Lotteries: A game of destiny or tricks?

Is winning a jackpot entirely a matter of chance? Or are there full proof tricks and techniques that can help us in our ever growing concern - how to win the lottery? While choosing a number combination is it a better idea to choose the various strategies (based on mathematical probability) or are we better off trusting our instincts? There is no ultimate answer to all this questions. Yes, lotto is definitely a game of luck, but there are strategies, following which we can improve our chances of success. However these strategies are not full proof and it can never guarantee that we will win the lotto. The probability of winning a lottery are always very small, but again, odds against winning a 175 million dollar lottery is lesser than the odds against winning a Mega million dollar lottery. So in the end it’s all about probability and relativity.

Most people count on instincts while choosing their number combination. They randomly select number corresponding to their birth dates or dates of other significant events of their lives, or simply chooses the number combination selected by the lottery machine. Though on a lucky day, this method is just as good as any other, for the less lucky days, it might be a better idea to follow a more scientific strategy while choosing your combination number. This suggestion obviously gives rise to the very debatable question of how a lotto player should go about choosing his numbers, so that he has a better random chance of winning? Using lottery software, playing with a team lotto players etc, are all good techniques to increase your chances of winning. But if you are a lone wolf and prefer to stick to the time tested strategies of choosing lotto numbers, then the Hot and cold methodology might be of interest to you.

In order to apply the hot and cold strategy, you have to go to the lottery’s official website and get a list of the numbers which have been drawn recently and more often and also the numbers which haven’t been drawn in a long time. The recently drawn numbers are the hot numbers while the numbers which haven’t been drawn in a long time are referred to as the cold numbers. You have to obtain the number data of the last twelve months and after analysing them, select your number combination by including both hot and cold numbers. The theory behind this selection is that the cold numbers are ‘due’ while the hot numbers are ‘hitting’.

Another smart lottery winning strategy is the Wheel System. By choosing the wheel system, you compromise with your ambitions, and try to win the smaller prizes, instead of targeting for the bumper prize. The wheel system is of three type viz. Key, abbreviated and Full. Following this system, you have to choose a central number, and then choose numbers revolving around the central number. However playing by the wheel strategy is a costly affair, so remember to stay within your financial limits while implementing this strategy.

Again, if you are an avid believer of astrology, then you can choose your winning combinations based on numerology. According to numerological beliefs, numbers have relationships between themselves in the mystical world as well as in the real world. Numerology determines this relationship between the different numbers governing your life. By providing basic information, like the time and date of your birth, to an numerology expert, you can get your set of lucky numbers, which just might be the jackpot winning numbers of the lotto.

Regardless of the technique you use to choose your lotto number, it is important to remember that no technique is ultimate and full proof. At the end of the day lotto is and will remain to be a game of luck, and like all games, lotto too has its winners and losers. But then again, even wins and losses aren’t ultimate, and the table can turn anytime. Its all about being optimist!