Daily Lotto: 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 2769 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 113.5 % / 13.9 %
Δ 213.0 % / 12.3 %
Δ 310.7 % / 10.9 %
Δ 49.5 % / 9.5 %
Δ 58.6 % / 8.3 %
Δ 67.5 % / 7.3 %
Δ 75.9 % / 6.3 %
Δ 85.6 % / 5.4 %
Δ 94.7 % / 4.7 %
Δ 104.1 % / 4.0 %
Δ 113.1 % / 3.4 %
Δ 122.6 % / 2.8 %
Δ 132.2 % / 2.3 %
Δ 142.0 % / 1.9 %
Δ 151.8 % / 1.6 %
Δ 161.3 % / 1.3 %
Δ 170.9 % / 1.0 %
Δ 180.9 % / 0.8 %
Δ 190.6 % / 0.6 %
Δ 200.5 % / 0.5 %
Δ 210.4 % / 0.4 %
Δ 220.3 % / 0.3 %
Δ 230.2 % / 0.2 %
Δ 240.1 % / 0.1 %
Δ 250.1 % / 0.1 %
Δ 260.0 % / 0.1 %
Δ 270.0 % / 0.0 %
Δ 280.0 % / 0.0 %
Δ 300.0 % / 0.0 %

80% of deltas are between 1 and 10. Average delta: observed 6.15, expected 6.17.

Deltas of the latest draws

DateWinning numbersΔ
14.10.20267 12 20 27 367 · 5 · 8 · 7 · 9
13.10.202613 23 28 31 3213 · 10 · 5 · 3 · 1
12.10.20261 3 7 18 251 · 2 · 4 · 11 · 7
11.10.202610 12 22 29 3410 · 2 · 10 · 7 · 5
10.10.202615 20 28 31 3215 · 5 · 8 · 3 · 1
09.10.20269 12 17 25 319 · 3 · 5 · 8 · 6
08.10.20265 17 21 30 345 · 12 · 4 · 9 · 4
07.10.202610 12 21 29 3410 · 2 · 9 · 8 · 5
06.10.20266 10 14 15 186 · 4 · 4 · 1 · 3
05.10.20261 5 7 25 271 · 4 · 2 · 18 · 2
04.10.20265 13 16 20 235 · 8 · 3 · 4 · 3
03.10.20266 15 22 31 366 · 9 · 7 · 9 · 5

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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