Originally Posted by
Geetarman
When the lottery first started, I owned a shop with a lottery machine. An old guy from across the road had been doing his homework and came to the conclusion that higher numbers were more likely to come out because there was more paint on the ball making them heavier. He also read that syndicates rather than private individuals were more likly to win. so he formed a sydicate with his next door neighbour so that, rather than him putting £1 per week on, his syndicate put £2 per week on.
Talking of grus 'system', you pick numbers that haven't been out often. Do the balls have a memory? I once had a conversation with a guy who considered himself to be a switched on businessman, which he wasn't. An example being sitting outside a pub one warm sunny day with a wasp buzzing around, I rolled a newspaper up to swat it. The guy said don't kill it, they make honey. I explained that bees and not wasps produce honey. He asked me how you told the difference between a bee and wasp, and I had to show him photos on my phone.
I once spoke to him about statistics and I aked him if you toss a coin in the air what was the chance of it coming down heads. He correctly said evens. I said if I toss a coin 10 times and it comes down heads 10 times, what are the chances of it coming down heads the 11th time. He decided that there was no chance. I explained to him the odds were still even since the coin didn't have a memory. He told me that I was stupid and walked away. LOL.
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