Technically if Neolithic man was still alive and hadn’t won yet, his chances of winning this week would still be exactly the same as when he first played. Because he’s already lost those past draws and that doesn’t help him win this week. (The future chances of our immortal Neolithic look quite rosy though).

You’re actually far better off playing your entire lifetime of lottery entries all up front in one single game. But that would be a pretty nerve shattering lottery draw and not nearly as much fun

Or to put in another way analysing past results is a total waste of time in terms of increasing your chances winning.

‘Some good results’ are easily explained by that old devil called… luck!

When people start doing crazy things like analysing past lottery results and therefore putting a lot of time and effort into playing, it’s very common for them to attach a much greater significance to any wins – no matter how small. Just normal human psychology.

[ A bit like the fruit machine player who has a good day, which immediately wipes out all knowledge of the ten bad ones before it ]

I’d recommend a change of game though – that Powerball game has just about the worst possible odds against winning.

LG

True enough. Luck will always be the major factor.

You can do a few things to help your luck along but of course analysing past results isn’t one of them.

LG