Lotto question.

norm · 12 Jan 2015 at 21:13

Are you any more likely to win over the long term using random numbers for each draw vs using the same ones each time?

Hades · 12 Jan 2015 at 21:14

Identical odds either way.

SpeedFreak · 12 Jan 2015 at 21:15

Serious question?

holymonk · 12 Jan 2015 at 21:18

Not sure if serious.

Efour · 12 Jan 2015 at 21:19

loool jesus

Abraham · 12 Jan 2015 at 21:23

What you want to do is find the numbers that have come up the least frequently, or haven't come up for the longest time, stands to reason that they're due

Fuggan · 12 Jan 2015 at 21:24

JBod · 12 Jan 2015 at 21:25

Can't we discuss if there are 8 days in a week or not instead?

Hades · 12 Jan 2015 at 21:53

A plane is on a treadmill...

Kol · 12 Jan 2015 at 21:58

0.3r = 1?

mrk · 12 Jan 2015 at 21:59

Hades said:
A plane is on a treadmill...

False.

They don't make treadmills that large.

Derek W · 12 Jan 2015 at 22:00

How much wood would a woodchuck chuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood?

Diddums · 12 Jan 2015 at 22:02

mrk said:
False.

They don't make treadmills that large.

They superheat the planes causing them to shrink. This allows them to run on a regular treadmill.

dowie · 12 Jan 2015 at 22:08

norm said:
Are you any more likely to win over the long term using random numbers for each draw vs using the same ones each time?

you're more likely to win more money by using random numbers than by using certain combinations

though the number of times you're likely to win at any particular prize level is unaffected by your choice of numbers

dowie · 12 Jan 2015 at 22:10

Abraham said:
What you want to do is find the numbers that have come up the least frequently, or haven't come up for the longest time, stands to reason that they're due

lol

dl8860 · 12 Jan 2015 at 22:11

Choose 123456

mrk · 12 Jan 2015 at 22:12

Diddums said:
They superheat the planes causing them to shrink. This allows them to run on a regular treadmill.

Oh!

kaiowas · 12 Jan 2015 at 22:14

dowie said:
though the number of times you're likely to win at any particular prize level is unaffected by your choice of numbers

Unless you choose the winning numbers.

Studies have proven that there is a significant statistical edge to be gained when following this strategy.

squerble · 12 Jan 2015 at 22:14

1,2,3,4,5,6 has exactly the same odds as whichever birthdays you're using. Just do whatever.

Grrrrr · 12 Jan 2015 at 22:22

Putting the odds of winning the lottery in perspective.

The odds of winning the lottery is 1 in 13.9 million. Suppose you have a queue of people 13.9 million long. A fairly closely packed queue, say 2 people per metre.

That queue would stretch from London to the equator

...and back again.

Feeling lucky?