Everyone wants to win the lottery, but most of us don't even have a single lucky number on the ticket. So how can you increase your chances of winning? Well, usually, by chance. The more tickets you buy for a particular draw, the better your chances. But there are some who believe that the reality is more than that, and some say that buying lottery tickets online can further increase your chances of winning. If you want to give this a try, this article is a great and free place to start. www.tidyurl.com/wintrillions
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Method 1 of 3: Implement the Strategy
Step 1. Buy more than one ticket
The more tickets purchased will increase your chances of winning.
Consider that the average national lottery has a jackpot chance of around 100,000,000 out of 1 -- even worse. The interstate Powerball Lottery has jackpot odds of around 185,000,000 out of 1. Holding fifty tickets will only increase your odds to 100,000,000 from 50
Step 2. Join the joint lottery
Create a group at your office, school, church, activity center or any other place where people want to share their lucky tickets.
The gain you receive will be less as you will share, but your chances of winning increase significantly
Step 3. Understand that other tickets do not affect your ticket in most lotteries
- Many people mistakenly think that they have a greater chance of winning if fewer people play, but this is not true unless you enter a lottery where the winning ticket is drawn from all entries.
- The chance that the random lottery number matches your ticket number is not affected by the number of people who have tickets. Think of it this way: If only one person buys a ticket for the lottery, is that person guaranteed to win? No.
- However, the fewer people who play, the less likely it is that there will be more than one winner.
Step 4. Play less often, but buy more often
This increases your chances for that particular game.
- This strategy does not affect your winning chances in life but it can affect which jackpot you win, if you win.
- Instead of buying tickets every week, save money and use it to buy tickets when the jackpot hits big. This will maximize profits without increasing your financial risk.
- Play as often as you can, with the same number, every time. It's not about which number you choose, as long as the numbers are the same. Patience is a virtue.
Step 5. Check and recheck your ticket
Sometimes, there are several ways to win. Be sure not to assume you lost and look at your ticket carefully.
Step 6. Quit if you win
The number of double winners will only increase if you stop buying tickets.
Set a budget and stick to it. If possible, use the lottery money you have won to buy tickets in the future. This way, you will be less dependent on your main income
Method 2 of 3: Decide to Choose Quick Pick or Self Pick
Step 1. Weigh your odds
A decision has not yet been made. More people win by quick pick (in Powerball)-- "but more people use quick pick". Statistically, the probability that each combination of numbers will be selected is the same. So it doesn't matter if you pick the lucky number or let the machine pick it for you.
- As illogical as it may seem, 1-2-3-4-5-6 has the same odds as any other random number choice of 6 numbers.
- The only downside to self-pick is that humans are often programmed to think the same way. This means that your favorite numbers may also be someone else's favorite numbers. So if you win by 7-14-21-28-35-42, you will probably have to share.
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Richard Lustig, a 7-time lottery winner, strongly discourages quick picks. He argues that picking your own numbers will prevent you from getting the latest winning number combination (as long as you do your research!), thereby increasing your odds.
If you play the national lottery, don't bother to find out if past lucky numbers are available online. Just because a certain number appeared recently, this doesn't change the chances of that number appearing again. Numbers chosen at random today are not affected by numbers chosen at random on other days
Method 3 of 3: Buy Scratch Cards
Step 1. Invest in smaller gains
Smaller prize - more likely to win? Possible. Mohan Srivastava, a statistician based in Toronto, said he had cracked the code. The story is long enough for a fairly small gain.
- Scratch cards generally have odds between 1:5 and 1:2, 5. Take this into account when choosing your scratch card.
- Ask the clerk which buys more often and brings up more winners. Choose a game that has lost many times -- this way, the wins will appear immediately. If the odds are 1:5, buying 5 cards can give you 1 chance of winning.
Tips
- Store your ticket in a safe place protected from moisture, heat, and creatures such as insects or rodents.
- Define what victory means to yourself. If you only want the jackpot then your odds are as described above -- for example 'n' number of tickets purchased will give you 'n' times more chances of winning. However, if there are smaller prizes (e.g. three out of six numbers as in the UK Lottery), then you should adjust your entries to ensure that no three numbers are repeated in your selection of each ticket. 6C3=10 -- let's say there are ten combinations for three of the six numbers in a ticket. If you buy ten tickets, and make sure that no three numbers are repeated, your chances of winning a small prize increase from 10 to 60; even so, your chances of winning the jackpot remain unchanged (increase by a factor of ten or ten tickets).
- If the jackpot is very large, you may need to contact a lawyer to help you redeem the ticket.
- If you join an office lottery, make sure you receive a photocopy of all tickets purchased from the person who purchased the tickets. Make sure this person is trustworthy. Be sure to match your photocopy with the published winning numbers.
- Bring your lucky ticket to the claim center as soon as possible. If you are sending the ticket, use insured registered mail. Better yet, if possible, submit your lucky ticket directly to the claims center.
