numbers 1 to 49 i need 6 numbers ... then there is the big euro millions lottery 1 to 49 i need 5 then 2 lucky star numbers from 1 to 9
2006-12-17 01:41:13 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Mathematics
No numbers are any more likely to win than any other numbers, Some have turned up more often in the past but that doesn't mean they will turn up more often in the future, Nor does it mean they are LESS likely to turn up in the future. A random draw has no memory!
That said, as so many people pick their lottery numbers on the basis of it being somebody's birthday, you are likely to win larger prizes if a high proportion of your chosen numbers are over 31, as fewer people will have chosen those numbers, and the jackpot will be split among fewer participants. But note that a choice of 1-2-3-4-5-6 is just as likely to turn up as a choice of 41-42-43-44-45-46 in terms of probability. It is simply that the expectation is that the latter will be better rewarded.
In the UK National Lottery 50p of every £1 staked goes on administration, the operator's profits, and the good causes it supports. The other 50p is returned as prize money. So your mathematical expectation is of a return of 50p on every £1 you wager. You would get far better odds at roulette where the house percentage is only 1 in 37 not 1 in 2!
However you can tilt the odds your way a bit if you restrict yourself to gambling on the lottery in rollover weeks only (and 3rd and 4th successive rollover weeks especially) as the prize kitty is swelled to being more than 50% of that particular week's stake money by the sums brought forward, unawarded, from previous weeks.
But overall, the punters as a whole, lose money, and the operators make money. Some redistribution occurs among the punters, that's all.
2006-12-17 01:46:39 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 11⤊ 0⤋
The best number is "pi" but they don't let you pick that.
Haha, just joking.
Like the other posters said it is all random, you just can't tell. Some games, like blackjack, you can count cards and get an edge. But these balls are re-mixed for each drawing. There is really no way to tell.
Think of it this way (similar question): find a math formula to determine the colour of the first car to drive past your house when you walk out the door tomorrow morning. It is just random. (At least for people who have a lot of traffic driving by their house, living in a large city.)
That is why it is called "the lottery." If there was a formula, all us math professors would be lounging in the Carribean with fruity tropical drinks. You know?
Good luck. Gamble responsibly, only wagering what you can afford to lose.
2006-12-17 02:11:47 · answer #2 · answered by a_math_guy 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The best numbers to put on the lottery are the winning numbers.
There is no way to predict a completely random occurance. If we had the answer, we would already be rich and not spending time here on Answers.
Good luck
2006-12-17 01:51:04 · answer #3 · answered by Gem 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Random draw means that its best to choose random numbers
2006-12-17 01:46:01 · answer #4 · answered by theguyintelford 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
3 , 12 ,21 15, 27, 47 I hope this will help
2006-12-17 01:48:01 · answer #5 · answered by James Chan 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
welllll - none of my numbers have ever won me anything big ! But then u know this already seeing as u are my boyfriend lmao
Here's some advice though - TAKE OUR BIRTHDATES AND AGES lol
2006-12-17 22:08:14 · answer #6 · answered by Tequila Sheila SA 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Any set of numbers is equally likely.
2006-12-17 01:46:19 · answer #7 · answered by Tom :: Athier than Thou 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Let the computer pick them. Most winners pick their numbers this way.
2006-12-17 04:55:31 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋