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Reply to: Daily Mail offer tips on winning lottery when they clearly don't understand maths.

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  • d000hg
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    Originally posted by BrilloPad View Post
    They have not even pointed out that the lottery is a tax on the stupid.
    Which it isn't, so they've done at least one thing right.


    If the jackpot is £50m you can certainly increase your chances of winning £50m by choosing your numbers carefully.

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  • BrilloPad
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    Why are you reading the Daily Mail?

    They have not even pointed out that the lottery is a tax on the stupid.

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  • LondonManc
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    Originally posted by MarillionFan View Post
    What's the odds for Saturday then?

    If they're going to drop the Jackpot down to five balls & a bonus if no-one hits all six numbers, what is the odds now of hitting the Jackpot on Saturday
    "Approximately 1 in 7.5million"

    C3PO

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  • MrMarkyMark
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    Originally posted by MarillionFan View Post
    What's the odds for Saturday then?
    Still chasing that dream of being a millionaire, then?

    Good luck

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  • VectraMan
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    I like the way everybody's moaning that increasing the odds to 1 in 45 million is making it virtually impossible. Whereas the old 1 in 14 million lottery was of course a dead cert.

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  • MarillionFan
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    Originally posted by clearedforlanding View Post
    In other news Daily Express gets the odds wrong.




    National Lottery: Winning numbers for Wednesday January 6 draw | UK | News | Daily Express
    What's the odds for Saturday then?

    If they're going to drop the Jackpot down to five balls & a bonus if no-one hits all six numbers, what is the odds now of hitting the Jackpot on Saturday

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  • MrMarkyMark
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    Originally posted by clearedforlanding View Post
    In other news Daily Express gets the odds wrong.
    They should stick to what they know and keep reporting how much peoples houses are going up by.

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  • clearedforlanding
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    In other news Daily Express gets the odds wrong.

    The odds of winning the Lotto are quite low. Players have a 13,983,815 to 1 chance for the main draw.

    National Lottery: Winning numbers for Wednesday January 6 draw | UK | News | Daily Express

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  • clearedforlanding
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    Originally posted by AtW View Post
    I like the train crash comparison - they should have added that Bham-London ticket at peak time will cost like £140 return and chances of getting a seat are much lower than those of winning a million or two
    The odds are going to be lower with this handy tip

    Up sticks to Birmingham

    There are more Lotto millionaires with Birmingham postcodes

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  • AtW
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    Originally posted by clearedforlanding View Post
    No, that is not how it works. Your chances are 100 in 45,057,474.

    How to win £50million on tonight's mega Lottery (well, at least have a better chance)* | Daily Mail Online
    I like the train crash comparison - they should have added that Bham-London ticket at peak time will cost like £140 return and chances of getting a seat are much lower than those of winning a million or two

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  • clearedforlanding
    started a topic Daily Mail offer tips on winning lottery when they clearly don't understand maths.

    Daily Mail offer tips on winning lottery when they clearly don't understand maths.

    Buy two tickets

    Every time you buy a £2 ticket, you improve your chances of winning. Of course, even if you buy 100 tickets, the odds of winning the jackpot are still just over 450,000 to one — the same chances of dying in a train crash this year.
    No, that is not how it works. Your chances are 100 in 45,057,474.

    How to win £50million on tonight's mega Lottery (well, at least have a better chance)* | Daily Mail Online
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