In a lottery you pick 6 numbers

In a lottery you pick 6 numbers. Dev says picking 1-2-3-4-5-6 is foolish, because such a neat set never wins; a scattered set like 4-11-17-28-33-41 is more likely. His friend says both sets have exactly the same chance. Who is right?

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