0.9 %
Δ 260.7 % / 0.8 %
Δ 270.6 % / 0.7 %
Δ 280.7 % / 0.6 %
Δ 290.7 % / 0.5 %
Δ 300.5 % / 0.4 %
Δ 310.2 % / 0.4 %
Δ 320.7 % / 0.3 %
Δ 330.1 % / 0.3 %
Δ 340.1 % / 0.2 %
Δ 350.1 % / 0.2 %
Δ 360.3 % / 0.2 %
Δ 370.1 % / 0.1 %
Δ 380.0 % / 0.1 %
Δ 390.2 % / 0.1 %
Δ 400.0 % / 0.1 %
Δ 410.0 % / 0.1 %
Δ 420.1 % / 0.0 %
Δ 460.1 % / 0.0 %

80% of deltas are between 1 and 16. Average delta: observed 10.03, expected 9.83.

Deltas of the latest draws

DateWinning numbersΔ
25.10.20267 30 35 37 587 · 23 · 5 · 2 · 21
24.10.202613 37 38 48 5313 · 24 · 1 · 10 · 5
23.10.202618 33 40 42 5718 · 15 · 7 · 2 · 15
22.10.20266 27 28 29 336 · 21 · 1 · 1 · 4
21.10.202617 19 25 30 5317 · 2 · 6 · 5 · 23
20.10.202611 41 47 51 5711 · 30 · 6 · 4 · 6
19.10.202610 15 35 46 4810 · 5 · 20 · 11 · 2
18.10.20266 16 38 40 516 · 10 · 22 · 2 · 11
17.10.202615 27 41 48 5515 · 12 · 14 · 7 · 7
16.10.20262 3 32 44 562 · 1 · 29 · 12 · 12
15.10.202614 16 21 51 5314 · 2 · 5 · 30 · 2
14.10.202613 22 27 34 3513 · 9 · 5 · 7 · 1

Delta generator

Generates lines whose deltas follow the observed distribution (so frequent deltas appear more often). Option: maximum delta.

    Conclusion: the delta distribution of real draws matches chance exactly. A line with “typical” deltas is therefore no more likely than any other – the system merely rules out combinations (e.g. very spread out ones) that come up just as often as the rest.

    How it works

    The winning numbers are sorted; the deltas are the gaps between neighbouring numbers (the first number counts as the first delta). The page shows which deltas occurred how often and generates lines from typical deltas.

    Example

    3 – 11 – 17 – 30 – 44 gives the deltas 3, 8, 6, 13, 14.

    Limitations

    Small deltas are more common because mathematically there are more combinations with small gaps – not because they are "better". The odds of winning stay the same.

    Frequently asked questions about this tool

    Is the delta system a winning strategy?
    No. It only describes the shape of drawn combinations; every combination remains equally likely.
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