Lottery Analytics: Tracking Your League's Draft Lottery History
Dive deep into your lottery history with powerful analytics. Track trends, compare odds vs results, and discover which teams have been lucky (or unlucky) over time.
What Are Lottery Analytics?
The Analytics page aggregates all your past lottery results to reveal patterns and insights. After running multiple lotteries, you can see:
- How many lotteries you've run across all leagues
- Which teams win the most #1 picks
- Whether lottery results match the expected odds
- Your most active leagues and seasons
- Trends over time with interactive charts
Getting Started with Analytics
To use analytics, you need lottery history saved to your username. Here's how:
- Run lotteries using the same username each time
- Visit the Analytics page
- Enter your username to load your lottery history
- Explore the charts and statistics
The more lotteries you've run, the more meaningful your analytics become!
Key Metrics Explained
📊 Total Lotteries & Teams
Overview of how many lotteries you've run and total teams that have participated. Great for measuring your league's history.
🏆 Most Active League
Identifies which of your leagues has run the most lotteries. Useful if you're a commissioner for multiple leagues.
📈 Odds vs Actual Results
Compares each team's pre-lottery odds against their actual average pick position. Shows who's been lucky (picked higher than odds suggested) or unlucky (picked lower).
🥇 Pick Distribution
Shows how often each team has won the #1 pick and their average pick position over time. Perfect for settling debates about who's been "lottery cursed."
🔒 Locked Picks Stats
Tracks what percentage of picks have been locked (for trades or penalties). High percentages might indicate lots of pick trading in your league.
📅 Time Series
Shows lottery activity over time. See when your leagues are most active—usually around draft season!
Filtering Your Analytics
You can filter analytics to focus on specific data:
By League
Focus on a single league to see its specific history and trends.
By Season
Compare different seasons or focus on a particular year's results.
Interactive Charts
The analytics page includes several interactive visualizations:
- Bar Charts: Compare metrics across teams or leagues
- Line Charts: Track trends over time
- Pie Charts: See proportional breakdowns
- Hover for Details: Tooltips show exact values when hovering
Fun Things to Discover
Analytics can reveal interesting patterns in your league:
- "The Lottery King": Who has won the most #1 picks?
- "The Cursed One": Who consistently picks lower than their odds suggest?
- "Luck vs Skill": Are top picks going to teams who improved, or staying bad?
- "Trade Activity": How many picks get locked from trades each year?
- "Peak Season": When does your league run the most lotteries?
Understanding "Odds vs Actual"
This is one of the most interesting analytics features. Here's how to interpret it:
| Difference | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Negative (e.g., -2.3) | Lucky! Picking higher than odds suggested. |
| Near Zero (e.g., +0.5) | Results matching expected odds. The lottery is working as intended! |
| Positive (e.g., +3.1) | Unlucky! Picking lower than odds suggested. |
Over many lotteries, these differences should even out. Large persistent differences might just be small sample size, or... maybe the lottery gods really don't like that team! 😅
Tips for Better Analytics
🔄 Use Consistent Usernames
Always use the same username when running lotteries so all your history is connected.
📊 Run Multiple Seasons
Analytics become more meaningful with more data. Keep using the tool season after season.
🏷️ Consistent League Names
If using manual entry, use the same league name each season for accurate per-league stats.
📤 Share with Leaguemates
Show your league their collective lottery history. Great for annual league recaps!
Ready to Explore Your Lottery Data?
Check out your lottery analytics and discover interesting trends.