In lotteries, every specific combination of numbers—whether it's the sequence 1-2-3-4-5-6 or something like 7-13-21-32-45-7—has an equal chance of being drawn. This might seem surprising to many, as the sequence 1-2-3-4-5-6 appears very regular and predictable. Recently, a 5,000,000 euro jackpot was announced, and a computer selected the numbers 7-13-21-32-45 for the main draw and 7 for the lucky number. However, the actual winning numbers were 1-2-3-4-5-6, which led to questions about the fairness of the draw or the computer's choice. Despite the seemingly simple pattern, the sequence 1-2-3-4-5-6 has the same probability as any other combination. There are over 19 million possible number grids in most lotteries, and each has an equal chance of being drawn. In one experiment, researchers found that none of the participants selected the sequence 1-2-3-4-5-6, and all claimed it was impossible to win with such a grid. However, a similar sequence—5-6-7-8-9-10—was drawn in the South African lottery in December 2020, and 20 players had chosen it, sharing the jackpot. The belief that a sequence like 1-2-3-4-5-6 can't win is often due to a cognitive bias called the representativeness heuristic. This is when people judge the likelihood of an event based on how closely it matches their idea of what is "random." A sequence like 1-2-3-4-5-6 is seen as too regular, while a combination like 3-17-26-45-49-6 is thought to be more random. This bias isn't limited to lotteries; it also appears in the gambler's fallacy, where people believe past outcomes in games of chance affect future results. A famous example of this fallacy occurred in 1913 at the Monte-Carlo casino, where the roulette wheel landed on black multiple times in a row. Many players believed that red was now more likely to come up, even though each spin is independent and unaffected by previous outcomes. This is similar to how lottery draws work—every number combination has the same probability, no matter what has happened before.