I have no idea how they came up with those figures, it seems like ‘pluck a number out of thin air’ school of maths. There are a limited number of items that you can get from the mystery box, some being unique.
UNIQUE: 3 characters,
Blue Haired Lawyer, Kearney, Squeaky Voice Teen. Tire Fire, Lemon Tree.REPEATABLE ITEMS News van (2% bonus), I&S board (1% bonus), 30D, 10D, Lard Lad Donuts, Chalmers' ONDA, bomb shelter, Minnow pond, Khlav Khlash stand.
One forum member noted down every single box that was opened, the results are in the following chart:
From page 24 of the ‘what is your multiplier’ thread, posted September 5th 2017:
"girl22721;c-1711342" wrote:
Okay, here's my chart based on purchasing and tracking the results from many thousands of mystery boxes... there are 8 different patterns of prizes (I've assigned them letters A to H) which follow a fixed order to make two sequences (blue and red) as listed below the chart. The game repeats each sequence 8 times then alternates to the other sequence (the switchover between them actually happens mid-sequence, so please be prepared for a minor change during each 8th iteration)! Enjoy!
https://i.imgur.com/oPPaclO.jpg