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How to win the lottery? The soldier who does not dream of becoming a general is bad. To paraphrase, we get: "Everyone who has bought a lottery ticket dreams of hitting a big jackpot." What are the chances of winning? And in general, does it make sense to buy tickets in the hope of winning? And the most important question that worries most players is whether there are strategies that allow you to increase your chances when playing. Read on and find out.

The biggest winnings in Russia and the world

First, let's see how much money people have won in the lottery here and abroad.

Breaking the big jackpot in the lottery is unlikely, but quite real. And a lot of “lucky ones” confirm this. Having received several million by chance, they immediately changed their lifestyle, reaching a fairly stable financial position, which helped them live life to the fullest and not think about where and how to make money. It is these examples of winners that push the majority to buy lottery tickets in the hope of catching luck by the tail.

The biggest wins in Russia

So, who are they - lottery winners?

951 thousand in 2008 was won by a resident of Togliatti. According to him, he bought lottery tickets for 23 years. During this time, he developed his own strategy for guessing numbers. But strangely enough, the correct combination came to him in a dream. After receiving the winnings, he announced that he would continue to play the lottery.

A resident of a small village in the Kurgan region became richer by exactly a million. Luck smiled at him in January 2008. He instantly became the richest guy in the village and an enviable groom.

In 2011, the jackpot went to the Samara region. A 27-year-old resident who spent only 100 rubles on a purchase became richer by as much as 2.5 million. The money was spent on the purchase of real estate.

4 million - this is the amount won by a married couple from the Samara region. They spent all the money on a good cause - the construction of the church.

30 million resident of Ufa won on New Year's Eve - December 30, 2001. At that time it was the biggest win in Russia. In total, 6 tickets were bought, one of which became lucky. Not only the whole of Ufa, but also the whole country learned about the record win. A lot of money that suddenly fell from the sky turned the family's head. Funds began to be spent thoughtlessly: alcohol, gambling, entertainment. As a result, 10 years after the win, the family spent almost all the money and began to live almost as modestly as before the significant date.

35 million went to a resident of Moscow in 2009. A little more than 500 rubles were spent on tickets. The man used this money to set up a business in the village where he was from.

100 million rubles was won in 2009 by a resident of the suburbs of St. Petersburg Albert Bagrakyan. A native of Armenia, who emigrated to Russia in 2001, did not hide either his name or appearance. Moreover, 2 years after winning, he gave a detailed interview to the press - how much and on what he spent all his winnings.

The money was spent on the construction of a hotel, the purchase and decoration of several apartments, the purchase of premium cars (for myself and relatives). 2 million was donated to charity. Albert lent about 12 million to his friends. By the way, almost no one returned the debt to him. Well, the rest of the money went to pay taxes.

The winnings of 184 million went in February 2014 to a resident of Omsk. The man spent 810 rubles on a happy purchase. It is not known how his fate turned out, but he planned to leave to live in warmer climes, having bought a house on the seashore.

The biggest lottery win in Russian history was 358 million rubles. It happened during the drawing of the Gosloto draw in February 2016. The winner - a resident of Novosibirsk, for obvious reasons, decided not to advertise his identity.

The biggest lottery winnings in the world

The biggest wins in Russia are hundreds of millions. The situation is similar in the world, only the amounts here are calculated in dollars (euro, pounds). As a result, in absolute terms, winning the lottery in developed countries can bring the lucky ones 50-100 times more than in our country. The explanation is quite simple - the cost of lottery tickets abroad is many times higher and the circulation of sold lotteries exceeds Russian lotteries by dozens of times, so we get phenomenal prize funds.

• 425 million single-handedly went to a pensioner from California in 2014. It is noteworthy that for almost a month grandfather did not declare his victory to the organizers of the lottery. He showed up for the win on April Fools' Day, wearing a Star Wars-themed T-shirt that read "May Jedi Fortune Be With Me."
• $488 million were raffled among themselves by 3 participants in 2013
• $587 million in 2012. The prize fund was shared by 2 winners.
• 590 million went to a resident of Florida when drawing a jackpot in 2013. This is the largest win ever won by a single winner.
• $640 million in 2012. The prize was divided between 3 lucky ones.

The largest jackpot was drawn in 2016. The total amount was (and this is no joke) a mind-blowing $1.5 billion!!! It was divided between the three winners. Each received $528 million.

Money generator - what's inside

The lottery is a well-built business based on the desire of people to get rich quick and on simple mathematical statistics. The organizers of the lottery form the prize fund from cash receipts from sold tickets. Moreover, this amount is never equal to the proceeds from the sale. A certain part, usually half, immediately goes to current expenses (maintaining current activities, printing tickets, distribution, salaries to employees, advertising, and others) and, of course, to the pocket of the organizers, in the form of net profit.

It turns out that only part of the money goes to the draw. And if only half. In some lotteries, the share of raffled cash prizes is only 35-40% of all funds collected for the draw. The result is an initially unfavorable prospect for the participants. This is called a negative mathematical expectation. When the invested amounts are obviously greater than the total prize pool. It is on this that almost all gambling games are built. A vivid example is roulette in a casino. But playing in a casino is more profitable than buying lottery tickets.

Simplified, the lottery can be represented as the following picture. 3 people invest 10,000 rubles each and want to play the received 30 thousand among themselves. The winner takes all. To do this, they invite an independent point guard. He takes 15,000 for his services. As a result, the “lucky one” will get only the remaining 15 thousand rubles. Silly, isn't it. But it is precisely the role of such an intermediary distributing winnings that the lottery, represented by its organizers, performs.

The only advantage is the accumulated jackpot, which can be carried over to the next draw, gradually increasing in size. As a result, it can significantly exceed the amount of tickets sold in circulation.

Types of lotteries

From all the variety of opportunities presented, a simple person can blow the roof off. There are 2 simple tips here:

1. Play only in domestic lotteries, so as not to go to another country to receive a win.
2. Select only the most popular draws. First, it is to talk about the honesty of the organizers. Secondly, they usually have a very solid prize pool.

Conventionally, all lotteries can be divided into 2 categories:

Instant

The most simple. The result can be seen immediately after buying a ticket. Information about winning (or not winning) is already indicated on the ticket. It is enough just to erase the protective layer. Small prizes, usually up to 3 - 5 thousand, can be received immediately without leaving the cash desk - at the place of purchase. For large events, please contact the organizers. There is only one drawback - this is the possibility of manipulating the prize fund by the organizer, namely, large winnings. Winning tickets may simply not go on sale or come in a smaller amount.

There is another nuance. The organizers, releasing tickets for sale, cannot determine in advance what percentage of the circulation will be sold: 100, 50 or only 20%. And prize tickets for a certain amount must be printed in advance. There are of course certain data based on past sales statistics. But in order not to get 10 million in the prize fund, and only 2 million worth of tickets sold and 3 million worth of winning tickets purchased, the organizers are insuring themselves by reducing the number and amount of winning tickets to a very modest figure.

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The advantage is a fairly high probability of lucky tickets falling out. And although the size of such winnings is very small (usually 5-10 times the cost of a ticket), there are a lot of them.

Circulation

More popular than instant ones. They, in turn, are divided into 2 types. Some already have a printed set of numbers. For others, the participant is given the right to choose the combinations of numbers he likes. And although the probability of winning in both cases is the same, it is the latter that avid lovers of draws prefer when you can influence the results yourself (or so they think).

Chances of winning the lottery

Everyone who buys the coveted lottery ticket hopes to hit the jackpot. Well, at least win a large sum of money. What are the real chances of winning? What is the probability of winning the lottery?

If we take such popular lotteries as 5 out of 36 or 6 out of 45, then the probability of winning directly depends on the number of numbers in the draw. If the probability of guessing only 2 numbers is 1 to 8 in the 5 out of 36 lottery, then to get the main prize you need to guess all 5 numbers. And here the probability of choosing the right combinations is reduced by almost 50 thousand times and will be 1: 376,992.

The chances of winning in various lotteries depend on the number of guessed numbers and the range of numbers involved in the draw. Increasing just one number to draw the main prize immediately reduces the probability of winning by dozens of times.

A joke on the subject.

Old Abram in his prayers asked God every day:

God! Help me win the lottery!

A month, a year, 10 years have passed. And then one day, kneeling down to pray and asking for help, Abram heard the voice of God:

— Abram! Give me a chance! Buy a lottery ticket at least once!

Here is the math showing the odds of hitting winning combinations on the most popular lotteries.

5 out of 36

6 out of 45

7 out of 49

It turns out that the greatest chance to hit the jackpot in Gosloto is “5 out of 36”, but the prize fund here is the lowest of the above. The probability of winning the 7 out of 49 lottery is 230 times less, but the prize fund is also more significant.

In order to understand which lottery is the most profitable to play, you just need to calculate the probability of winning per one ruble invested.

The following data is currently available:

We received the amount of winnings for each invested ruble. But the probability of hitting the jackpot is different for everyone. We need to equalize the odds of winning the top prize for all three lotteries. How to do it? Increase the amount of money invested in 2 other lotteries.

For example. If the chance of winning is 10% with a ticket price of 100 rubles, by spending 200 rubles and buying 2 tickets, we increase the probability of winning to 20%, with an investment of 300 rubles - up to 30%, and so on. Let's do the same with our examples.

The highest probability of winning in Gosloto is 5 out of 36 - 1: 376,922. Accordingly, we need to increase investments in other lotteries by buying more tickets, thereby leveling the probability for all three draws.

The result is the following data:

We got some pretty unexpected results. With the same probability of winning, the most profitable lottery turned out to be 5 out of 36. The difference with the last one (7 out of 49) is almost 230 times.

How to win the lottery - 5 effective tricks

Hundreds of studies have been conducted on the topic of increasing the likelihood of winning the lottery. Throughout the history of the existence of this type of draws, everyone, from ordinary players to scientists, is trying to find a winning system that allows you to get money guaranteed. Well, or at least significantly increase the chances of success. Thousands of different variations have been developed, from the simplest to the most complex, using the latest computer technology.

But as time has shown, it is impossible to create a profitable system. The chance to win by choosing numbers according to your own algorithms and random numbers is the same. And it doesn't matter if you bought a lottery ticket for the first time in your life or have been playing for 20 years, everyone has the same chances.

The probability of being struck by lightning in a person is 1 in 600,000. This is dozens of times lower than the probability of hitting the jackpot. But people play.... and win!!!

However, do not rush to get upset. There are a number of tricks and tricks that allow you to gain some advantage over other players. You need to be clear right away. They will not affect the probability of winning in any way, they will not make it higher or lower. Everyone has the same chance. But you can achieve a significant increase in potential winnings for the same money spent.

When some will buy tickets for 100 rubles, hoping to win 5-10 thousand or even 30 million, you will have the opportunity to receive amounts 2-10-50 times higher with the same money.

Play against everyone

On the ticket, you need to choose the numbers that other participants use the least. The meaning of the strategy is that when winning combinations with popular numbers fall out, the prize is divided among several participants. It can be 2 and 100 and 1000 people. If a combination with unpopular numbers falls out, then a much smaller number of people will participate in the division. In some cases, the number of winning people can be reduced by dozens of times with one category of winnings. And it is better to divide the prize among 5 people than 50 or even 100.

What numbers to choose? Let's go from the opposite. The range from 1 to 31 is 70% more common than others. This is due to the habit of people to associate everything with significant dates, first of all, of course, this is a birthday: 12 months in a year, 31 days in a month, the year of birth is numbers from 0 to 10.

Numbers 6 and 13 are considered bad.

Even numbers are chosen less frequently than odd numbers.

Another pattern is the choice by most people of numbers that are not next to each other on the ticket: neither horizontally nor vertically. According to the theory of probability, all numbers have exactly the same chance of falling out. Whether it's 1,2,3 or 5, 15,27,31, the system doesn't care.

Numbers from the first half of the ten (21, 33, 14) are chosen a little more often than from the last (28, 19, 29, 46).

By choosing unpopular numbers and combinations, you can increase the amount of potential winnings several times at once.

Increased Grand Prize

Another way to increase the chances of winning is to not play the jackpot. The amount increases with each draw and, accordingly, the amount of winnings for each invested ruble becomes higher. Therefore, in such circulations it is better to buy lottery tickets for a large amount.

Example. Every week you participate in the drawing of 5,000 million rubles by buying one ticket for 100 rubles. For several months, the main prize was not drawn and amounted to 100,000 million rubles. Since the probability of winning in all draws is the same, but the amount of winnings has increased by 20 times, it is more expedient to buy not one, but several tickets each draw.

It is better not to buy tickets at all (and save up money) until the prize fund grows several times. And at the time of its strong increase on the accumulated money to buy 10-20-30 tickets at a time. After we decide on the lucky one, we again go into "hibernation" and save up money until the right moment.

Distribution circulation

If during the year, no one was able to win the main prize, then a distribution draw is held. This is required by law.

If the main winner is not determined again, then the entire jackpot is distributed among all participants who have received any winning combinations in the appropriate proportion. Conventionally, if the prize fund was 50 million, and the main prize was 200,000 million, then the real winnings of each player grow 5 times at once.

Experienced players always participate in such draws. After all, this is a real chance to get much more for the same money.

The same combination

Instead of constantly inventing new combinations of numbers with each new draw, you need to select the desired set for yourself in advance and use it in all further draws. And then it remains only to wait for a happy occasion. Experienced players can also analyze the archive of past winnings and exclude all previously repeated combinations. And from the rest, choose the one you want. The probability of falling out the second time similar combinations is very unlikely, especially those consisting of 5-6 numbers.

Faith in luck

This is not a scientific method, rather a psychological one. But it’s not for nothing that they say: “Thoughts are material” or “To become a millionaire, you need to feel like a million.” There is an opinion that everything in the world is interconnected: thoughts, emotions, actions. And your behavior and attitude directly affect your life. There are many examples in life when the desires or fears of a person materialized. This is all very interestingly described in the movie "Secret". For those who haven't seen it, I recommend it.

Therefore, when buying lottery tickets, you don’t need to say to yourself: “I’ll lose, it’s not scary, the loss is not great. The ticket costs only 100 rubles.” Think positively, sincerely believe in luck and you will be happy.

A joke on the subject.

The teacher says: “Children, there is no God! Let's show him a fig in the sky! All the children show, one Moishe is not.

Teacher: "Moisha! Why don't you show?

Moishe: “Maria Ivanovna! If there is no God, then to whom then to show? And if it exists….. why show it then?”

Tax on winnings

Few people think about taxes when buying lottery tickets. And by the way - their timely payment is the duty of every citizen. At least that's how it is written in the tax code of Russia. To pay or not to pay, we will leave on the conscience of the “lucky ones” who received the winnings. But knowing for what and how much you need to pinch off your winnings in favor of the state will not hurt.

Absolutely all types of winnings are subject to taxation. But here they are divided into 2 types.

1. Based on risk, sweepstakes and related to the direct costs of the participants. This is primarily about buying lottery tickets. All winnings received are taxed at a rate of 13%. And it does not matter how much you won: 100 million or 100 rubles.
2. Incentive lotteries. These are raffles related to the promotion of their products. It is usually held in stores, hypermarkets and large companies in order to attract new customers and increase their confidence. Prizes are usually not money, but various gifts, vouchers and other goods. The whole thing is taxed already at a rate of as much as 35% of the value of the winnings.

The amount of winnings up to 4 thousand rubles is not subject to taxation. Also, this amount falls under the category of tax deductions and reduces the total amount of taxes. That is, for example, you won a phone for 10,000 rubles, then a tax of 35% must be paid not from the full amount, but from a decrease of 4,000. As a result, the tax will be 35% of 6,000 rubles - 2,100. And not 3,500 rubles.

How to pay tax?

There are only 2 options: lucky or unlucky.

Usually, lottery organizers are tax agents and transfer the necessary amounts to the budget for you. You get your winnings in your hands minus the tax withheld. In that case, you're in luck (if you didn't want to pay taxes, you're out of luck).

The second option is self-payment of money to the budget. To do this, you need to fill out a declaration, submit it to the tax office at the place of residence and, of course, transfer money to the budget.

Finally

Statistics say that everyone has an equal chance of winning. And it is impossible to influence the probability of winning numbers. The only leverage available to players is the ability to change the amount of potential winnings, when for the same money you can win much larger amounts than other players.

This is especially true for regular players who regularly buy lottery tickets and have some statistics on winnings. Following simple tips will allow them to buy tickets at the right time, in more profitable lotteries and profitable draws.

For example, if a player during the year, buying one ticket for 100 rubles every week, won a total of 3,000 rubles in small winnings, then using the tips above, it is quite possible to increase the amount of winnings several times at similar costs.

The priority rules are the choice of lotteries and draws with the highest winnings for each ruble invested, or the game against the crowd, choosing the most unpopular number combinations in the ticket.

The human passion for easy money is indestructible, it has always been and always will be. Even a person who is rational to the marrow of his bones, deep down, occasionally thinks about how good it would be to suddenly suddenly and unexpectedly receive a large amount (it doesn’t matter if it’s winning the lottery or an inheritance from a wealthy relative). The question of how to win the lottery excites the minds of the population most of all because these very lotteries and success stories are constantly in sight, willy-nilly there are thoughts “what if I was in the place of the next lucky one ...”.

A small educational program - the classification of lotteries and the chances of winning in them

If you try to give a scientific definition of the term "lottery", then it can be called one of the varieties of gambling, in which profit / loss is distributed randomly. At the same time, all participants contribute part of the funds as an entrance fee, from which the prize fund is formed, part of the money is transferred to the state in the form of taxes, and part goes to the organizers.

According to many scientists, people have been thinking about the question of how to win the lottery for several millennia. The first lottery, of course, slightly resembled modern ones (at that time, warriors pulled stones from a helmet, and the lucky one got the right to fight with God). And although more than a dozen lotteries have appeared these days, the basic principle remains the same - we buy a ticket and hope for good luck.

As for the classification, we can distinguish such types of lotteries as:

• draw - a classic type, drawings are held regularly. A person either buys a ticket with a ready-made combination of numbers, or chooses a successful one (in his opinion, the combination on his own). Due to the large number of participants, the organizers manage to raise a lot of money, so that the winnings can reach astronomical values;
• instant - buy a ticket at a kiosk and erase the coating, if you are lucky, you will immediately receive a small prize. The chances of hitting a serious jackpot in such lotteries are small, and the maximum jackpot is less than that of lotteries;
• the lottery as a marketing technique - after all, everyone remembers how the opportunity to win almost an apartment in the center of the capital is advertised in various catalogs, for this you only need to buy goods for a certain amount. This is a good and most importantly effective way to spur a potential buyer;
• lotteries in which the prize is not money, but some kind of product (perhaps even housing). Draws, as a rule, are held among a certain category of persons, that is, anyone who wants to take part will not be able to.

As for which lottery is more likely to win, I will say this - the chance of winning is scanty in any existing lottery. It's just that in some it is more, in some it is less (more on the likelihood of success later in the article). Ask yourself whether the probability of winning 1 in 100,000 or in 1,000,000 matters to you. Mathematically, the first ratio is more profitable, but we all understand that the real chance is ridiculously small in both cases.

How to win the lottery - is there a way to increase the chances of success

The mind refuses to believe that there are no ways to increase the probability of winning, in fairness, I note that there really are such methods, but they do not fundamentally change the picture with the probability of success.

Down with stereotypes - we increase the chances of success

Practice shows that many people are superstitious, some are all waiting until they dream of the necessary numerical combinations, others can wait all their lives for some sign from above. And some use any memorable date for them (the birthday of a loved one or something similar) as a treasured set of numbers. This reduces the already small chances of success.

Even without being a mathematician, it is enough just to look at the statistics on lottery draws (we are talking about the “guess N numbers from a set” type of lotteries) to see that the numbers are distributed approximately evenly throughout the sequence. So if you are targeting some memorable date, then it may turn out that all the numbers will be from the first third or 2/3 of the set. What is the probability of winning the lottery in this case, I think it is not necessary to explain.

In order not to fall into this “stereotype trap”, it is enough to simply choose numbers that are evenly distributed throughout the entire set. Remember that the probability of any option falling out is the same and has nothing to do with what the results were in the last draw. You can, of course, mark the numbers from 1 to 6, but in reality such a sequence is unlikely to fall out, which is why I advise you to simply distribute them evenly.

Risk diversification

Speaking in human language - just agree with your friends and participate in the draws together. So that later there are no problems with the division of the winnings, you can draw up an agreement in advance on the proportion in which it will be distributed.

The advantage of this approach is obvious - you pay as much as you would pay playing alone, but the chances of success increase in proportion to the number of participants. Of course, if it is your combination that wins, then sharing will not be very pleasant, but at the stage of participation, our task is to increase the chances of success, so you don’t have to think about it.

How to win the lottery with an expanded bet

An expanded bet is understood as participation in the draw with more than one set of numbers. You can come up with at least 100 combinations and use them all in one draw, mathematically the probability of winning will increase significantly.

Some types of lotteries ask the person to pick more numbers to increase the likelihood of success. Let me explain with an example - let's say that you participate in the "6 out of 42" lottery or something similar. You have several options:

• play with 1-2 combinations, choosing them yourself or trusting the auto-selection;
• choose an order of magnitude more options and again mark them manually;
• instead of 6 numbers, mark 7, 8, 9 or even more of them. At the same time, all possible combinations of 6 will be automatically made from the marked numerical set. The cost grows exponentially, for example, if you mark 7 numbers, then there will be 7 combinations of 6, and if you mark 12 numbers, then there will be 924 combinations. the cost of participation in the draw will increase at the same time.

The calculation is made on the fact that people will not compare the number of combinations, but will be limited to a superficial analysis. As for what is the probability of winning the lottery with a detailed rate, it remains low - do not think that the organizers will work to their own detriment.

Distribution circulation is a sure way to get more for the same money

The chance of winning in each particular draw is small, so sometimes it happens that no one manages to win for months. The jackpot accumulates, accumulates and reaches very large values, the organizers in such a situation may decide to conduct a distribution draw, that is, the entire amount will be distributed among the participants depending on how many numbers they guessed.

In the end, it all depends on how many numbers you guessed right. Even if only 3-4 out of the required 6-7 have matched, you can count on a more serious win than with a regular draw. So, by and large, in this case we are not talking about increasing the chances of success, but about winning more at standard odds.

Are there free lotteries where you can win real money?

I note right away that the basic principle of any lottery (each participant pays for participation in the drawing) is not violated. It’s just that the standard fee for a lottery ticket is replaced by viewing ads, attracting referrals, etc. That is, participation is paid, just in a slightly different form, and such lotteries are convenient in that you can participate in them via the Internet and you can also win. By the way, through the Internet you can not only play the lottery, but also work. And by the way, the chances of making a profit in this case are much greater! You can read about the ways to make money online in the article.

As an example of such a shareware lottery, one can cite “Social Chance”. At first glance, it may seem that this is a real gold mine - without investing anything, you can win up to 10,000 rubles for 6 guessed numbers. But meager chances are given for this, and then, when you use them up, the lottery shows its true face - you will either have to fiddle with attracting new participants, or buy modifiers for multiplying existing chances.

Among the most famous foreign free lotteries are Luckysurf, 7Picks, and 9 years ago Luckey.com made a lot of noise, the jackpot in which reached an incredible 10 million pounds.

As for whether people win the lottery without paying a penny, such cases are known, but you should not count on the same amounts as in large lotteries. There are few chances, but it is still possible to win, and this attracts many.

On the Probability of Winning - Math VS Hope

Not a single person is capable of consciously killing the hope of winning in himself; mathematics can help in this matter. For most existing lotteries, you can calculate the probability of winning, although this information can spoil the mood.

What is the probability of winning the lottery guess n numbers out of m

In order to estimate the probability of winning, you need to count the total number of combinations of number n, which can be made from the entire array m. The most common options are guess 7 out of 49, 6 out of 42 and other options. In some lotteries, in addition to the main pool of numbers (let's say 6), you also need to guess an additional number, which reduces the already small chances of success.

There is no need to manually perform calculations, you can use any online service. For the 7 out of 49 lottery example, the number of possible combinations is 85900584, which is almost 86 million. Now imagine a person who bets on 1-2 combinations and sincerely hopes to win. The probability, of course, is, but it tends to zero.

And do not deceive yourself, hoping that next time you will be lucky. Remember that each draw has absolutely nothing to do with the previous one, and if, for example, according to statistics, the number 35 falls out most often, this does not mean that it will fall out this particular time. We can give an example with tossing a coin, everyone knows that if you toss it many times, then the distribution of heads and tails will be approximately 50 to 50, but this knowledge will not help us determine which side the coin will fall on each new toss. It's the same story with lottery numbers.

Which lottery is more likely to win - we estimate the probability of hitting the jackpot in the free lottery

In this type of lotteries, the draw may take place according to different rules. For example, in the same social chance, guessing numbers takes turns. That is, you only need to guess 6 numbers, you guess them one at a time (from 0 to 9), that is, the chance to guess each number is 1/10.

This is exactly what many people are caught on, who think that winning the main prize is a trifling matter. Their main mistake is that they consider the probability of winning as 1/10, taking it equal to the probability of guessing only one number.

Recall the course of probability theory - in the case of such a lottery, we have a classic case of a chain of events independent of each other. The total probability of winning in this case will be calculated as the product of the probabilities of occurrence of each of the individual events. In our case, there are 6 digits, the probability of guessing each is 0.1, so the final probability of guessing all the digits will be 0.1^6 = 0.000001 or 1∙10 -6 , which is, of course, more than in the case of the lottery 7 out of 49, where the probability of winning is 1.16∙10 -8 , but still winning the jackpot 1 chance in a million.

Some free lotteries where you can win real money offer good conditions at first glance, but the probability of winning is still small. And note that the probability of winning is higher than in the more well-known draws like 7 out of 49, but the size of the jackpot is several orders of magnitude smaller. Thus, the organizers secure themselves, after all, more than one thousand people play in them.

How to win the lottery - is it worth believing strategies?

There are a lot of strategies on the net that are designed to increase the chance of guessing the right numbers. The only problem is that almost all of them are based on a statistical analysis of data obtained earlier in previous draws.

Many sincerely believe that on the basis of statistical analysis it is possible to build some kind of strategy for guessing the numbers. For example, just look at what numbers fall out most often and choose 6 pieces from those that fell out most often and make combinations of them. On such a simple analysis, the strategy of cold and hot numbers is based.

The essence of this technique is simple - we select from the statistics a number of numbers that have recently fallen out most often and, in contrast to them, we take a number of outsiders (some numbers may not fall out for several dozen draws). Of these, we will have to make a combination.

Such a strategy should include both the most rarely drawn numbers (half of the combination) and the hottest numbers. True, according to the law of meanness, if the “cold” numbers fall out, then a misfire will happen with the “hot” ones.

The next technique is the compilation of tables with the obligatory entry of all the numbers participating in the draw. In this case, it is recommended to mentally divide the entire numerical array into 3 parts and choose a combination evenly from all three parts. It is more convenient to maintain such a table in Excel, so it is guaranteed that not a single combination will be lost or duplicated.

The listed systems are only suitable for lotteries like guess n numbers out of m, for example, they are no longer suitable for free lotteries where you can win real money because there are no statistics, and the draw itself is carried out according to a different principle.

The strategy based on the correlation between the marked combination and the real result looks interesting. The entire numerical array is divided into ranges of several pieces, and then, depending on the result, the numbers with the highest correlation are selected.

Also noteworthy are systems based on screening out obviously unviable combinations. The fact is that there are combinations that have practically never been seen in the entire history of the draws (for example, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, etc.). This allows you to weed out a lot of combinations and increase the chances of success. True, reducing the number of combinations from 90 million to, for example, 10 will not make much difference.

I have even come across systems based on the order in which the numbered balls are put into the game. After all, everyone remembers how balls are loaded into the drum - sequentially in columns of several pieces. True, given that they are then mixed for quite a long time, it is not worth taking such systems seriously. In the end, the authors of this strategy themselves came to the conclusion that there was no visible connection and they did not move a single step forward in the question of how to win the lottery.

I deliberately omitted to mention strategies based on belief in the supernatural. This is a bit like the placebo effect in medicine, only there people are actually cured due to the belief that they are taking the medicine, and in our case, the autosuggestion effect does not work.

Such systems look interesting, even the position of the planets and other astrological things can be taken into account. Some perform geometric constructions directly on the ticket with numbers and eventually come to the desired combination, but all this is nothing more than self-deception. The probability of winning with this approach does not increase.

Do people win the lottery - not everything is as bad as it might seem

From everything written above, it may seem that it is simply impossible to win the lottery. But the refutation of this can be seen almost every day. People win regularly, and sometimes they get just gigantic amounts thanks to luck, ensuring the future not only for themselves, but also for their great-grandchildren.

In 2016, a new record was set, in the Powerball lottery the jackpot almost reached $1.5 billion. several generations, even if you do not particularly limit yourself in spending. For reference, a lottery ticket only costs $2, so it was definitely a very good investment.

Some people even defy the theory of probability with their luck, the chance to win is already scanty, and they manage to do it several times. So it was, for example, in the story with Jennifer Houser (an employee of CNN), she won $100,000 for a warm-up, and a few months later her winnings amounted to $1 million.

But the most famous is the story of a woman mathematician Joan Ginter, this person knows exactly which lottery is more likely to win. Just think about it - she won large sums in lotteries of various types 4 times. In total, due to this, she managed to get:

• mid-90s - winning $ 5.4 million;
• the middle of the 2000s - another jackpot, this time the winnings amounted to $2 million and $3 million with an interval of only 2 years;
• Well, the crown of this story was winning $10 million in 2008. It is noteworthy that Ginter received her first win by guessing 6 numbers out of 36, and the rest - in a different type of lottery (where you need to erase the coating from the ticket).

The probability of one person winning the lottery 4 times (meaning jackpots) is 1/18∙10 -24 (one chance in 18 septillion). For reference - if you count all the grains of sand on our planet, then there will be only 1 septillion, the same number as there are stars in the universe.

Evil tongues managed to accuse Ginter of having figured out a certain algorithm by which the winning lottery ticket is distributed. But be that as it may, law enforcement officers have no claims against her, which means there is no reason not to believe that she is a damn lucky woman (and, on top of that, a millionaire).

So if you doubt whether people win the lottery, don't think it's impossible. You can win, the main thing is not to hope for it, in which case participation in the lottery and winning will be a pleasant surprise, and failure is just an excuse to laugh at the vagaries of fate and buy a new lottery ticket.

Conclusion

The question of how to win the lottery does not have an unambiguous solution, too much depends on luck. Nevertheless, millions of people do not give up and buy lottery tickets over and over again, without losing hope of success.

As for how to win, the answer is simple - believe in your luck, do not get hung up on the next draws and play only with the money that you do not mind losing. Subject to these rules, the lottery will not result in a bad mood or depression, but the win (albeit insignificant) will be a pleasant surprise.

Gambling for money has always excited the minds: everyone at least once, but wanted to try their luck and win without making any effort. Today, cards and roulette have been replaced by lottery tickets. They are inexpensive, but at the same time they can bring a lot of money, if only you choose them correctly.

Modern lotteries are very similar to fairy tales: they promise huge winnings just for buying a ticket. However, if everything was so simple, the organizing firms would have gone bankrupt long ago. There are two types of lottery tickets: some already offer an arbitrary combination of numbers, and the second is to choose the numbers in advance and check whether they guessed right. It is difficult to say which option is better, but if in the first case you can influence the choice only at the time of choosing a ticket, then in the second there are a little more opportunities.

Some rules for choosing numbers

There are several recognized methods that players often rely on:

1. Choose the same numbers. According to the theory of probability, the selected combination must fall out at least once. However, it will take a long time to wait: for some lucky ones, luck smiled only after several decades of continuous participation.

Attention! It is worth remembering the cost of a ticket: over several years of continuous purchase, the amount will become quite significant.

To speed things up a little, you can calculate the probability of each number falling out and choose the most probable ones. You can do this manually or on special sites - the latter help you find lucky combinations.

You can often find the following combination: to get the first number, you need to add all the digits of the date of birth (for example, July 5, 1994 - 5 + 7 + 1 + 9 + 9 + 4). The second number is the addition of all the digits of the name, if a is 1, b is 2, c is 3, etc. The third number is the sum of the first two.

1. Randomness is not accidental: many gamblers are sure that only a lucky chance can help win a large amount. For example, the license plate of a car passing by, the number of the bus they were on the day before, etc. To check the method, you need to pay attention to minor details on the day of buying a ticket or write down the very first numbers that come to mind.

Surprisingly, “unlucky” numbers often become lucky: for example, after the tragedy of September 11, 2001, many bet on the numbers “9” and “11” and won. Often they use the numbers of cars that have been in an accident or exploded the day before.

A bit of math

Although experts cannot say which numbers will fall out exactly, they can give some advice:

1. You should not choose only even or only odd numbers - the probability of a match is less than 5%. It is better to choose equally those and those;
2. You should not choose numbers that are nearby and even in one ten: it is unlikely that anyone will be lucky to pull out consecutive kegs. It is worth dividing the field diagonally and "scatter" them;
3. The same endings will not work either, for example, 2-12-22-32, etc. - the probability of falling out is less than 1%;
4. You can use addition or multiplication methods: for example, 7-14-21-28-35, etc. This choice gives a wide spread and allows you to use all tens.

Attention! It is not worth choosing an already winning combination - the probability that the same numbers will be pulled out is negligible.

If there are already numbers

If the numbers are already selected and written down in the lottery ticket, you only need to draw a lucky ticket. On the one hand, this allows you to rely on fate in everything, on the other hand, it does not allow the player to participate personally.

1. Most people have lucky talismans or signs: when buying a ticket, you must use them.
2. You can invite a baby or a person with a “light” hand to choose a piece of paper - it is believed that they are more lucky.
3. You need to pull the ticket at random, without looking, so that fate itself leads the hand.
4. It is important to avoid red and yellow clothes, it is better to go to the store in the dark. A cage and a strip will not work, it is also worth abandoning jewelry made of precious metals and any new things.
5. Do not forget about the days: it is believed that luck is stronger on the day of birth, as well as on the same date and day of the week. Traditionally, good luck is attributed to the first half of Monday and Tuesday and the second half of Saturday and Sunday.

Attention! A curious method is visualization: by thinking about winning, you can materialize it in reality. Some even draw a mountain of money or new things to constantly think about winning.

Of course, no one can guarantee that the lottery ticket chosen according to all the rules will be successful and hit the jackpot. These are just tips that can help avid gamers get lucky. But it is worth remembering that you may not be lucky: you do not need to spend all your money trying to win.

How to choose a lottery ticket: video

Many people buy lottery tickets in the hope of hitting a big prize pool. However, the statistics of winnings show that the chances of hitting the jackpot are extremely small. None of the players knows when he will be lucky. Therefore, lottery companies continue to make a profit, and participants increase. And only a few players manage to get a solid jackpot.

History of Lotto

Lotto first appeared in Italy in the 16th century. It immediately became popular throughout the country. In the USSR, loto was considered a family game. Over time, it spread throughout the world. People have the opportunity to win big money.

In Russia, the game has been accompanied by real cash prizes since 1970. This is how sportloto was born. Sportsloto winnings statistics recorded the largest prize pool in 2013. The participant guessed 10 numbers out of ten. The winning amount was 10 million rubles.

There are cases when the jackpot contender did not come for his prize. For example, in Bashkiria, a resident won 50 million rubles. and disappeared.

Tickets can be bought both at kiosks and. If the game is not broadcast or a transmission was missed, then you can check the winnings by the ticket number at the kiosk. When buying online, a personal code is issued. In this case, you can check the ticket by the winning code. In almost all lottos, the rules are the same.

The statistics of winnings in Russian lotto shows that today there are a lot of pretty people who guessed the cherished combinations of numbers. But such victories are difficult to predict.

What are the winning statistics in 6 out of 45? The probability of winning is 1 in 8.1 million. But despite such a weak chance, people guess these numbers.

What are the win statistics of 7 out of 49? The probability of winning is 1 in 85.9 million. As you can see, hitting the jackpot is even more difficult here.

In Russia, the largest distributor of state lotteries is Stoloto. You can find out where to buy Stoloto tickets on the company's website.

Gosloto

Today, Gosloto lotteries are the most beloved among Russians. Winning statistics show that 24.4 million tickets were purchased in 2013. Of these, 9.4 million won. More than 50 people received large prizes (over 1 million rubles). Today, the statistics of lottery winnings in Russia record 4 new millionaires every month.

The game has two combinations - 5 out of 36 and 6 out of 45. The Gosloto 6 out of 45 win statistics recorded several hits of the jackpot. In 2016, a resident from Novosibirsk won over 358 million rubles and paid only 1,800 rubles for the lotto.

Prior to that, in 2014, the prize amounted to more than 200 million rubles. A resident of the Volga region spent only 700 rubles. What is the secret of the winning participants? Some want to find out the logic of the numbers that have fallen. However, all numbers are random.

Draws are held twice a day, but are not broadcast. You can check the numbers on the official website. The Ministry of Youth Policy monitors the fairness of the game. Lottery winning statistics 6 out of 45 show more modest results than competitors. However, the prize pool here is much larger.

What are the statistics of lottery winnings 4 out of 20? The probability of winning is 1 out of 23 million. The Four is the youngest of the Gosloto lotteries. However, it has already managed to gain fans. Almost every third has a chance to win some money. Gosloto winnings statistics show that more than 7 billion rubles. paid to the winners.

Russian loto

Are the statistics of winnings in the Russian loto kept? The first live broadcast of the lottery took place in 1994. At first, only residents of Moscow could participate in it. But since 1996 the game has become all-Russian. Winnings occurred from 1995 to 1996. Then it was very difficult to get, people stood in queues for a long time.

Russian Lotto and Golden Key provide participants with the same chance of winning. However, much depends on the number of tickets purchased. In Russian lotto, the probability of winning according to statistics is 1 out of 7 million. If the prize fund is not drawn, then with an increase it will go to the next draw.

According to the conditions for winning the jackpot in Russian lotto, it is necessary that any 15 numbers of the ticket close in the first 15 moves. That is why it is so difficult to become the lucky winner of the main prize in any lottery. Winning statistics show that not only mathematical calculations, but also simple luck play a big role in this matter. If you're lucky, you can hit the jackpot in the amount of 100 million rubles.

In cities, people buy tickets more often than in rural areas. Statistics of winnings in Russian Lotto by city:

The statistics of winnings in the Russian lotto lottery shows that the average income of the winner is 100–200 rubles. Small victories give people hope for the big prize.

If you believe the statistics of winnings in the lottery, then every fourth ticket brings such money. The possibility of acquisition also attracts many participants in the draws. For example, in the Russian and housing lotteries, apartments are often raffled along with large cash prizes.

housing lottery

In the housing lottery you can win:

• Vacation home;
• other object .

The statistics of winnings includes more than 1 thousand houses, which were received by the participants of the drawings. This is a great opportunity to own your own home.

The largest prize was drawn in the summer of 2017. In the housing lottery, the statistics of winnings recorded a prize of 24 million rubles. Draws are broadcast every Sunday at 08:20. Ticket price 100 rubles. Prize amounts usually increase around the New Year.

Other types

In Soviet times, about 70% played sportsloto. The first program took place in 1974. The winning circulation amounted to 5000 rubles. Then it was a lot of money. The number of tickets sold reached 10 million. - a record number in the history of the Soviet lottery. When interest began to fall, they decided to give a bonus along with a super prize, that is, the opportunity to buy a car without a queue.

What are the statistics of winnings in the Golden Horseshoe? The probability of winning is about 33%. Because at the end of the game there are only three kegs left in the bag. The amount of prizes is calculated before the drawing and is 50% of the cost of tickets sold in the last draw. Draws take place every week. At the same time, the amount of the jackpot in the amount of 3 million rubles. guaranteed in the Golden Horseshoe lottery. Winning statistics confirm this fact. That is, regardless of the number of tickets sold, the amount of the super prize does not decrease.

What are the statistics of winnings in the lottery 6 out of 36? The probability of winning is 1 in 1.9 million. Much depends on the number of tickets purchased. The cost of one lottery is 50 rubles. The size of the jackpot is about 3 million rubles. Winning statistics 6 out of 36 depending on the number of matched numbers:

There are many stories of winnings around the world. Fate smiles on many people. No one knows what the next edition can turn out for him. Lotto winnings statistics recorded the case when a New Yorker hit the jackpot twice. While others play all their lives and do not receive anything significant. The biggest win according to statistics was in 2017. A resident of America won 758.7 million dollars.

Lottery winnings statistics show that this is the largest prize in the history of America, which fell on a single ticket.

In Russia, a resident of Sochi hit a jackpot of 364 million rubles in 2017. As the winning statistics show, this is the largest prize in the history of the country.

However, the lottery is not the only way people try their luck. Today it is not uncommon to win on bets. In 2012, a Muscovite earned 141 million rubles. guessing the results 15 . He bet only 50 rubles.

Today, lotteries are also played for obtaining American citizenship. People from all over the world are hoping for a Green Card to move to live in the US. Only luck helps you to qualify for this program. Green Card winnings statistics show that the chance of passing decreases every year, as the number of applications submitted increases.

After winning

The results can be found on the official website, at the kiosk, via SMS. If the amount is small, then it can be obtained at the place of sale of the ticket. Winnings are checked against the ticket number. When buying through prizes up to 100 thousand rubles. sent to an electronic wallet. You can check the ticket by winning code. The numbers come to the participant's mobile phone when buying a ticket. In Russian lotto, you can also receive winnings by mail, using fast payment terminals.

Where to get big winnings? If the amount is more than 1 million rubles. documents must be submitted to the central office of the company. After checking the documents, the prize can be received by bank transfer. You can check the winnings and receive money within 180 days.

The funds received are subject to taxation. Therefore, you need to pay taxes on the winnings. The obligation to pay and charge lies with the beneficiary. What is the tax on lottery winnings? For residents, the amount of personal income tax is 13% (Article 224 of the Tax Code of the Russian Federation).

Conclusion

Millions hope to hit the jackpot when they buy Stoloto tickets. Lotto winnings statistics show that every fourth player can win 100–200 rubles. Whereas the chances of a super prize are small. The probability of winning is fueled by constant and stories of other people's victories. However, the statistics of winnings in Stoloto or other types of lotteries record isolated cases of major wins, while millions take part.

Hello all friends. I am in touch again, Sergey Ivanisov.

Why are people interested in this question?

Let's start with the main one. How could people ever ask such a question? Maybe they are just interested in which lottery is more likely to win. Or maybe they doubt the honesty of certain lotteries?

If the first question can be answered using a calculator, simply by analyzing the probability, then the second can only be answered by having extensive experience with various lotteries.

It just so happens that I have this experience, because I have already written a number of articles on this topic and played more than a thousand times in all possible lotteries.

Compare state and foreign lotteries

I'm sure many of you are wondering why I'm making this comparison. I will answer, yes, because all our lotteries, with the exception of one, are held in a dubious mode, which I will talk about later.

The same applies to foreign lotteries, only here the drawing takes place in a completely different way.

So today we will compare who conducts the draws more honestly and who deserves more trust. This will allow us to determine which lotteries are more likely to win.

Gosloto - a hoax?

So, the analysis will begin with our state lotteries, and the site where they are all held:.

Let's start with these two videos:

It is not visible how the lottery machine chooses

Personally, this is the only reason for me not to play our lotteries. I consider it the main and only one.

We are talking about the process of drawing lotteries, which takes place with the help of a “special random number generator”. Here is what they write about him on the site itself:

Random Number Generator(RNG) is a hardware and software complex that is used to determine the winners in lottery draws.
The RNG is built on noise diodes and ensures random selection of winners.

Operating principle. The device generates a continuous stream of random noise, which is converted into numbers. At a given point in time, current values ​​are snatched from the stream, which are the winning combination. Two RNGs were purchased for the drawings - the main and the reserve. The standby device can only be used in case of failure of the main device. Both devices are certified (the certificate is valid for 3 years).

But the question is, why shouldn't an office that receives billions of rubles annually conduct these draws with a real lottery drum and a real presenter? Is there really not enough money to pay salaries?

If we take into account the fact that Stoloto has information about all the combinations used, then willy-nilly, there are doubts that the organizers can somehow force the RNG to give numbers that no one has used. Moreover, we do not know at all whether this generator always uses this generator for work. Maybe it's just for beauty?

That's all I don't know. If there were broadcasts with real people and a lottery machine, then it would be impossible to argue.

Especially when you consider the level of today's technology. It would be possible to launch some kind of live broadcast and people would not have any questions.

It is worth noting that the exception is . Here draws are held every Sunday at 8:20 on NTV channel.

Lots of player complaints

I have a phone with Android 7, and it has already happened that, willy-nilly, I am shown news on topics that I am interested in. Among these topics, there are often various articles about lotteries.

Why am I doing this? And besides, in a few months, I have already read about 3-5 articles about how this site deceives people. They don’t want to give the winnings to someone, they say to someone that an error occurred on the site and their ticket is not actually winning, and so on.

To be honest, I don’t really believe in it, people can say a lot if they are constantly unlucky. But after reading these stories, I really do not want to play for a long time. It's like seeing an accident on the road and then another week not to exceed the speed limit.

In general, there are complaints, and they are also worth paying attention to.

By the way, perhaps the same thing happens with foreign lotteries, I just wasn’t notified about it.

Monopolization

What other lotteries do you know, besides those on the stoloto website? That's right, I don't know either, even if they exist.

What does it say? The fact that Stoloto can behave as he wants, and we will continue to play anyway, because we have no choice. They are already doing things that cause waves of indignation from the players:

1. Take, for example, the change in the frequency of draws in 5 out of 36. Five times a day! Tell me, do you think this is normal? Look at foreign analogues, circulations are held no more than once a week, after all, this is not.
2. But what if you pay attention to how long the “super prizes” began to linger. After all, they attract more and more players. Accident? I don't think))
3. It is also worth paying attention to the fact that absolutely all sites with foreign lotteries are blocked. On what basis? Maybe I don't know something?

I am sure that among the readers of this article there will be people who can add a few more items to my list. We would be grateful if you share them in the comments.

Where are the winners?

Why, even in our news, I see information that people win crazy sums of half a billion dollars in foreign lotteries. The winners are shown and interviewed. Moreover, the winners are shown even more often on foreign channels.

But the question is, where are our winners? Where are the people who won more than 100 million rubles? There was one man back in 2009:

I haven't seen any more of these. For me this is strange. Although I myself, under no circumstances, in case of victory, would not reveal my identity.

Videos investigation

More recently, a video clip appeared on the vastness of YouTube, where the author proves the scam on the part of Stoloto:

Conclusions on Gosloto

I would not want to demonize Stoloto, I myself would really like everything here to be as open as possible. Indeed, even in fair conditions, the probability of winning is negligible, to say nothing of the current ones.

It is also worth noting that most of the reasons not to trust Stoloto are just guesses and have no real basis.

Foreign lotteries

What do I know about foreign lotteries?

• The most popular of them, for example, Mega-millions, Euromillions, hold drawings live on TV;
• Draws are held once a week;
• Hundreds of winners are shown on TV.

This fact, in itself, dismisses any guesses about fraud on the part of the organizers, which means that there is much more trust in them.