Including numbers to avoid and numbers to play, here are eight strategies for beating the lottery.

It is more likely that you will be killed by a meteor or win an Oscar than it is that you will win the lottery.

Despite this, each year millions of people in Australia rush out to buy lotto tickets in the vain hope that their numbers will be the winning combination for the jackpot.

So, what are the secrets to winning the lottery? Is it simply a matter of chance, or is there some kind of "secret system" that the majority of us aren't aware of?

We talked to Matt Hart from The Lott, who gave us some expert tips to help players maximize their chances of taking home the coveted prize, including researching the entry types and numbers that were used by previous lottery winners. The Powerball draw on Thursday night has a jackpot of million, and players can increase their chances of winning by following Matt Hart's advice.

How to increase your chances of winning the jackpot and taking it home with you.

1. Use Quick Picks

"With the exception of two, all of the eight winning entries in Powerball division one so far this year were secured by Quick Pick entries, where the lottery terminal chose the numbers in a random fashion," said Mr. Hart.

There have only been two winners from a marked entry, which is when a player marks a coupon with their preferred numbers. ”

If you run the numbers, more people who use Quick Pick to choose their numbers than people who choose their own lucky numbers end up winning the lottery jackpot. Seventy percent of lottery winners used Quick Pick to choose their numbers rather than picking their own lucky numbers.

2. Are you finding that your lucky numbers are actually helping you?

Playing your lucky numbers as a strategy to win the lottery is a good idea; however, you should avoid using traditional lucky numbers, such as seven or three, as there will be a large number of other people using those numbers as well.

If you are going to choose a lucky number, you should make sure that it has some kind of personal significance rather than being famous all over the world.

You can even use a number generator to choose for you, so you can truly let the universe (or computer) decide what you should do.

3. Using "hot" and "cold" numbers in your game

Even though the lottery is a game of pure chance, there is a widespread misconception among participants that they can improve their odds of winning by selecting "hot" and "cold" numbers.

To do this, one must select "hot" numbers, which are those that are drawn more frequently, and "cold" numbers, which are those that have not yet been drawn to determine whether or not they live up to their reputation.

"We've even had previous winners tell us they avoid both sets of 'hot' and 'cold' numbers, picking instead those numbers that aren't getting any attention," said Mr. Hart. "We've even had previous winners tell us they avoid both sets of 'hot' and 'cold' numbers."

4. The effectiveness of the Power Hit

"It is interesting to note that three of the winning entries in Powerball division one so far this year have been Power Hit entries," said Mr. Hart. "Power Hit entries are a special type of entry that is exclusive to Powerball and guarantee that all-important Powerball number needed to win the jackpot."

The Power Hit entry might only take up one line on your ticket, but in reality, it's twenty separate games, each of which contains the same seven numbers but a different Powerball number from one to twenty.

This means that in the event that you win the prize for division one, you will also win the prize for division two a whopping 19 times, which will significantly increase the amount that you win.

5. Make Use of Lottery Systems

According to Jaclyn Wood, the CEO of the Lottery Office, the best way to increase your chances of winning a lottery prize is to buy more games. The more games you buy, the more chances you have to win, so the more games you buy, the better your odds.

The Lottery Office is owned and operated by Australians, and it is licensed by the government of the Northern Territory. It has offices in both Darwin and on the Gold Coast, and it enables Australians to participate in lotteries held in other countries.

Lotto Systems, according to Ms. Wood, gives players who aren't willing to split their winnings with other people the opportunity to improve their odds of winning.

She said that Lotto Systems allows players to select up to an additional five numbers in the standard game. "Lotto Systems allows players to choose up to an additional five numbers."

"Just in time for this week's USA Power Lotto, which has jackpotted to $116 million, one of our new Lotto Systems, the "Guaranteed Power," guarantees the winning Power number for the buyer. ”

6. Refrain from giving your lottery numbers too much thought.

Ms. Wood continued by stating that participants shouldn't put too much thought into their lottery numbers.

"Numbers are drawn at random in all lotteries," Ms. Wood explained, "so picking numbers based on birthdays and dates will not increase your chance of winning."

"Rather, use quick picks to avoid falling into superstitious thinking," the author advises. ”

7. Become a member of a syndicate team

It is a well-known fact that syndicates win twenty percent of all jackpots in the world's lottery games. That's right, on one out of every five occasions when a lotto jackpot is won somewhere in the world, the players involved have collectively decided to split the prize.

Ms. Wood, from The Lottery Office, was quoted as saying that the most cost-effective way to increase your chances of winning the jackpot is to become a member of a lottery syndicate. This statement was made in an interview with Yahoo News Australia.

"In the end, the more tickets you buy in a single draw, the greater the likelihood that one of them is a winner," said Ms. Wood. "However, there is no guarantee that the cost of playing will be fully compensated, so my recommendation for players hungry for a win is to join a syndicate team."

8. Why it is beneficial to maintain consistency

If you ask any mathematician what the key is to winning the lottery, they will all give you the same answer: the numbers you pick don't matter all that much; what matters is that you beat the odds that are stacked against you.

In accordance with the laws of probability, the chances of one of your numbers being drawn become less likely with each game that you participate in.

This is what it means to be consistent, and it's also the reason why there are so many stories in the news about winners who played the lottery for years before finally winning a significant amount of money.

What kind of lottery ticket has the best odds of yielding a significant payout?

It is dependent on what you are looking for, but if you want the best odds, you should play the Saturday Lotto as well as its smaller cousins, the Monday and Wednesday Lotto games.

On the other hand, if you are looking for an all-around lottery game with lots of different ways to win, then the Lott's Mr. Hart recommends that you purchase a ticket for the Australian Powerball.

Still haven't made up my mind about which Powerball entry to play for this week.

If players want a chance to win million, Mr. Hart says they need to make sure they have some sort of entry in their hands at all times. This is true regardless of the type of entry the players choose.

"We are encouraging people to get their entries in as early as possible, either in-store or online, so that they have their entry before the Powerball draw 1311 closes at 7 p.m. Thursday, July 1 at 10:30 p.m. local time (AEST) ”

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