There are 91 countries that have a lottery.

Given there are only 195 countries in the world, that means 46.67% of the world’s countries have lottery games.

Which Countries Have a Lottery?

So you’re ready to pick your numbers – but you want to have a go at predicting what numbers might come next based on the previous draw results.

Let’s get into how you can approach this, what does make sense and what’s a complete waste of time!

First Rule Of Prediction

… is never talk about predicting lottery numbers…

(OK, I’m joking!

The lottery tickets with the best odds are the ones that have the smallest jackpots OR the highest ticket prices.

But that does NOT mean you should choose to play those games.

Let’s get into what you should do instead.

Simple question right? Wrong, or at least the answer is not that simple.

Here’s why:-

There are different ‘types’ of best when you’re buying a lottery ticket.

First up a warning: if somone has contacted you via social media, text message or email saying they are giving away their winnings, be very, very wary. Because it’s probably a scam.

Some winners have genuinely given away their money, but they gave it to charities or family/friends etc. Read on to enjoy their stories instead.

Simple question right?

Well it depends how the ticket was bought. And on a couple of other things too.

But let’s dig in and figure out if (or how) you need to split your lottery winnings.

Gifted Scratchcard Wins: Should I Share My Winnings?

This is a really interesting one. If someone gives you a lottery ticket as a gift – and it wins – are you under any obligation to share some of the winnings with them?

The main difference between the odds of winning the lottery and the odds of getting struck by lightning is that that we want one to happen but not the other. We are however in control (to some extent) of both of these things.

So today I wanted to talk to you about that well worn phrase, “you’re more likely to get struck by lightning, than win the lottery”.

When your lottery ticket says see retailer, it can mean a bunch of different things.

Here I explain what they are and what you can do about it.

Two Main Types Of ‘See Retailer’ Message

This is the first thing to understand – there are 2 main kinds of these messages.

OK, I know that technically the correct singular form of ‘dice’ is ‘die’. Or rather – it used to be…

Because things have changed. Language has a tendency to evolve. Sometimes for the worse (don’t get me started on ‘decimate’ – it’s literally got ‘deci’ in the word!).

And dictionaries now define ‘dice’ as the modern singular and plural form.

You have to be fairly brave to risk buying whole rolls of scratch off lottery tickets in one go. Or do you..?

Well, here’s one guy who did exactly that. And not just once either (spending a total of $2,700). I won’t spoil the surprise of how much he ends up winning – you’ll have to watch yourself to find out 🙂