Derren Brown - outdone himself this time?

smr · 7 Sep 2009 at 14:34

http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepag...wn-Ill-predict-Lotto-numbers-during-show.html

"MIND reader Derren Brown is to perform his most audacious stunt yet - predicting the lottery results.

The Channel 4 star plans to forecast the Wednesday night draw as it is screened live on BBC1."

What do you think to this?

- The Sun seem to think that it was split screen trickery; ( http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/showbiz/tv/2631919/Secret-of-Derrens-Lottery-plottery.html ) ... I don't believe this for a second, hopefully I'm right. For one thing, the use of split screen camera tricks and techniques has been around for years and years now and used and used on timeless occasions for all sorts of television programs.

If you know anything about Derren Brown you'll know that he is a great manipulator of the human mind, especially our sub conscience. I'm really looking forward to how he did it tonight, I just hope it's not a split screen trick and that there was a lot more to it and it'd be even better if it was done very audaciously.

Nitefly · 7 Sep 2009 at 14:37

If he does predict the lottery results, it is going to be pretty bad news for the National Lottery because, as Jonathan Creek would immediately know, it had been rigged.

Skeptic · 7 Sep 2009 at 14:40

If you've seen him live you will realise that it's all trickery. Every minute detail is planned, and I expect the same for this. Of course he will not be predicting the lottery numbers, as, while not impossible, is highly improbable. However, it will seem, to us, like he has.

His skill is making it seem real; like he's actually doing what he says he is, when in reality, there is obvious trickery behind it.

iamdjdz · 7 Sep 2009 at 14:42

He'll probably do what he did with the horse racing and record him saying every number, then get an immediate broadcast of BBC, without the delay and have the numbers cleverly edited quickly together as soon as he sees the balls come up the machine, so that it appears that he says it just before the balls been picked, when really it wouldn't matter what ball it was, they had it recorded anyway.

*phew* long sentence much. (and it's the only way I can think it might work unless he's got a real system)

J1234 · 7 Sep 2009 at 14:55

He's a very clever man.

Bennie-Mac · 7 Sep 2009 at 15:01

I dont care if its fake i will be watching with a pen and paper thank you very much!

monkeyspank · 7 Sep 2009 at 15:02

Bennie-Mac said:
I dont care if its fake i will be watching with a pen and paper thank you very much!

Not much use to you if it's while it's being broadcast live

Hxc · 7 Sep 2009 at 15:08

Justin said:
He's a very clever man.

This. He admits it's all trickery and there's nothing supernatural, but the way he reads people and the like is unbelievable. Must've taken so much work.

antijoke · 7 Sep 2009 at 15:30

Derren Brown to predict Wednesday Lotto

So Derren is going to attempt to predict the Lotto results on Wednesday (which can be seen at 10:35pm). He is then going to reveal just hpw he did it on Friday during his new programme

Will be interesting to see how many (if any) he matches.

Anyone else intrigued to watch 'The Events' on Friday too?

source

shauncr91 · 7 Sep 2009 at 15:31

Not gonna happen.

Nix · 7 Sep 2009 at 15:32

Brown has said on many, many, many occassions that he is merely an illusionist. He cannot predict anything, just as you or I cannot. If he does somehow predict such events, there will no doubt be some subtle explanation for it.

Russinating · 7 Sep 2009 at 15:33

I love Derren - even if he gets it wrong (which he will) there'll be a twist.

eggyoke · 7 Sep 2009 at 15:33

I dont like the guy, he just annoys me.

Django x2 · 7 Sep 2009 at 15:33

if he got it right, he wouldn't need any money from his poxy tv show.

antijoke · 7 Sep 2009 at 15:35

Nix said:
Brown has said on many, many, many occassions that he is merely an illusionist. He cannot predict anything, just as you or I cannot. If he does somehow predict such events, there will no doubt be some subtle explanation for it.

Granted, and I do not think for one second he can predict anything, but this is an interesting little stunt, and I want to see what the twist is going to be.

Nix said:
Brown has said on many, many, many occassions that he is merely an illusionist.

That quote could so easily go for Gordon Brown. Lol.

Westie · 7 Sep 2009 at 15:35

talented guy have to give him that always entertains!

iamdjdz · 7 Sep 2009 at 15:37

http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=18051606

That's the thread in music.

I reckon he'll have recorded saying each number then get an instant broadcast of the show, not the delayed one and edit his show to say each number as soon as they can see it instantly, thus appearing to be just before each ball is picked.

Nitefly · 7 Sep 2009 at 15:38

iamdjdz said:
I reckon he'll have recorded saying each number then get an instant broadcast of the show, not the delayed one and edit his show to say each number as soon as they can see it instantly, thus appearing to be just before each ball is picked.

That's not a bad shout.

Nix · 7 Sep 2009 at 15:38

anticonscience said:
Granted, and I do not think for one second he can predict anything, but this is an interesting little stunt, and I want to see what the twist is going to be.

Yep. I'll keep an eye out for it. If you're bored, Brown is usually worth a giggle.

csmager · 7 Sep 2009 at 15:39

My guess - it'll be shown 'live', and he'll guess, completely correctly, every number about 2 seconds before it drops out the machine as shown behind him on tv.

Mainly because 'live' means '5-10 second delay', and he'll have something attached to him (morse code tapping on his leg, earpiece etc) telling him what it is.

Could do it in a few other ways, but it certainly won't be him being psychic - as I'm sure he'll explain on 11th September.

(this method shamelessly stolen from an episode of Jonathan Creek)