"Was it a freak coincidence or proof of a vast lottery conspiracy? In Bulgaria, the set of 6 winning numbers were drawn twice in a row:
Sports Minister Svilen Neikov ordered an investigation after the numbers 4, 15, 23, 24, 35 and 42 were selected, in a different order, by a machine live on television on September 6 and 10. The results caused suspicions of manipulation.
An investigation found no wrongdoing in the draw or determining the winners, its chairman Konstantin Simeonov said.
"We cannot talk about any manipulation," he said.
The chance of the same six numbers coming up twice in two consecutive rounds was one in more than 4 million but was not impossible, respected mathematician Michail Konstantinov has said."
At least the numbers weren't 4 8 15 16 23 42 ... but wow, surprisingly closer than I thought they would be when I thought to include this.
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