LOTTO: FACTS and HINTS
| The odds of winning in a 6/49 lottery are 1 in 13,983,816 |
XXX | Assuming a 6/49 lottery, the choice of 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6 are as likely to occur as 3, 23, 11, 25, 33 and 37. |
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| XXXXXXXXXX | Selecting six numbers that occur quite frequently
will give you no better odds at winning than
taking six numbers that rarely come up. |
Xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx | The emperor Heliogabalus offered "prizes" in his lottery of dead animals and insects." |
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| A woman decided to move closer to New York City since she saw that more state lotto winners came from downstate. She figured that by moving, she could increase her odds. This misleading statistic is based on the fact that the population is greater downstate and thus more play the lotto. Naturally there should be more winners from that area. Moving wouldn't help her one iota! |
xxxxxxx | To avoid splitting the winnings, you should pick a combination that no one else has. Unfortunately, that choice of numbers may not win. The truth of the matter is that winning and spltting is better than not winning at all. |
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There are more statistics and information
about lotteries in
"Don't Bet On It", a novel that
you should find entertaining
as well as instructive!