Based on latest game format of 70 white / 25 mega balls
Thats not the order they were drawn through right? just the order they are listed?
So … the winning-est numbers are …?
This is interesting!
I need to re-read the rules, but is there a way to re-incorporate the distribution based on removal of the pick of the number of ball 1, ball 2, ball 3, etc based on the duplicate ball number being removed? Would be kind of tough to do without associating the drawings to each other.
Personally, I would change the colors to be a little *less* contrasting to the white background. It was messing with my eyes when trying to view the image on mobile.
This is a cool plot but the odd even colors make it a bit noisy. I think the grouping speaks for itself without the stripes.
Edit: nm not a cool chart, the data source only provides what numbers (in ascending order) were drawn, not the position they were drawn into. which is wy ball 1 leans low and ball 5 leans high and the single field powerball looks more properly random.
Thinking about the rules, I wonder if this says more about what people pick than what gets drawn.
Add them all together, and it’s basically a flat line, isn’t it?
The Y-axis isn’t the same on each graph.
Congrats! You made something very simple, very difficult to understand.
![[OC] Historical Distribution of Mega Millions Winning Numbers](https://www.europesays.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/1icjihgyp0qd1-1080x1024.png)
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source: [https://catalog.data.gov/dataset/lottery-mega-millions-winning-numbers-beginning-2002](https://catalog.data.gov/dataset/lottery-mega-millions-winning-numbers-beginning-2002)
tools: R / RStudio / ggplot2
Based on latest game format of 70 white / 25 mega balls
Thats not the order they were drawn through right? just the order they are listed?
So … the winning-est numbers are …?
This is interesting!
I need to re-read the rules, but is there a way to re-incorporate the distribution based on removal of the pick of the number of ball 1, ball 2, ball 3, etc based on the duplicate ball number being removed? Would be kind of tough to do without associating the drawings to each other.
Personally, I would change the colors to be a little *less* contrasting to the white background. It was messing with my eyes when trying to view the image on mobile.
This is a cool plot but the odd even colors make it a bit noisy. I think the grouping speaks for itself without the stripes.
Edit: nm not a cool chart, the data source only provides what numbers (in ascending order) were drawn, not the position they were drawn into. which is wy ball 1 leans low and ball 5 leans high and the single field powerball looks more properly random.
Thinking about the rules, I wonder if this says more about what people pick than what gets drawn.
Add them all together, and it’s basically a flat line, isn’t it?
The Y-axis isn’t the same on each graph.
Congrats! You made something very simple, very difficult to understand.