Lotto Strategies (OT)

Simon Diamond · #1 05-11-2004, 08:33 PM

It's been a couple of years since I bought a Lotto ticket, but somebody mentioned it earlier and prompted me to consider playing again. I don't just want to pick six numbers and buy a ticket with those numbers each week though - that seems pretty lame to me.

There seems to be a lot of theories and strategies around, many of which I suspect are bogus. Can anybody shed some light on some legit lotto strategies that can improve my chances of winning?

Simon

BradleyT · #2 05-11-2004, 08:59 PM

Never play 1,2,3,4,5 - 6. It's supposedly the most popular combination played so you'd have to split many ways if it did win.

TimM · #3 05-11-2004, 09:13 PM

Once in NY, a set of numbers hit that formed an upside down triangle on the lotto form. 60 people had to split, and it was back when the prizes weren't so large. Imagine thinking you won 3 mil and winding up with 50K. [img]/images/graemlins/confused.gif[/img]

amerksmann22 · #4 05-11-2004, 09:21 PM

lotto is -EV no matter what!

Theodore Donald Kiravatsos · #5 05-11-2004, 09:24 PM

Tip:

Pick numbers that are greater than 31. Reason being that if you hit, you will not be sharing the jackpot with those who picked their numbers based on the birthdays of themselves, their husband, their children, and the pet goldfish, etc., which is a fairly common way of selecting numbers.

"Your excuses are your own" -- Richard Roma

rusty JEDI · #6 05-11-2004, 09:24 PM

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lotto is -EV no matter what!

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Some people enjoy lotteries. Everything in life shouldnt be defined by EV. Would you want a pig-faced sugar mamma, or a hottie that holds her own?

rJ

BottlesOf · #7 05-11-2004, 09:24 PM

This is actually untrue.

amerksmann22 · #8 05-11-2004, 09:26 PM

explain a situation where is it is untrue...when if u played 5 million times you would win. Not saying you are lying just interested in what state and what game?

umdpoker · #9 05-11-2004, 09:28 PM

i want a hot sugar momma that holds my own.

BottlesOf · #10 05-11-2004, 09:29 PM

Can't cite a date or particular lotto now, but It's not unheard of for a prize pool to be carried over several times, such that the odds of you hitting your 6 numbers (in New York anyway you pick 6 out of 54, I think) is a long shot, let's say 90 million to 1, but the prize is over 90 million on a $1 ticket.