2006-06-25 18:59:04 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Games & Recreation ➔ Gambling
~Yes, there are. I hit a small one (low 4 figures) at least once a month. Do you really think I'd share the secret. Get real.
2006-07-02 17:09:49 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
I actually devised a computer program (actually Visicalc, with a looping macro, running an old Atari 800, back in the late 80s or early 90s!) that did in fact pick the exact sequence of the previous week's winning lotto numbers. It used a string of 12 numbers, then arranged some of then into (as I recall 6) sequences that would result in covering most combinations. The idea was to play all 6 sequences and if the winning numbers were in your original 12 numbers, you would have a high probability of getting the exact sequence of numbers that won.
I ran constant scenarios on that little computer for about 2 weeks. Each scenario simulated "wagering" twice a week--and it did eventually win--but translating those twice a week plays into an actual chronological scenario would have meant that I would have had to play for over 400 years to see it actually work. --But it did work!
The odds of winning the lotto is like knowing that a friend lives somewhere in New York in some particular apartment. You fly to New York, take a cab into town, have the taxi drop you off at some random apartment building, go up to a door--and it's your friends house! COULD HAPPEN--but very, very unlikely!!
So the bottom line is YES, you can beat the lotto, but is it worth the time and effort (and money!)? Better to go with a compounded investment, maybe using high-quality covered calls on ETFs.
2006-06-26 11:00:17 · answer #2 · answered by James R 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There is a strategy to not losing at lotto........don`t buy any tickets.
The odds for this game are very bad....save your money.
You actually have a higher chance of being struck by lightening than of winning the lotto.
And dowgphish the thing you say is completely wrong. Each lotto draw is an "independent event" meaning that the draws before it does not effect the odds in any way whatsoever. So watching the numbers will not give you any more chance of winning than just picking numbers at random.
An example of a non-independent event would be playing Blackjack in casinos. Since the deck contains usually 6 decks of cards and they usually deal about 4-5 of these before shuffling. If you watch the cards and wait for a lot of low ones to come out, it would mean that high ones are left, giving the punter a bigger advantage. So this means that the next hand probability's are not independent of the earlier hands (because the deck hasn`t been shuffled).
2006-06-26 08:33:53 · answer #3 · answered by MARTIN B 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well, I'd agree with the last guy, but really there isn't, if you don't play you don't win, but if your really into it, trying buying more then 1 ticket a week or something.
2006-06-25 19:04:29 · answer #4 · answered by boozip 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
keep track of winning numbers every day for a year(or whenever they are drawn) figure out the numbers that are drawn the most, then play those numbers everytime you play...eventually they will all come up together...it may take time but it will happen...
2006-06-25 23:09:03 · answer #5 · answered by dawgphish30 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Dont buy, save the money you spend everyweek! u might have something huge in 20 yrs
2006-06-25 19:02:52 · answer #6 · answered by Ram S 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes - make sure you pick all and only the numbers that will come up and you win big money
2006-06-25 19:28:30 · answer #7 · answered by Raidered81 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You could look at the RTFM section on http://www.slx.za.net
Strategies you could look at is Even/Odd, and Previous Occurrences.
2006-06-30 19:30:39 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes. Don't play.
2006-06-25 19:05:08 · answer #9 · answered by Doctor Biobrain 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋