Lotto - Adjacent Numbers

Florida Lotto has recorded 587 adjacent number pairings since 1988, whereby an adjacent number pairing is composed of two consecutive numbers [1 + 2 ... 28 + 29 ... 44 + 45, etc]. There are 52 different pairing combinations in Lotto and all have been drawn at least twice.

Table A shows the number of appearances for each pairing. In red, the top draws and in green, the second tier. Further below are two additional tables which outline adjacent number appearances as part of longer strings [three and four consecutive numbers]. All tables are mutually inclusive, meaning that they share information. For instance, the pairing 6 + 7 has been drawn 10 times, once as part of a 4-number string, once as part of a 3-number string, and 8 times as a simple combination.

TA: ADJACENT 2-NUMBER APPEARANCES IN LOTTO

1 + 2 10 14 + 15 10 27 + 28 15 40 + 41 18
2 + 3 14 15 + 16 13 28 + 29 14 41 + 42 14
3 + 4 14 16 + 17 9 29 + 30 9 42 + 43 19
4 + 5 11 17 + 18 12 30 + 31 20 43 + 44 7
5 + 6 11 18 + 19 11 31 + 32 15 44 + 45 9
6 + 7 10 19 + 20 12 32 + 33 6 45 + 46 12
7 + 8 13 20 + 21 11 33 + 34 8 46 + 47 2
8 + 9 13 21 + 22 9 34 + 35 13 47 + 48 14
9 + 10 14 22 + 23 17 35 + 36 7 48 + 49 15
10 + 11 11 23 + 24 11 36 + 37 10 49 + 50 4
11 + 12 13 24 + 25 7 37 + 38 16 50 + 51 4
12 + 13 16 25 + 26 11 38 + 39 15 51 + 52 7
13 + 14 8 26 + 27 10 39 + 40 10 52 + 53 3

 

Adjacent numbers can be drawn as simple pairings [two numbers] or as part of a longer string [three or more numbers]. Out of 587 drawn pairings, 517 were simple combinations [two numbers], while 58 were part of 3-number strings, and 12 were part of 4-number strings.

Table B shows appearances for 3-number strings and Table C shows appearances for 4-number strings. Note that only 27 out of 51 possible 3-number combinations have been played thus far, and that just four out of 50 possible 4-number combinations have been drawn. Indeed, there has never been an adjacent 5-number or even 6-number string ... yet.

TB: ADJACENT 3-NUMBER APPEARANCES IN LOTTO

1 + 2 + 3 2 14 + 15 + 16   27 + 28 + 29   40 + 41 + 42 1
2 + 3 + 4 1 15 + 16 + 17   28 + 29 + 30 1 41 + 42 + 43 2
3 + 4 + 5   16 + 17 + 18   29 + 30 + 31 1 42 + 43 + 44 1
4 + 5 + 6   17 + 18 + 19 1 30 + 31 + 32   43 + 44 + 45  
5 + 6 + 7 1 18 + 19 + 20   31 + 32 + 33   44 + 45 + 46 1
6 + 7 + 8 2 19 + 20 + 21 1 32 + 33 + 34   45 + 46 + 47  
7 + 8 + 9 2 20 + 21 + 22 1 33 + 34 + 35 2 46 + 47 + 48  
8 + 9 + 10   21 + 22 + 23   34 + 35 + 36   47 + 48 + 49  
9 + 10 + 11 1 22 + 23 + 24 1 35 + 36 + 37   48 + 49 + 50  
10 + 11 + 12 4 23 + 24 + 25 2 36 + 37 + 38 1 49 + 50 + 51 1
11 + 12 + 13 1 24 + 25 + 26   37 + 38 + 39   50 + 51 + 52 1
12 + 13 + 14 2 25 + 26 + 27 1 38 + 39 + 40 1 51 + 52 + 53  
13 + 14 + 15   26 + 27 + 28 1 39 + 40 + 41      

 

TC: ADJACENT 4-NUMBER APPEARANCES IN LOTTO

Combination App. Draw Date
5 + 6 + 7 + 8 1 211 05/16/92
10 + 11 + 12 + 13 1 332 09/10/94
28 + 29 + 30 + 31 1 782 07/25/01
40 + 41 + 42 + 43 1 559 01/16/99

 

HOW MANY DRAWS HAD ADJACENT NUMBERS ?

Draws with Adjacent Numbers 499 49.07 %
Draws without Adjacent Numbers 518 50.93 %
Total Draws 1,017 100.00 %

 

Revised: 10-26-03