Increasing your odds in the Euro Millions
Posted on May 22, 2008
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As we all know, it is impossible to predict the numbers in an upcoming lottery draw and almost as impossible to actually guess them! The odds of winning the top jackpot prize in the Euro Millions is 1 in 76,275,360, which although sounds mighty daunting, isn?t actually indicative of your true odds. There are 12 ways to win this lottery, with prize pool laddering allowing punters fewer numbers to make a winning combination in order to take home a section of the pot. So, with 200-million people playing on a weekly basis, how can you increase your chances of winning? It’s simple, just think strategically. The first surefire way to increase your odds of winning is to joint a syndicate. Statistics show that 2 in every 3 jackpots won are won by syndicate participants, so calling on some enthusiastic colleagues or some of your favourite friends should always be your very first course of action. In addition to this, you need to focus on your number choice. Try to always pick an equal combination of odd and even numbers. It is severely uncommon for all odd or all even numbers to appear (less than 3% of the time), so always try for a mix. If you pick even and odd numbers with a ratio of 2/3 (or 3/2) you?re increasing your odds significantly, with a combination like this having a 68% chance of being pulled out for the win. The same goes for higher and lower numbers, so don?t just stick to either end; ensure a clear mix of numbers below and above 25. A good way to make sure you?re picking from a wide range is to tally up your numbers. If they add together between 94 and 160 then you?re in the best starting position to win (70% of winning combinations come from numbers with this collective score). Other things to avoid include choosing consecutive numbers and ones in visual patters (such as ones that run diagonally on the playslip). Although you may think betting like this is ?lucky? ? it?s not. All you?re doing is choosing the same numbers as the thousands of others who had the same idea, so even if you DO win, the split would be so severe that you?d be taking home a pittance. The last bit of advice is to avoid number series that have already won. Just because they worked for someone else does not mean they will work for you ? in fact you would statistically have to wait over 90 thousand years for the same number sequence to occur again!
These may all seem like obvious snippets of advice ? but the number of people playing this way is truly astounding. Next time you make your bets, have a think about what you can do to increase your chances. Using these strategies is not going to guarantee you winning the money, but they will definitely improve your chances ? so think smart and bet smart and you might be next winner of the colossal Euro Millions jackpot!
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