I see so much dumb totally made up lottery math around, it’s no wonder people get confused.
Just today I came across another ‘system’ teaching people to predict lottery numbers by using ‘lottery sums’. What do they mean by using sums for the lottery?
In a nutshell the expert idiot writer meant adding up groups of past numbers, and making silly conclusions about them…
You sum (or ‘add’) the first two numbers, then the second and third groups of two numbers.
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.
[Q] “I’ve been analyzing all my past lottery results over the years and whilst I know these things are supposed to be random, there are lottery number patterns.
Some numbers have definitely been drawn more often than others, and some have definitely appeared in the jackpot combination more than others. Should I play those numbers?”
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.
This is one area of the lottery that you are directly in control of. So it’s a simple question, deserving a simple answer.
[A] Yes.
OK, maybe you want more answer for your money. 🙂
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[Q] “I read in the paper that somebody won the jackpot, carried on playing using the same lucky numbers, and won the jackpot again just a short while later! Is it true jackpot numbers are repeated?”
[A] Yes and no!
Yes, any set of numbers can be repeated. Lottery balls have no memory, they don’t remember if they got drawn last week or any other week.
The main difference between quick picks and picking your own numbers is that quick picks are randomly generated by a computer for speed and convenience, while choosing your own numbers requires manual selection, giving players personal control but taking more time.
Quick picks are commonly misunderstood.
They are also a hugely popular (if slightly lazy) way to play the lottery.
Do you know anything about Freelotto.com in the USA? Are they genuine? How can a lottery really give away big prizes if they don’t get any money selling tickets?
There are a lot of free online lottery sites out there. Most give you an extremely poor chance of winning anything. The honesty of some is questionable.
“OK, I don’t believe in crystal balls and stuff, but is there such a thing as lotto experts who can predict lottery numbers? There seem to be quite a few around selling software programs and they seem to know lots of complex math that looks really useful?”
Most sellers of lottery prediction software are simply out to mislead and make money out of you.