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| Bulgarian lottery repeat probed | Bulgarian lottery repeat probed |
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| The Bulgarian authorities have ordered an investigation after the same six numbers were drawn in two consecutive rounds of the national lottery. | The Bulgarian authorities have ordered an investigation after the same six numbers were drawn in two consecutive rounds of the national lottery. |
| The numbers - 4, 15, 23, 24, 35 and 42 - were chosen by a machine live on television on 6 and 10 September. | The numbers - 4, 15, 23, 24, 35 and 42 - were chosen by a machine live on television on 6 and 10 September. |
| An official of the Bulgarian lottery said manipulation was impossible. | An official of the Bulgarian lottery said manipulation was impossible. |
| A mathematician said the chance of the same six numbers coming up twice in a row was one in four million. But he said coincidences did happen. | |
| Minister of Physical Education and Sport Svilen Neykov said the commission established to investigate would provide answers towards the end of the week. | Minister of Physical Education and Sport Svilen Neykov said the commission established to investigate would provide answers towards the end of the week. |
| The lottery organisers described it as a freak coincidence and pointed out that the numbers were drawn in a different order. | The lottery organisers described it as a freak coincidence and pointed out that the numbers were drawn in a different order. |
| Nobody won the top prize in the first draw. | Nobody won the top prize in the first draw. |
| But a record 18 people guessed all six numbers in the 10 September draw. | But a record 18 people guessed all six numbers in the 10 September draw. |
| Each will win 10,164 leva (5,196 euros; $7,643). | Each will win 10,164 leva (5,196 euros; $7,643). |