The Ultimate Lotto Predictor Thread
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All Seeing Eye
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I'm shocked that you don't understand what he's saying. Shocked.
The chance of winning is slim but the chance of winning is still there and you have to be in it to win it.
All Seeing Eye
Admiral
He's saying people who play the lotto are stupid because the chance of picking the winning numbers is slim. He's trying to say that people who play it don't understand the statistics which is false.
People who casually play lottos usually do so because it gives them 5 minutes of excitement and anticipation. People purchase that feeling, just as they do in other forms of gambling, like horse racing.
But most people play it because it has become a routine for them and they buy the same sets of numbers in each draw. There's the fear that if they stop today, they might have won next week. The gamble for them is the gamble of not playing. An actual addiction isn't far away from that mindset.
But most people play it because it has become a routine for them and they buy the same sets of numbers in each draw. There's the fear that if they stop today, they might have won next week. The gamble for them is the gamble of not playing. An actual addiction isn't far away from that mindset.
Perhaps, although were I inclined to gamble, the last place I would put my money is in the lottery.
Lotteries are not fair games. The prize is not proportional to the probability of winning. In a fair game, when the probability of winning is, say, 1/100, you put 1 quid and you win 100 quid. Lotteries offer prizes that, while mind boggling, are still very low compared to the actual probability of winning, let's say 10 quids. Yes, you put in 1 one quid and got 10 quid back, but it's still a ruse: you deserved 100 quid. The state always win. That's why it's a tax on people that don't understand statistics.The chance of winning is slim but the chance of winning is still there and you have to be in it to win it.I'm shocked that you don't understand what he's saying. Shocked.Tell that to all the people who won the jackpot.
I'm saying people who play the lottery to win money are stupid. If you do if for thrills and fun, more power to you. But for every one that gets the win of a lifetime, there are thousands of people that squander their life savings on lotteries. It's a system that elevates luck as a life goal. And I've seen enough people using their "system" to win (and lose a shitload of money in the process) to see that they definitively don't understand the statistics.
All Seeing Eye
Admiral
I spend £2 a week direct debit on the lotto because I play one line on a Wednesday and one line on a Saturday. If I didn't spend that £2 a week on the lotto I'd spend it on something like 4 chocolate bars or something similar so really I'm doing my health a world of good by playing the lotto.
If I don't win I don't win, I really don't miss a measly £2 that would be wasted on something else and if I win the lotto then who cares if the odds aren't right, at least I won something.
If I don't win I don't win, I really don't miss a measly £2 that would be wasted on something else and if I win the lotto then who cares if the odds aren't right, at least I won something.
That'll be nobody then, seeing as the jackpot rolls over to Wednesday.
All Seeing Eye
Admiral
That'll be nobody then, seeing as the jackpot rolls over to Wednesday.
I meant the Jackpot in ALL Lotto draws where it was won.
Did they ever reveal how Darren Brown actually pulled off the trick? My theory was electronic paper -- as used in the Kindle and Sony Reader.
I tend to agree with the view that lotteries are a tax on stupidity.
I tend to agree with the view that lotteries are a tax on stupidity.
I do the same thing myself. Same numbers all the time. I don't miss the money, it's a little bit of fun, and besides, I'd really kick myself if my numbers ever came up and I hadn't played!
