How could I win the lottery?

Posted by Yuki_87@reddit | AskUK | View on Reddit | 28 comments

There’s no real trick to it since every draw is random. Whether you pick the same numbers each time or go with random ones, the odds are the same. I play occasionally just for fun and keep it low-stakes. I use Lottoland sometimes because they offer small promos or free bets now and then. I’ve had a couple of minor wins that way, nothing life-changing, but it makes it more enjoyable. Sometimes though I ask myself if there is anything I could do to win the lottery

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Ok_Climate_9374@reddit

[https://lotterytoolsuk.etsy.com](https://lotterytoolsuk.etsy.com)

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Ok_Climate_9374@reddit

[https://lotterytoolsuk.etsy.com](https://lotterytoolsuk.etsy.com)

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Upstairs_Ad_5919@reddit

Just play and hope to win it ? Play several combinations for the same draw, although that increase is just a few more chances out of say 50 millions instead of just 1 out of 50 millions. But winners did buy a ticket, didn't they ?

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o-Loki-o@reddit

You can win the lottery by going to college, getting a good job, and working your way up until you become CEO. There's a higher chance of that happening that winning the lottery, after all. Or you could win it at least once by stealing the jackpot.

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Upstairs_Ad_5919@reddit

That is hard work as opposed to plain luck. Nothing stops anyone from believing in their good chance, though. It could be you winning next time ?

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Cold_Delay_6374@reddit

Lijkt mij vrij simpel en ik wil volgend jaar deze strategie gebruiken om de loterij te winnen. :Om de meeste kans te maken: wil ik meespelen met het goedkoopste lot van elk mogenlijke loterij en elk mogenlijke trekken, Staatsloterij Lotto Vrienden Euro Postcode Al het resterende reserveer maandelijks een budget van 300 euro en speel elke trekking ,met elk 1 lot van de goekoopste, altijd met wel de extra opties, gewoon van elke trekking bij elke loterij. Stabiel voor jaren en Zo ga ik hem binnekort winnen .

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Klossomfawn@reddit

I calculated once that you are more likely to becoming a billionaire by starting a business in your garage than you are to win a lottery jackpot.

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redditnumptea@reddit

Better becoming a hedge fund manager. Use other people’s money and take the hefty commission and buy some estates with the proceeds which are held in trust off shore.

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redditnumptea@reddit

The appearance is random. It’s based on lottery numbers chosen, and an algorithm which avoids the chosen lottery numbers to give the house the best chance of staying in profit. It’s a rigged game.

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Burning_Ranger@reddit

/r/CasualUK for inane drivel like this

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HenshinDictionary@reddit

Step 1: Build a time machine. Step 2: ??? Step 3: Profit

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New_Scarface@reddit

No real trick to it. I just join in when Lottoland gives out bonuses

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Zennyzenny81@reddit

More tickets increases your odds, but you'd have to be spending so much money on tickets to get to a level where it made a material difference that you wouldn't need to be playing the lottery in the first place! Put one or two on a week for a bit of fun if you want, but you're only going to lose serious money long term if you start trying to "game the system" in any way.

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33backagain@reddit

AI tells me that I would have to play twice a week for 432 thousand years (on average) before winning.

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scoutshortlist@reddit

If I knew mate I wouldn't be telling everyone especially people I don't know!

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SquidsAlien@reddit

You can't change the odds of picking the winning numbers, but you _can_ change the odds of sharing the winnings. Do this by picking truly random numbers, not birthdays, which many people do - so if the jackpot was numbers in the range 1-31 you'd be more likely to share it.

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EvilTaffyapple@reddit

My granddad was convinced the lottery was fixed, so he would note the numbers that were drawn and analyse the statistics. He did this for 11 years before he died. Some numbers did appear more times than others. Of course, there is no reason mathematically that these numbers *should* appear more often - they just so happened to be drawn more times than others.

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Tacklestiffener@reddit

My FIL was convinced the bigger prizes on the Premium Bonds all went to police informers and supergrasses.

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Flashy-Ambition4840@reddit

Make sure to only pick the numbers that will be drawn next and not pick any of the numbers that will not be drawn. Picking the winning numbers will lead to a lottery win. Picking the rest if the numbers will not lead to a lottery win

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LifeMasterpiece6475@reddit

Not a way to guarantee a win but to increase your chances very marginally. If say you buy a £2.00 ticket each week then don't. Just spend £104.00 in one draw once a year making sure each ticket has a different number. So now rather than 1 in X million chances 52 times you have 52 in X million chances once. I did say very marginally when i start so don't put your life saving on it😁

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gponter79@reddit

Pretend to buy a ticket every draw but instead buy some bitcoin. Return in 5 years and you will very very likely be well up on your bets.

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NoisyGog@reddit

The trick is, to pick the same numbers as they do.

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BabaYagasDopple@reddit

Look at every ticket since the beginning of the lotto, Take the mean of each number drawn in each slot. Pray.

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Paradoxturn@reddit

Same here, I just play for fun. I’ve used Lottoland for sportsbetting a few times when they had free bets.

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Cowsudders@reddit

Buy every combination of numbers. Works everytime.

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Stagnantms@reddit

It’s all random, but I still try picking lucky numbers sometimes. I try to use promos whenever I can.

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eyesofmay@reddit

I feel that. The promos are what keeps me coming back.

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