Do lottery number patterns and trends exist? Some people claim that they do not. And, they proudly stand behind the same worn out statement in their defense. 'All wagers are equally likely to win.' As surprising as this may sound, I agree with this statement.
It is amazing that lottery analysis critics feel comfortable in their defense, but know better than to apply the same logic to other forms of gambling. For example, they would be reluctant to say, 'Everybody playing Blackjack has an equal opportunity to win.' Why? Because, they know that there are ways to improve their chances of winning. For instance, by counting cards the player would know that at certain times his chances of winning are better than others. This knowledge doesn't work every time, but, over the long haul, it pays dividends.
If they applied their 'All wagers are equally likely' philosophy to horse racing, then all horses would have an equal chance of winning the race. When all the horses are lined up at the gate before the race starts, this is true. And, yet, everybody at the track knows that some horses have a better chance of winning than others. In fact, the track admits that. They use their computers to analyze the past performance of each horse and calculate the odds of winning for each horse in the race. These are posted on the tote board for everyone to see.
The same argument can be made for every type of gambling from poker to craps to keno and on and on. But, professional gamblers actually make a living by playing games of chance where everyone has the same chance of winning. So, how do they accomplish this apparently impossible task? They play the odds.
This is the part that lottery number analysis critics are missing. They assume that because all numbers are equally likely to win the lottery, that there is nothing you can do to improve your chances of winning. That assumption is flat wrong. Instead, why not do what professional gamblers do; play the odds?
Here's a simple example of what I'm talking about. Now, as I've said, I agree with the 'All wagers are equally likely to win.' philosophy. But at the same time, I'm not going to play 1-11-19-27-35-47 as a wager in the next lottery drawing. Why not? Because, the wager contains all odd numbers and lottery statistics prove that this is a very poor bet. How do I know that? Let's take a look. I'll use Lotto Texas in this example.
In Lotto Texas there are 25,827,165 possible wagers and each one has an equal chance of being the lottery jackpot winner. But, did you know that there are only 296,011 wagers with all odd numbers? Did you? That represents only 1% of all possible wagers. Therefore, playing all odd numbers means that in 99 of the next 100 drawings, you would have absolutely no chance of winning the lottery jackpot. Does the old adage 'beating a dead horse' come to mind?
If you were playing Texas Holdem and there was only one card in the deck that would win the hand for you on the river, would you go all in? If you were playing Blackjack and had 20 showing, would you say hit me? If you were at the track, would you bet everything on a 100 to 1 shot?
Do you regularly bet on hundred to one shots? If you answered yes to any of these questions, then you don't need to read this article, you need some help.
There are a host of other things that you can do to improve your chances of winning the lottery jackpot. You can find out what they are by getting yourself some good (the best) lottery software. With some effort on your part, you could soon be playing the lottery like a pro.
Professor Dolph is a world-famous Lottery expert, lecturer and columnist who developed the breakthrough lottery software known as LONA. For a new and refreshing look the lottery, visit Winning the Lottery.
Orignal From: Is Something Odd Going on in Your Lottery?
No comments:
Post a Comment