Lottery

[cainer]

I'm no Carol Vorderman but I don't think buying half as many tickets makes your doubles odds. If you buy 1 ticket then your odds are 1 in 14 million. If you buy 2 tickets your odds are 2 in 14 million, not 1 in 7 million.

but if he normally bought 2 tickets and dropped down to 1 ticket since the price went up to £2 then his chance of winning would be halved

 

[scorza]

I'm no Carol Vorderman but I don't think buying half as many tickets makes your doubles odds. If you buy 1 ticket then your odds are 1 in 14 million. If you buy 2 tickets your odds are 2 in 14 million, not 1 in 7 million.

2/14m = 1/7m I was all the first time I heard this too

 

[aardvark]

I'm no Carol Vorderman but I don't think buying half as many tickets makes your doubles odds. If you buy 1 ticket then your odds are 1 in 14 million. If you buy 2 tickets your odds are 2 in 14 million, not 1 in 7 million.

you definitely aren't carol vorderman.

 

[StevieP]

but if he normally bought 2 tickets and dropped down to 1 ticket since the price went up to £2 then his chance of winning would be halved

This! I really hate the argument "yeah but you now get £25 for 3 numbers whereas before you only got £10" - who here plays the lottery to win a tenner!?!?!

Robbing ********

 

[the shadow]

 

[Cosimo]

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You want to get her number in the lottery?

 

[LeeUK]

I put it on now and then usually Thunderball or Euro Millions. Never the Lotto since it went to £2

Also prefer to physically put it on at a shop. You don't get the same buzz with automatic direct debit subscriptions as it just becomes another regular pay out like a bill.