From: marmadukejinks99@gmail.com   
      
   On 13/03/2024 13:18, nigel wrote:   
   > Marmaduke Jinks wrote:   
   >   
   >> On 12/03/2024 16:13, nigel wrote:   
   >>   
   >>> 1,7,11,24,26,30,34,35,49.   
   >>>   
   >>> Stupid question but is there a formal definition of 'decade' in the   
   >>> context of lotteries? Is it 1-9 or 1-10 for example? My numbers above   
   >>> are the dregs where two different underpergorming 'decade' systems   
   >>> disagree.   
   >>>   
   >> I always presumed it to be dependent on the first "tens" number.  so 1   
   >> would be in the 0 decade. 11 in the 1 decade etc etc.   
   >   
   > So 10 would be in the 1 decade?   
   >>   
   >> I've not followed the decades but the "units" number I have followed.   
   >> My spreadsheet says 64% of the time there are two numbers (at least)   
   >> with the same family end digit like 11 or 21.   
   >>   
   >> But that's not really high enough for the Euro. No main pair of no's   
   >> (66%), one number wholly divisible by 5 (69%) or wholly divisible by 3   
   >> (86%!) score better.   
   >>   
   >> MJ   
   >> Now underpergorming - I'm thinking that's a Cate Middleton type of   
   >> word ;-)   
   >   
   > Indeed!   
   >   
    > So 10 would be in the 1 decade?   
   That's what I am thinking.  But I'm not a huge fan of decades.   
      
   MJ   
      
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