Richard Lustig wrote his
book “Learn How To Increase Your Chances of Winning The Lottery”
based on techniques he used to help him nail the jackpot seven times
over. In a March 2013 interview with CBS News, Lustig said the “quick
pick” is ill-advised because the person's entrusting his good
fortune on numbers picked by the computer instead of handpicked ones.
There's
no guarantee that handpicking numbers will get you any closer to the
jackpot, as lotteries are all about being lucky. Experts dispute
statistics that people quick-picking their numbers win more than
handpicking them. As it turns out, more people simply prefer
quick-picking over handpicking. It won't matter whether or not you
trust the computer or your heart more.
There
are even instances when mathematics is used to win the lottery,
namely probability. As the typical lottery combination consists of
six numbers and Powerball numbers, for example, which are from 1 to
59, the odds of hitting the jackpot is 1 in more than 175 million.
Take note that only the first five digits in Powerball can be 1 to
59, the sixth one, aptly called the Powerball, can only be 1 to 45.
Buying more tickets with
different combinations, however, is a great way to increase your
chances of winning. It's sensible not to stick to the same
combination on a different ticket, which makes number-picking even
more random.