Lottery (or simply Lotto): Science of Numbers

[personalmgt]

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Since we're dealing with the lottery here, it involves a lot of numbers and lots of probabilities here. Any input on the probability theorem would be greatly appreciated. Please be informed that this is not the thread for you to find winning lottery numbers. We're just gonna weigh in the possibilities of how you should win the lottery.

First, let me start with a few questions. I happen to be a BSCS student and im currently re-reviewing my probability theorem classes as they could really lend a hand in my daily routine (HELL NO, I DON'T BET IN THE LOTTERY). This isn't a homework anyways.

Now here's the question, could you increase your chances of winning by,

-betting on the same numbers you had in the previous draw?
-betting on lucky pick(randomly generated numbers) in every game?

a ridiculous question, could you actually win if your numbers are consecutive to each other? (01 02 03 04 05 06, etc...)

The answers to these questions are obvious, you will always have a slim chance of winning. However if you have numbers to present, put it in so we may know

PS: Sorry for the grammatical errors. Been very sleepy while posting this but then I posted this as I am thinking this would be a nice subject to discuss

[vern]

<run on sentence>There is nothing you can do to increase your chances of winning the lottery from a single lottery ticket unless you somehow figure out the algorithm if the numbers are created by a random number generator because anyone who knows anything about computer science knows there is no such thing as a truly random number.</run on sentence> If the numbers are chosen by a physical device, quantum mechanics tells us that knowing the state of various factors, you could theoritically predict with good probability, the outcome, hence know which numbers might come up. We do not have the science or the mathematics to do this yet.

Quantum mechanics also allows for the possibility that you could walk through a solid object. The probability of that happening in real life would have you trying to walk through that solid object for infinity to have a chance of ever happening. Take that for what it's worth.

[COMCAM]

To answer your question, no. As per experience on the winning bets, there are more 3 consecutive numbers that won than 4 consecutive and none on 5 and 6 consecutive numbers.

Compute daw tian on the probability of 45 numbers that you will win 6 numbers out of it, it will probably give you .000... something.

Then compute for the probability that you will be hit by lighting during a storm.

There is a bigger chance for you to be hit by lightning than winning a lottery. Luck plays hehehe

So its better to bet on cock fights where the probability of winning is 50/50.

[fritzd]

Actually, you can calculate your chances but it is very complicated. A good Mathematician who is specializing in advanced statistics surely knows how to calculate the odds. The process they do is actually very complicated. I don't even understand it completely. But they do have something for this. The results is still probability though. Even if you have 99.99% chances of winning, the other 0.01% could still be the outcome. hehehe! The only way I can think of increasing your odds in winning is betting on as many combinations as possible. hehe! But with a single lottery ticket? plus random numbers? hehehe Luck, maybe? hehe

[hizuka007]

ot: oi nindot ni! basig makakuha tag hints diri

pero ang pangutana diha, wala ba nay tikas nang lotto?

[icewater]

been playing lotto since late last year and guess what? naka daug ko! 100 ra nuon lol

[agasus]

The chances of winning is to bet more tickets for a single draw. Sample in 6/45. Your 6 bet is more far against 45 numbers. Betting more tickets, instead of 6/45, your chances will become 6+/45. From this, you need to invest more for your luck!

[people watcher]

consider:

pila ka possible combinations of 6 numbers ang ma form sa, say, 1-45?

the winning combination of 6 numbers doesn't have to be in any specific order.

still, the number of combinations would still be quite a lot.

[moz_k2]

I used to do analysis on the lotto results.
6/42, 6/45, 6/49 has different set of numbers.

I generated around 2 sets of combination per game.
The biggest win so far is only 3 numbers.
I even guessed 5 numbers but sad to say 2 of them are from other combination.
Most of the time I only got 2 numbers right.

[Ger]

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