While the lottery is still a gray-zone for many, playing the game is not as difficult as many seem. There are a series of tools and tricks you can implement to heighten your chances of winning; maybe not the Jackpot, but at least winning your money back, and several thousand more on top of that. Below are three tips on how to win at the lottery so you can maximize your chances of winning, and hopefully educate you more on how to play the game.
1. Know your lottos.
When it comes time to play the lotto, you will notice that there are several types. Scratch-off, Fantasy 5, Powerball, etc. Before you play any tickets, it's important to know your lottos and their respective odds of winning. For example the odds of winning Fantasy 5 are 1:575,575. Compare that to jackpot odds of Super Lotto's 1:41,000,000 and you'll notice that it's not anywhere near as bad. Although Fantasy 5 isn't anywhere near as lucrative, your odds of winning are much, much greater. Before you play, figure out which lotto suits you best.
2. Mix up odds and evens
A good rule of thumb to follow with the lottery is 'That which is most possible, will happen the most. That which is least possible, will happen least.' With this in mind, when you are picking lotto numbers, try and have a even amount of odd and even numbers. Why? Because an all odd number or all even number drawing happens less than 3% of the time. With a 2:3 ratio of odds to evens or a 3:2 ratio will bump your chances to an astounding 67% to be at least of the same odd/even-ness.
3. Highs and Lows are good
When it comes to winning the lottery, you'll see several trends. The odds/evens being one, and another being the high value and low value numbers. A winning ticket is usually spread across the number line. Again, the chances of winning with a ticket of all highs or all lows is less than 3%, and not so shockingly enough, with a 2:3 or 3:2 ratio of highs to lows (2 high numbers for ever 3 lows, or 3 high numbers for every 2 lows) your chances are again at 67% to be in the right number spectrum.
While there are several more factors involved in how to win at the lottery, this should give you a quick knowledge of how to play SMARTER.
