Friday, December 17, 2010

Beat the lottery with Maths

Winning the lottery would be a life-changing event for almost all of us. Let's face it no having to worry about money ever again would be like a dream come true. However, that is exactly what it seems to be - just a dream. But, what if it isn't? What if you could win the lottery using some simple mathematics?

Ever since the every first lottery draw there have been systems that have been developed to beat it. Some have been better than others but all have been driven by the desire and innate knowledge that we have that the lottery can be beaten with the right mathematical approach.

Some systems, it must be said, are a lot more practical than others. Seeking the advice of a magic 8 ball is a far less effective method of choosing lottery numbers than a mathematical wheeling system for example.

However, there are some mathematical systems that rely on using the laws of probability to help choose lottery numbers that have a very high success rate.

 As I have already pointed out one of the most effective and popular ways for increasing the odds of winning a lottery prize is through 'wheeling'. But because wheeling creates more number sequences you need to buy more lottery tickets to use it. This means more money needs to be spent and for that reason wheeling only really becomes effective when the larger resources of a syndicate can be employed.

The great thing about this system however is that it clearly demonstrates the ability of mathematical systems to beat the lottery's high odds.

In fact it should come as little surprise then that a maths professor, who claims to have created a lottery system that works, has won the lottery a record 5 times!

Larry Blair, an Oklahoma Math Professor, fits perfectly into the stereotypical image of a number-crunching lottery winner. Not only is playing with numbers traditionally been Larry's job but he actually enjoys doing it. But is his system really a lottery beater?

Believe it or not Larry has used his lottery system to win a record five times. Three of his wins were straight after each other.

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