Basketball “hot hand” debates hang on samples and definitions. Treating a lottery draw like an athlete is a category error. If independent, last jackpot does not warm the next. Pair with regression-to-mean-lucky-streak.
Athletes fatigue and face defence. Draw balls have no muscle.
One story wants repayment; one wants heat. Both try to break independence.
Jackpot news is availability. availability-heuristic-jackpot.
No hot-week calendar.
For entertainment and arithmetic. Combinatorics, bias, and expected value are not a winning tip or investment advice. Draws are random.