Article on Lottery Myths

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Nobody Can Help You Win The Lottery

I was berated this week by a subscriber to How To Pick Lottery Numbers because our system “does not reflect or show any thorough research results as to probabilities of certain numbers showing up based on previous results”.

The simple truth is that any system that claims a relationship between past numbers and future numbers would be bogus. Every draw is independent of anything that has gone before.

There is however a demonstrable relationship between the numbers drawn and the size of prizes won and we have used sophisticated statistical analysis to investigate this relationship. This means that it does matter how you pick lottery numbers. What you chose to do can have a dramatic effect on how much you win if you do win. Nobody can improve your chances of winning the lottery but we can definitely improve your chances of winning big prizes.

Lottery Tip

Don’t always play the same lottery. Look for value.

For example today’s Powerball prize is estimated to be $25 million. Coincidentally, the prize for the Florida Lotto is also $25 million. The odds against winning the Powerball are 195 million to 1, the odds against the FL Lotto are 22 million to 1. Your lottery dollar in Florida today is better spent on Lotto rather than Powerball if you are looking for a big win. This could change for Saturday’s draw.

Wherever you live, take a look at the estimated jackpot and the odds of winning ( you can find the odds on the relevant lottery page of www.HowToPickLotteryNumbers.com).

Bad News for Powerball Lottery Players

Wednesday 27 May marked bad news for 100 million Powerball lottery players but, of course, very good news for the one person in South Dakota who got all numbers correct. Saturday’s prize drops back to $20 million, well worth winning but terrible value at odds of 195 million to one.

The numbers that came up were traditionally popular numbers so it is somewhat surprising that there was only one winning ticket. At How To Pick Lottery Numbers we are are learning fast about this new Powerball lottery game and are updating our system accordingly.

Powerball Lottery Excitement

The stampede to buy Powerball lottery tickets is underway. Typically when the prize is small ($20 million is small?) about 30 million tickets are sold. Now the prize has reached $222 million the sales are predicted to rise to 100 million tickets. This must delight the organizers who changed the rules to increase the chances of bigger jackpots in January 2009.

It is an interesting comment on what turns us on. The prospect of winning $200 million plus attracts three times as many people as the prospect of winning $20 million. Like $20 million, not worth the effort of buying a ticket.

How To Pick Lottery Numbers explains all.

Sensational Powerball Lottery Findings

By any standards, what has happened to the Powerball Lottery is sensational.

Prizes this year have been $165 million, $173 million and $143 million. The current prize stands at $222 million and rising.

These levels are statistically higher than one would expect. I think I know the reasons and subscribers to How To Pick Lottery Numbers know the secret.

More to come on this topic.

Mega Millions Lottery in California

The results for the Mega Millions lottery results for 22 May 2009 highlight an interesting point. Winners in California get paid the minor prizes on a pari-mutuel basis whereas minor prize winners in other states get paid fixed prizes.
The effect last Friday was that the one person in California who got 5 numbers correct won $273,378 but the other three winners in other states won $250,000. Futhermore the 3 CA winners who got 4 numbers + the Mega number won $12,733 whereas winners in other states won $10,000.
This could work both ways but players in CA who use the How To Pick Lottery Numbers system gain advantage from the pari-mutuel basis. Indeed the numbers for the jackpot, not won, matched the system and would have paid $16 million. A small outlay (less than $10) on a subscription to the How To Pick Lottery Numbers system can make a big difference, especially in California.

Powerball Lottery Excitement

Powerball lottery jackpot is now up to $222 million. The principles of www.HowToPickLotteryNumbers.com become partly irrelevant in these circumstances.
Normally we contend that it matters which numbers you choose to avoid sharing the prize with others. When the prize is so large, most rational human beings would not mind sharing $222 million with two or three others. Let’s face it even sharing it with ten people would be very acceptable.
Therefore pick numbers however you like, your odds against winning are still astronomical. To save time use QuickPick or if you wish to be totally rational (and greedy) use the How To Pick Lottery Numbers System. Why not?

Disappointing Lottery Results

If you play the lottery, in general when the draw is made you will be disappointed. It stands to reason that the only reason that one lucky person wins millions is because even more millions of unlucky people have bought a ticket. The value you get from your ticket is the fact that for the period of time between purchase and result you live in hope. This brings me to conclusion number one: only buy one ticket unless you really enjoy the process of checking your numbers and being disappointed.

There is another aspect of disappointment that actually can be avoided. This is the disappointment you would feel if you won, either the jackpot or a minor prize, and the AMOUNT YOU WON was disappointingly small. You can do something about this by the numbers you choose and the timing of when you play. Find out more at www.HowToPickLotteryNumbers.com

Should You stick To The Same Lottery Numbers

Readers may have missed this recent important question and answers comments:

Question

I am personally quite a lottery nut and have bought many books on how to be the system, never won much , but I must say I do win small amounts. The question I want to find out is , if one chooses a set of numbers and sticks to those numbers through out the year will you have a better chance of winning a larger amount ?

Answer

Good question. The simple answer is “No”, you do not have a better chance of winning a larger amount by sticking to the same numbers. Equally you do not have a worse chance either. Every draw is an independent event. What numbers you have chosen before has no bearing on any particular draw. Whether you win or not is pure chance each time with the odds against being the same every time.
However you can improve your chances of winning a bigger amount by choosing from a certain group of numbers and taking advantage of rollovers. Lotteries that do not have rollovers or pari-mutuel prize funds should be avoided. You can learn more about this at http://www.HowToPickLotteryNumbers.com