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Old 08-25-2003 | 04:12 PM
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Anyone got any theories on how to win the lotto. You can't win if you don't play right? Do you think using the same numbers everytime would narrow your chances down?
Old 08-25-2003 | 04:17 PM
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watch lotto numbers one night



find man who bought a ticket with those numbers



murder him



take his ticket



skip away with winning lotto ticker
Old 08-25-2003 | 04:17 PM
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You wait until the jackpot is so huge that you would still come out ahead if you bought one of every single number combination available. Make sure you figure taxes into your calculations, it would suck to buy $5 million worth of lottery tickets, win $7 million jackpot, and owe $3 million in taxes.
Old 08-25-2003 | 04:19 PM
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I don't think there's anything you can do to increase your odds other than playing more often. The odds are too astronomical. There has been a lot of thought on this subject and some has even been published, but the bottom line is that you're subject to the same odds everyone else is regardless of what you may try...from using specific numbers to using the QuickPick option.
Old 08-25-2003 | 04:21 PM
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Originally Posted by Tom93R1' date='Aug 25 2003, 04:17 PM
You wait until the jackpot is so huge that you would still come out ahead if you bought one of every single number combination available. Make sure you figure taxes into your calculations, it would suck to buy $5 million worth of lottery tickets, win $7 million jackpot, and owe $3 million in taxes.
Not to question that perfect logic.. but how can you afford 5 mil tickets unless you're already rich?
Old 08-25-2003 | 04:21 PM
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Originally Posted by attomica' date='Aug 25 2003, 04:19 PM
I don't think there's anything you can do to increase your odds other than playing more often. The odds are too astronomical. There has been a lot of thought on this subject and some has even been published, but the bottom line is that you're subject to the same odds everyone else is regardless of what you may try...from using specific numbers to using the QuickPick option.
Forest Gump's words of wisdom - "Your odds of winning the lotto are a lot better if you buy a ticket."
Old 08-25-2003 | 04:23 PM
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I wish i just could win the lotto and have no worries about money. i could get almost anything I would want . Of course I couls win amd then spend it all withoun noticing because of the euphoria.

I guess we just have to rub our lucky ribbits foot key chains.
Old 08-25-2003 | 04:23 PM
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Statistically the most common # to appear is 1. So, be sure to start your #'s with 1 & you'll be that much closer!
Old 08-25-2003 | 04:24 PM
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I am no mathmetician or statistician but the way the lottery works, there is no way to increase your chances unless you bought an unbelievable amount of tickets.



The reason as I see it is because it is a random drawing with the same numbers and same amount of numbers each time. If they took away numbers each week then your odds would be better but the only way to increase your odds is to buy an amount of tickets that probably no one can afford or would want to.
Old 08-25-2003 | 04:30 PM
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I know a gorup in Connecticut that works together got a pool together each week. It was about 10 people and they got 10 tickets each. Therefore they buy 100 tickets each week. They ended up winning! They got like 80 million split between them. They went ot work for like an hour the next day and then left together to collect their winnings.


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