Originally Posted by JDiver
I am not a mathematician, but regardless of the algorithm, PNR designators are recycled, so there would be a randomness in the mix in any case, no? (For even medium-term record keeping, the ticket number, not the PNR, is the key once the trip is completed.)
I'm curious if anyone here has hit the "jackpot" with the same PNR at different times, though the chances are pretty slim.
The odds are probably far worse than winning the $5 million McD's Monopoly prize, which I have seen described as "you have a better chance of getting struck by lightning twice while on your way home from purchasing a winning Lotto ticket with your wife, Jessica Alba, the first lady of the United States.".