Yes possibly, because the winnings for 3 are fixed
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Yes possibly, because the winnings for 3 are fixed
When I was playing, I spotted that a run of numbers was just as likely to come up as anything else. However, if you pick a run of numbers away from 1-6 or similar, you could boost your chances of getting a big payout. Further research showed that people pick birthdates in their "random" selection; so, I went with 37-42 for quite a while. Never did get the big win (one 4 ball)...Quote:
Originally Posted by JJonas
I also discovered that people tend not to pick "teens" when giving a list of "random" numbers. Who knew?
Apparently I have "lost" £302.3...which would have cost me £1500...so as I see it I am up £1500.
I once had a very heated "discussion" with a work colleague who was convinced that playing the same numbers made a win more likely due to the "laws" of probability!
[edit] I just tried 1,2,3,4,5,6 and it seems that I would have won almost exactly the same for my £1500 [/edit]
I can sort of see how someone might think that even if it is not correct. I guess his logic goes assuming you do enough roles/draws that every number combination appears once then if you have a fixed number you would overtime win 100%. But if you pick a random number each time then you could even after every number combination has appeared once still have never won.Quote:
Originally Posted by CESIL
If you simplify it down to dice. If you pick the 2nd number (your fixed ticket) and role 1 dice the chance to match is 1 in 6. If you role two dice to represent random number and random ticket the chance to match is 1 in 36.
EDIT: Just released I wrote the wrong odds! random V random should be a matching pair so 1 in 6. But you have the tiny possibility of drawing every number combination and not getting a match. So the odds are the same but fixed numbers each week have a tiny advantage.