Most played numbers in roulette

Dear Mark, What is the most played number on a roulette wheel? Brian P.

Ask roulette dealers and a majority will tell you the number 17, followed by the zeros (0, 00).
Foremost reason for 17: It sits right in the middle of the layout and everyone can reach it. Watch movies on gambling and another number emerges.
In three movies where roulette plays an integral part, Casablanca, the Sting, and Lost in America, the only number depicted was 22.

Gambling thought of the week: "It's not luck. there's probably no such thing as luck, and if there is you can't depend on it. All you can do is play percentages, play your best game, and when that critical bet comes‹in every money game there is always a critical bet‹you hold your stomach tight and push hard." - Bert, The Hustler (1961)