Strategies on Lottery

In earlier days lotteries were played in many states and countries; however, you had to be residing in that state or country in order to play a local lottery. With the passage of time, all that has changed; all thanks to the internet that has provided the players with a horde of new online lotteries to choose from. Online lotteries only require you to play the lottery regardless of where you are. Previously, you could pick up a tip about which numbers to play in a bar or from other players that would gather at a ticket vendor’s stall. Of course, these tips have never worked and they never will. Some people pick numbers based on a personal event, others play numbers in a certain pattern, yet others go to astrologers and palmists to help them pick winning numbers.

With the tremendous increase in online lotteries, the lottery gurus have also taken to the internet and offer various strategies on lottery and suggest how to pick winning numbers. The online lottery websites encourage more players to play, and the lottery strategists advise players to buy their books advising on how to win the lottery. Both make money as new players keep searching for advice on how to hit that jackpot prize.

Well, here are a few strategies on lottery winning that you could try; of course, there is no guarantee that you will win, but they will help you improve the chances of winning. The first strategy for winning a lottery or lotto is to play the games that have multiple prizes. A lottery is not based on just getting the six or seven numbers right; you can also win by getting 3, 4 or five numbers right. Never play the numbers that you get through tips, as those ‘secret’ tips must have been shared with several other players.

Another strategy would be to check the history of the previous winning numbers. If different numbers have been drawn in the last 3-5 winnings, the chances of those numbers being drawn again are eliminated. Not selecting those numbers will increase your odds of winning.

Never select quick pick numbers drawn by a computer, as various studies have shown that these numbers have hardly ever returned a winner.

Play those lotteries which have smaller jackpots and fewer players; by doing this, you make your odds better at winning. Another strategy that you must follow, if you are playing a lottery that requires numbers to be drawn in a particular sequence, is to ‘box’ the numbers. This indicates that the numbers can be drawn in any sequence.

Play lotteries like Mega Millions and Power Ball that give prizes for extra numbers. If you can, try and play the maximum number of tickets that you can afford. Of course, it does imply that you do not go overboard in what you spend on playing the lottery. If you can play as a group, it would be ideal, as this means the prize gets divided equally between the group members.

You can try a wheeling system, which will increase your chances of winning. A wheeling system reduces the odds against you in a lottery. If you are playing a six number game, you select nine numbers. You play 33 tickets and fill out six numbers from the selected nine in a calculated sequence. For example, you fill out the first, second, third, fourth, fifth and seventh number. Then, on the next ticket, you fill out the first, second, third, fourth, fifth and eighth numbers. In essence, you keep varying the numbers and changing the sequence in a predefined order. This increases your chances of at least getting 3, 4, or 5 numbers correct.

On some online lottery sites, they tell you the numbers that have won recently, so you can discard those; on other sites, a calculator is used to do the math to find out the odds of a number winning in the next lottery. However, you should not rely too much on these tips.

Do not get lured into playing on too many online lottery or lotto sites; try and stick with a few. You may get lucky and pick out a winning pattern, increasing your chances of winning.