It’s a sociable place the North Pole, although it’s hard to get groups to mix sometimes. Those arctic foxes can be a little snooty and don’t like hanging out with the polar bears. You know how it is. But that doesn’t stop them all partying up there – it helps keep the chills at bay.
So we are playing the North Pole Lottery (what do you mean you’ve never heard of it..?). It’s a 6 balls from 49 draw, and is very popular with polar bears and arctic foxes. You can buy tickets with regular old cash, or trade with fresh fish at the local ticket outlets.
When you’re playing the lottery ‘random’ does matter. Because you want to know that you have a fair chance of winning.
There are a lot of people however who don’t believe the lottery is really random, but not in a math kind of way, more a sort of ‘it’s fixed’ kind of way.
Guess what the date is today – yes, it’s 10/11/12… oooh, spooky 😉
(Note 1: if you’re not in the US, then it may be 11/10/12 today and you’ll have to wait until November, because the world couldn’t agree on a standard date format…)
(Note 2: this is an old post – but the takeaway points are still relevant today)
So will you be playing any particular special numbers tonight..?
This is one question I get asked fairly often… “have you ever won the lottery?”
And I do understand why I get asked.
But there is a very good reason why it shouldn’t even cross your mind to ask.
I’ll try to explain why with a quick story.
Bill and Ben are playing a dice game.
Ever wondered what happens to lottery winners who choose the publicity option?
Here’s a few reminders as to why you should not get too carried away sharing the excitement of your big win…
A group of 30 factory workers and craftmen from Avellino in Italy won 33 Million Euros on Italy’s SuperEnaLotto in January 2008.
Have you ever used a company called ‘OSA Lotteries’? (The OSA stands for ‘Overseas Subscribers Agents’ and they are based out of Ireland)
Because Elaine, a subscriber to my lottery tips newsletter, asked me if they are any good.
Historically it seems they have done a huge amount of postal mailings (junk mail!)
Is George trying to look young and cool again..?
George W. Bush often uses the phrase “like totally”. No, like he does, like totally!
Surely this annoying phrase is only used by teenagers, isn’t it?
Well actually a linguist at the University of Pennsylvania, Mark Liberman, found that “like totally” is widely used by men and women of all ages.
Those of you in the US will be well aware of what has become known as the ‘anti online gambling law’. But you might not be aware of the work to challenge it. Well, we now have a court date!
For those that haven’t heard of the ‘anti online gambling law’, you’ll be stunned to find your American cousins are ‘not allowed’ to play in online lottery syndicates.
Did you guess how ‘Derren Brown: The System’ worked? Did you spot it even before the coin toss trick?
[If you want to know more about how Derren does his crazy mind voodoo check out this video]
I did but then I’m used to spotting such things as the same trick is used by lottery system sellers.
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