I just saw a man on tv who Won the lottery by using matrix math to figure out what number to use. What type of calculation did he use?
2006-10-29 04:15:17 · 7 answers · asked by liipl 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Mathematics
These answers are WRONG!!!!
I am a stats major, and here's the scoop. You can't beat the lottery, because the total payout is always less than the cost of buying every ticket, which is what it would take to have a *statistical guarantee.
HOWEVER, there have been two or three cases where in a *very special lottery promotion, the state accidently changed the rules of the game such that "beating" the lottery became possible. Again, because accurate prediction of random numbers is impossible, the only way to do this is when buying every combination is a guarantee of making money.
2006-10-29 04:51:09 · answer #1 · answered by topher8128 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Completely random. He may claim that his method worked, but it just happened that it did. Lottery are supposed to be totally random, even the balls used to draw the winning numbers are changed regularly so that any weight discrepancy between them will not remain and develop a pattern.
The only case where statistical pattern analysis would work are on computer based lottery machines, provide that those machines are defective; which did happen at least once -- a math teacher observed that a pattern showed a keno lottery machine to miss a few random steps and he could then predict what the next winning number would be. He won, but the casino quickly repaired the defective machine.
The only way to predictively win at lottery is to be the organizer, you sell the tickets, the players, on average, lose.
2006-10-29 12:21:40 · answer #2 · answered by Vincent G 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There is no mathematical way to figure the numbers to use. 1 2 3 4 5 played every time is just as good as anything. There are systems that show you what numbers to use when playing more than one ticket to maximize your winnings if you do win. It will not increase your odds.
2006-10-29 12:20:33 · answer #3 · answered by Barkley Hound 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It does not matter... there is NO way to calculate the odds of a series of random numbers appearing - none! It is mathematically impossible! Random is random... there is no order, therefore no formula for determining what set of numbers will appear next.
Sorry!
2006-10-29 12:20:27 · answer #4 · answered by love_2b_curious 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
It is bound to happen that people who use fancy mathematical methods to win the lottery will sometimes succeed, because they will succeed just as often as someone who asks their hamster. So it doesn't prove that their method works, which it doesn't!
2006-10-29 12:31:03 · answer #5 · answered by Martin 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Whatever. That and a good deal of luck will do it. Don't hold your breath.
2006-10-29 12:23:49 · answer #6 · answered by robert43041 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not possible, don't let anyone tell you otherwise.
2006-10-29 12:18:00 · answer #7 · answered by Apschminkey 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋