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Trending Numbers strategy - Swiss Lotto benchmark & results

The Trending Numbers strategy prioritizes numbers whose draw frequency is rising in the current window. The historical analysis on this page evaluates 105 archived draws in the active window. The metrics on this page describe behaviour only within Swiss Lotto and do not predict future results.

What does the Trending Numbers strategy do?

This strategy weights numbers whose draw frequency is rising in the current window and compares the outcome with the exact random baseline inside the same lottery. It shows how the method behaved in the archive with 5,000 × 100 lines per draw in the selected run, without promising a future edge.

Who is this strategy for?

For players who want recent movement rather than only long-term averages. It is most useful as structured historical context without mixing the benchmark with extra user filters.

Important note

Past frequencies do not guarantee future results. LottoLab shows historical benchmark data, not a winning-number prediction. Raw deltas per 10,000 lines are most useful within the same lottery; for Swiss Lotto versus EuroMillions, relative uplift is the fairer cross-lottery view.

Historical analysis of the Trending Numbers strategy

Last 365 days · published 28 Apr 2026

Total prize hits
311.9
per 10'000 picks · random: 290.6
Delta vs random
+21.2
Raw difference inside the same lottery
Relative uplift
+7.3%
against this lottery's exact random baseline
Strongest class
3 numbers
Last 365 days

Prize-class comparison

Official prize classes compared historically with the exact random baseline.

Class Strategy / 10'000 Exact random / 10'000 Delta / 10'000 Total hits
6 numbers + Lucky Number no hit <0.05 practically equal 0
6 numbers <0.05 <0.05 practically equal 15
5 numbers + Lucky Number 0.06 0.07 practically equal 289
5 numbers 0.45 0.34 +0.10 2,351
4 numbers + Lucky Number 2.5 3.0 -0.47 13,313
4 numbers 18.1 15.0 +3.1 95,018
3 numbers + Lucky Number 38.9 45.4 -6.5 204,153
3 numbers 251.9 226.8 +25.0 1,322,277
6 numbers + Lucky Number practically equal

practically equal

about 1 hit per 31,474,255 picks

Strategy
no hit
Random
<0.05
Total hits
0
6 numbers practically equal

practically equal

about 1 hit per 3,500,000 picks

Strategy
<0.05
Random
<0.05
Total hits
15
5 numbers + Lucky Number practically equal

practically equal

about 1 hit per 145,717 picks

Strategy
0.06
Random
0.07
Total hits
289
5 numbers +0.10

historically higher

about 1 hit per 22,331 picks

Strategy
0.45
Random
0.34
Total hits
2,351
4 numbers + Lucky Number -0.47

historically lower

Strategy
2.5
Random
3.0
Total hits
13,313
4 numbers +3.1

historically higher

Strategy
18.1
Random
15.0
Total hits
95,018
3 numbers + Lucky Number -6.5

historically lower

Strategy
38.9
Random
45.4
Total hits
204,153
3 numbers +25.0

historically higher

Strategy
251.9
Random
226.8
Total hits
1,322,277

All rates use the selected normalization. Positive deltas show more historical hits than exact random selection; they are not predictions.

Methodology

105 draws · 52,500,000 combinations analyzed · published 28 Apr 2026. Historical, reproducible, and not predictive.

Show technical details
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Benchmark version
dev+srcd0017277
Code version
500
Min. draws
5,000
Combinations per draw
100
Repeats per draw
Exact random + matched baseline
Baseline

Frequently asked questions

What does the Trending Numbers strategy mean for Swiss Lotto?

It prioritizes numbers whose draw frequency is rising in the current window and creates structured picks for historical comparison.

Is the Trending Numbers strategy better than random?

That depends on the active window. Inside Swiss Lotto, the key measures are prize hits per 10,000 lines and the difference against the exact random baseline shown above. For cross-lottery comparison, relative uplift is the fairer lens. This remains descriptive, not predictive.

Can I combine it with filters?

Yes in the generator. The benchmark on this page intentionally keeps the default strategy without additional user filters.

How often is the benchmark updated?

The currently published benchmark data was updated on 28 Apr 2026.

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