| Unlike poker and blackjack the lottery is a pure game | | | | 2-4-6-8-10 should be avoided. Since lottery draws are |
| of chance and no special skills are needed to play the | | | | random it is best to mix odd and even numbers. |
| lottery. This does not mean that lottery players | | | | Play lottery games with better odds. While the payout |
| can’t use some logic and reason to increase their | | | | will not be as big lottery games that require the player |
| chances of winning that huge Powerball or Mega | | | | to pick 3 or 4 numbers offer players significantly better |
| Millions jackpot. There are many websites that claim to | | | | odds. Most lotteries publish the odds for the various |
| have the ‘secret’ to winning the lottery but most | | | | games they offer. |
| of these are based on new age mysticism or outright | | | | Avoid using patterns on the lottery playslip. While some |
| superstitions. Other lottery websites may claim to have | | | | patterns may look pretty cool on the lottery slip they |
| discovered various algorithms to pick winning numbers. | | | | will not in any way improve your chances of winning. |
| The hard cold facts are; there are no ‘lucky’ | | | | Many savvy lottery players check previously drawn |
| numbers and lottery numbers are usually picked by | | | | numbers and will pick what are known as ‘neighbor |
| some sort of random number generator. There are | | | | numbers. One lottery expert says that players should |
| some strategies that can increase your chances of | | | | check the 10 most recent drawings for numbers that |
| winning the lottery and here are seven ways to | | | | have been drawn frequently. |
| improve your chances of winning. | | | | Watch for repeating numbers. Put simply these are |
| Avoid playing numbers that have recently been drawn. | | | | numbers that have been drawn more frequently than |
| It is highly unlikely that these numbers will be drawn | | | | others. Thanks to computer technology it is easy to |
| again. Statistics show that most big lottery winners had | | | | check past winning numbers. |
| their numbers picked by a random number generator | | | | One expert says that three and four digit lottery |
| at a lottery retailer. | | | | games run in trends. He points out that a number that |
| There is no such thing as a so called ‘lucky’ | | | | has not been drawn during the past ten games is a |
| number. While playing your birthday dates may be fun | | | | ‘due number.’ He also suggests checking for |
| it is highly unlikely your birthday date will be drawn. In | | | | frequent numbers and to use a combination of due |
| addition birthday numbers are limited to six or eight | | | | numbers and frequently occurring numbers. |
| digits and most lotteries require the player to pick more | | | | In the past people have spent a considerable amount |
| digits than a birthday date can provide. | | | | of time researching various ways to improve the odds |
| Since lottery draws are totally random using number | | | | for players but the fact remains; the lottery is still a |
| sequences is a poor strategy. Sequences such as | | | | game of pure chance. |