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Lottery picks same numbers twice

An inquiry has been launched into the national lottery in Bulgaria after the same numbers came out in consecutive draws.

Sports minister Svilen Neykov ordered a special review after 4, 15, 23, 24, 35, and 42 were drawn on 6 and 10 September, reports the Daily Telegraph.

The probability of this happening is 4.2 million to one, according to the Bulgarian mathematician Mihail Konstantinov, although he added that such coincidences can happen.

An unprecedented 18 people guessed all six numbers when they were drawn the second time. The winners will each get the equivalent of £4,600.

Three of the numbers also appeared in the following draw on 13 September.

Some readers may have noticed that four of the numbers form part of the special numbers in the TV programme Lost. We’re saying nothing about the state of mind of people who choose to gamble with those numbers.

This was posted in Bdaily's Members' News section by Ruth Mitchell .