I’m a lottery expert – you’ve been playing the game all wrong… here are the best numbers to increase your chances
A LOTTERY expert has revealed the best numbers to increase your chances of winning big.
Francisc Csiki, from online casinos comparison service CasinoAlpha, says there are a few tactics you can try to have a better shot at scoring a prize.
Francisc explained that while players tend to pick numbers that are important to them, it can lower your odds.
He said: “The argument is simple. While you may think these numbers to be very personal to you, there is a big chance that you share your lucky numbers with thousands of other players.
“Additionally, lucky numbers, dates of birth or other such combinations usually cover a small range of possibilities.
“You are essentially lowering your likelihood of getting the right match alone.”
He explained one tip is to pick numbers higher than 31, as they will differ from those who do stick to choosing birthdays and personal anniversaries.
The odds of picking a winning ticket for the National Lottery are pretty slim, at around one in 45million to be precise.
Out of all the lotteries, EuroMillions provides the biggest jackpot, but choosing the winning numbers is unlikely.
This is generally the case for all options, as a high maximum prize is counter-balanced by low odds.
For example, in the EuroMillions draw, there is a 1 in 139,838,160 chance of winning the jackpot but a 1 in 13 chance of winning any amount of payout.
And Csiki says that punters hoping for their best chance of success should enter the People’s Postcode draw.
The golden jackpot doesn’t just go to on person as it is spread among one luck postcode area’s participants each month.
Participants can play in daily, biweekly, and monthly draws, with jackpots of £1,000, £30,000, and £7.9 million.
The daily draw awards the money to one winner in a whopping 20 postcodes.
While the Saturday and Sunday draws provide the award to a player in one postcode.
However, receiving a return for entering the raffle does not mean you will necessarily break even.
The People’s Postcode draws have the most generous donations, with 33 perc cent of all revenues going to fund good causes.
There are some general tips and tricks that will help your chances of winning, no matter what draw you enter.
Statistically, the best way to improve your chances of winning is to buy more tickets for a single draw.
But it’s worth remembering that you should never spend more than you can afford.
It comes after another expert revealed that one digit gives you even less of a chance of hitting the jackpot than others.
He gave his top tips on the best and worst numbers to pick when trying to scoop the jackpot.
Remember to gamble responsibly
A responsible gambler is someone who:
- Establishes time and monetary limits before playing
- Only gambles with money they can afford to lose
- Never chase their losses
- Doesn’t gamble if they’re upset, angry, or depressed
- Gamcare – www.gamcare.org.uk
- Gamble Aware – www.begambleaware.org
- For help with a gambling problem, call the National Gambling Helpline on 0808 8020 133 or go to www.gamstop.co.uk to be excluded from all UK-regulated gambling websites.