The lottery is a perfect test bed for the occurrence of miracles in a random process. On 6 September 2009 the following six numbers were the winning numbers in the Bulgarian state lottery: 4, 15, 23, 24, 35, 42 Four days later the same six numbers came up again. Incredible, you might think. The government in Bulgaria certainly thought so and ordered an immediate investigation into the possibility of corruption. But what the Bulgarian government failed to take into account is that each week, across the planet, different lotteries are being run.
