Why is there a man who does the same thing?

A winning combination: Man who played same lottery numbers for a decade finally nets a big payday
https://www.cnn.com/2023/06/18/us/maryland-man-lottery-win-trnd/index.html

I've heard that one of my employees has written the same lottery number for many years. Though he hasn't yet encountered a big payday. I wish he would have the same fortune.