Mathematician Breaks Down the Best Ways to Win the Lottery | WIRED

The lottery is hard to win. But, is it possible to make it….less hard to win? We spoke with mathematician Skip Garibaldi about how to increase our odds of winning any kind of lottery. Are there any ways to guarantee a lottery win? What if you play EVERY number combination?

Director: Katherine Wzorek
Editor: Louville Moore
Expert: Skip Garibaldi

Line Producer: Joseph Buscemi
Associate Producer: Brandon White
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Production Coordinator: Fernando Davila

Post Production Supervisor: Alexa Deutsch
Post Production Coordinator: Ian Bryant
Supervising Editor: Doug Larsen
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Special Thanks: Anna O’Donohue, Maya Dangerfield, Lea Donenberg, Ian Bryant, Sean Dacanay, Wendi Jonassen

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25 thoughts on “Mathematician Breaks Down the Best Ways to Win the Lottery | WIRED

  1. I would be happy to share the jackpot if I win 4:24 That’s awful
    To think otherwise. I know when I win I will have more than enough

  2. The lottery is cheating. How can you tell if it’s cheating? There’s a pattern:
    I’ll give you a list of my experiences.
    I’ll now give the drawn numbers for several weeks.
    01-08-24-05-41-31-09 same ending numbers 01-41-31 08-09 rep.
    17-27-05-24-35-03-21 same ending numbers 17-27 05-35 rep.
    39-28-36-01-40-22-35 numbers follow 39-40 follow 35-36
    14-04-22-16-43-34-30 same end numbers 04-14-34
    25-29-44-16-19-13-23 same end numbers 19-29 13-23
    04-41-40-07-08-30-18 same end numbers 08-18 30-40
    28-13-33-31-16-41-37 same end numbers 13-33 31-41
    10-45-04-34-31-36-44 same end numbers 04-34-44 follow 44-45
    09-02-45-30-44-17-34 same end numbers 34-44 follow 44-45
    14-16-36-23-18-20-15 same ending digits 16-36 follow 14-15-16
    43-20-41-13-25-45-35 same ending digits 13-43 25-35-45
    42-08-23-04-14-13-01 same ending digits 13-23 04-14 follow 13-14
    43-14-40-07-45-39-41 same ending digits follow 39-40-41
    37-15-41-13-09-32-08 same ending digits follow 08-09 rep.
    18-16-37-40-28-39-03 same ending numbers, follow 39-40
    28-08-03-17-20-09-42 same ending numbers, 08-28, follow 08-09.
    35-32-23-17-41-27-05 same ending numbers, 05-35, repeat 17-27
    36-44-07-35-13-24-03 same ending numbers, 03-13, 24-44, follow 35-36
    So I’m playing along these lines.
    The numbers that suddenly come up are 02-06-08-24-29-21
    They can enter whatever they want. To minimize their payouts.

  3. It’s different in EU, you can make as many number variations as you want, you go to a cashier and she prints a ticket with your picked numbers, it’s not they only have a certain amount of tickets. I’m playing euro millions today, I checked 13 year history and my combination won like 6-10 times before, 4 numbers were picked 2 times, and 3 numbers more times.

  4. I’ll tell you how to increase your odds. I’ve been getting closer and closer. First, don’t play quick picks, pick your own numbers. If you look at the states where people win, it almost always in a different state than yours and they won on a quick pick. That means there was never a chance you were going to match those numbers unless you picked them.

    So, my strategy is to look at all the numbers that have come up in the last year. You’ll see numbers that come up all the time and you’ll see numbers that are way over due to come in. Those over due numbers, mixed with common numbers will get you a lot of matching numbers. The Powerball number is the same, look at all the Powerball numbers that have come up in the last year, then pick ones that are way over due and also a couple that are very common.

  5. I wonder if the winning numbers repeat themselves in cycles? That might be a way to crack the code for the lottery!

  6. “What happens if I win this big jackpot” that’s worth something 😂
    Yeah, the money you spent for that fantasy

  7. I started with $5k just last week and now I’ve hit $17,590. I was having this exact conversation with my son the other night-generational wealth isn’t just about getting money. It’s about teaching everyone not only how to make it, but also how to maintain it. It does no good for me to provide for my family if they don’t understand how to manage and sustain it. That’s why I really love this video.

    1. My family has been working with Expert Mrs Scarlett for two years, she’s a licensed broker in the United States with incredible insights. I really appreciate her honesty!

    2. The very first time we tried, we invested $1000 and after a week, we received
      10500. That really helped us a lot to pay up our bills

    3. The very first time we tried, we invested $1000 and after a week, we received
      10500. That really helped us a lot to pay up our bills

  8. I know that the state that win the most winning scratch off ticket are in Massachusetts reason i know is i watch the show buy my lottery dream hom and the state that win so many times way more then any other state he would travel to Massachusetts to help them buy their dream homes i watched that show all the way to the last episode

  9. Powerball is getting very close to 2 Billion. Time for me to play my foolproof method. Play every bonus number.

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