Double digits: lottery balance
If double really did mean better. This is how the combination would have played out since 1955.
Your result after 72 years
Breakdown of your matches
What if you had invested in an ETF instead…
The same weekly amount, invested monthly into an S&P 500 ETF, would be worth today:
Gain: +690.384 € (+17,350% over 4.989 draws)
We use the S&P 500 with dividend reinvestment. The MSCI World is very comparable in the long run.
A look back and a look ahead
The owl has something more for you, in both directions
About the combination "Double digits"
Repdigits are numbers with repeating digits like 11, 22, 33. They got their German nickname (Schnapszahlen) from anchoring drinking rounds in old pubs. In the lottery they're popular because they're easy to remember and visually distinctive. The combo 11, 22, 33, 44, 5, 6 is the typical "repdigits plus filler" pick.
Mathematically the probability is the same as for any other combo, 1 in 13,983,816. If you do hit, though, you split with everyone else who also loves repdigits. Repdigit tickets are among the more frequently played patterns, so per-head payout drops noticeably compared to random numbers. The combo looks pretty, and that's about it.
