like rainman or some sh*t
2007-01-21 02:40:14 · 5 answers · asked by dosteyevsky_crimeandpunishment 1 in Business & Finance ➔ Personal Finance
I think it's extremely doubtful. You would have to believe that the machine that draws the numbers is in some way flawed. For example, if the lotto still draws ping pong balls from a machine that one ball is some how lighter or heavier and is more likely to get sucked up and picked. My guess is the state uses a new set of balls for every drawing so that type of flaw can't be exploited.
I think there is one way to exploit it that's extremely risky and requires a lot of money, but it has been done before. Sometimes a lotto gets big enough where if you bought every possible combination you could guarantee a winner. The risk is someone else also wins and you split the pot. This strategy was done by a group of people back in the 90s. However, they ran into trouble buying every possible combination. The lotto machines to process the lotto picks jammed at the locations they were using (they had a computer I think fill out their millions of entries). Fortunately, I believe they won even though they didn't end up buying every number (just a whole lot of them).
2007-01-21 05:18:35 · answer #1 · answered by gls_merch 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no, the odds are the odds
the number 1-2-3-4-5-6 has just as much of a chance as the number
7-16-21-27-32-41
The only number manipulation that has any effect is avoiding more common combinations such as those that are the same as dates (birthdays are a common choice for those that play), this doesn't increase you chance of winning only reduces the likelihood that you would split the pot with others.
2007-01-21 03:04:06 · answer #2 · answered by edoubleyou 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No. Don't waste your time.
It's not like playing poker or something similar. Every game is unique. When the balls drop (have yours?) each week there is absoluteley no relationship with the previous draw. The odds against you will always be something like 14,000,000:1.
2007-01-21 02:56:11 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, and why don't you do something smart and forget the lottery.
It's fun to dream about it but it will never happen to you. Take some action to build some real wealth for yourself. Not fantasy money.
2007-01-21 05:46:14 · answer #4 · answered by Big R 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It'd also help if you bought a ticket!
2007-01-21 02:44:16 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋