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News & Stories 10 March 2018
Improve Your Chances of Winning the Lottery
How To Win The Lottery
Mostly it is down to chance, but here are some methods you should try that could help you increase your chance of winning the lottery. It would be great if magic was real, but this is about statistical probability. Each of these following methods either improve your chance of winning or potentially improve your final prize if you win a big prize.
Buy More Tickets but Less Often
The most common way of playing is to buy a single line for each draw religiously. This is driven by the fear of missing out of what if your numbers come up in a draw for which you did not buy tickets. Break that thought process and aim to buy more tickets for draws less often. You won’t spend any more money, because you are channelling and focusing. With more stakes in the game, your chances of winning are higher.
Play Immediately After a Rollover
A rollover is when nobody has won the big prizes for a successive number of weeks. Statistics show that once a big prize that has rolled over for some time is finally won, fewer people play the lottery in the next draw. While buying tickets for such a draw won’t increase your odds of winning, there will be fewer players meaning winning any variable prize could lead to higher prizes.
Pro Tip: Join a Syndicate
Another way to hedge your bets, a syndicate is when many people come together to pool resources. Statistics show that syndicates claim 1/20 (that’s 5%) of jackpots. You might pay just $1-$2 each or whatever the cost of a line. If just one of those lines wins, everyone gets a share. Twenty people pooling cash for two lines each is 40 lines which would be an otherwise considerable amount of money for one person to pay every draw. Some syndicates permit sharing prize distribution. The more lines you buy, the larger your share. This is a great way to improve your odds of winning. Check our Lottoland Syndicates
Routinely Check Your Numbers
A huge number of prizes go unclaimed every year. In the US alone, some $2 billion USD is never claimed. It occurs more frequently for rollovers and draws with bigger prizes. The likely reason is that casual players who bought a ticket then forgot about it. If you get into the routine of checking your numbers, your chances of losing out go down.
Use Less Commonly Used Numbers
Most people use birthdates (days and months) which limits their number pool to 31. Aim to choose more or even most numbers above this as they come out just as frequently. You won’t necessarily increase your chances of winning the lottery, but the prizes will tend to be larger because most other people limit their pool.
Play a Foreign Lottery
If the odds of winning the lottery in your home country is quite low, then consider using Lottoland to play overseas games. You don’t need to travel abroad, just use our service for lottery betting and syndicates. We regularly publish the odds of winning games. At present, the Swedish Lotto has the best odds with a 1 : 6,724,520 chance of winning the top prize. Compare that to the US Powerball which has 1 : 292,201,338 chance of winning.
Choose Lotteries with Better Odds
Not all lotteries are born equal, meaning some are easier to strike it rich in than others. At Lottoland you can have a go at the best lotteries from all over the world. This way, you can choose the lotteries where the odds are stacked more in your favour.
For example, while the odds of hitting the jackpot in US Powerball are 1 : 292,201,338 - the odds of winning Swedish Lotto are substantially more in your favour at 1 : 6,724,520. This means you are 40 times more likely to win the Swedish lottery compared to US Powerball!
The following table showcases a selection of our most popular International lotteries and illustrates which of those lotteries offer the best odds of scooping the jackpot. Plus, don't forget the smaller prize tiers too, as they can be worth thousands and even millions of euros.
Popular Lottery Odds | ||
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Lottery | Jackpot Odds | Any Prize |
Irish Lotto | 1 : 10,737,573 | 1 : 42 |
UK Lotto | 1 : 45,057,474 | 1 : 54 |
EuroJackpot | 1 : 95,000,000 | 1 : 26 |
EuroMillions | 1 : 139,838,160 | 1 : 13 |
PowerBall | 1 : 292,201,338 | 1 : 25 |
MegaMillions | 1 : 302,575,350 | 1 : 24 |
As you can see, the Irish Lotto offers the best value from this selection, but other international lotteries like the French and Swedish lottos offer even better odds of winning. In comparison, while the odds of winning US Powerball might be high, with a record jackpot of $2.2billion fortune most definitely favours the brave! Check out Lottoland’s full complement of international lotteries and in the FAQ sections you will be able to find all the information you need about the odds of winning.
System Betting
Why limit yourself to 5 or 6 numbers (depending on how many you need to pick for a draw) when you can play Lottoland for system betting? Choose 7, 8, or 9, or even 20 numbers to hedge your bets that little bit more and increase your chances of winning a prize. Lottoland offers system lotto betting for most of the lotteries presently on offer through our site.
Random Numbers
Choosing random numbers will not increase your chance of winning but it will impact how much you can win when you do. For most people, there is often little to nothing random about picking numbers. Humans can’t help but see and use patterns. In the UK, it is estimated that 10,000 people choose numbers 1-6 every draw. If you are lucky enough to beat 14 million to 1 odds then you’re not going to be happy to share your prize with 10,000 people. Use a randomiser when buying a ticket or be creative in how you choose.
Play More Often
The most obvious solution to increasing your chances of winning is to buy more tickets. The more stakes you have in a game, the higher your chance of winning something. People tend to do this when the prize pot is higher and the top prize irresistible. The more you buy, the greater your winning odds and the higher the potential value of any ticket you buy.
With Lottoland, you will never miss a draw with subscription betting. There is no need to claim a prize as this is delivered direct to your account. Lost tickets are a thing of the past. Browse our extensive range of lotteries and feel confident armed with this knowledge when making your first bet.
Conclusion
Winning the lottery will change your life. It opens up possibilities you never dreamed and can provide security for you and those you love.
There is a story of a man who won the Euromillions lottery: After winning £128 million in a 2012 EuroMillions draw, a man from the historic Suffolk region of England made it clear that his ultimate wish was for his beloved 80s hair metal band to reunite. “I think I would just have to get Guns N’ Roses together — the original line-up, mind. I am a real fan.” The winner, who had his own music shop in his hometown, said he would happily use some of his winnings to make the gig happen.
Whatever you want to do, whether it’s reunite Guns N’ Roses or purchase a boat, you can do it if you win the lottery. Also have a look into the followong articles - we put together some tips for you if you really hit the jackpot:
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