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Monte Carlo Analysis

Quantitative re-examinations treat the lottery as a random permutation and measure deviation from uniformity using Monte Carlo-style analysis.

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Jan 16, 2026
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Which birth dates in the 1969 draft lottery received the lowest (most dangerous) numbers, and how clustered were they statistically?

The 1969 draft lottery assigned disproportionately low (i.e., early-call) numbers to birthdates late in the calendar year — especially November and December birthdays — producing a visible clustering ...