Lottery Statistics

Longshots in horse racing aren’t the same thing as Longshots in the lottery. Most people would not bet on a Longshot at the track very often but Serious Lottery Players include Longshots numbers in their play list all the time. In fact, lottery Longshots numbers represent a large percentage of the winning numbers. This is true for all lotteries.

Here are some Lottery Statistics for some of the most popular US Lotteries. For many of you, the most sobering fact about these Lottery Statistics is that you don’t even have a chance of Winning the Lottery jackpot unless you are including Longshots in your Play List!

TX654 - Lotto Texas - On the average, it takes at least 1.82 Longshots to win the Lottery Jackpot. This is 30.3% of the winning numbers. In 92 drawings out of 100, it takes at least 1 Longshot to win the Lottery Jackpot.

PB555 - PowerBall - On the average, it takes at least 1.91 Longshots to win the Lottery Jackpot. This is 38.2% of the winning numbers. In 91 drawings out of 100, it takes at least 1 Longshot to win the Lottery Jackpot.

MM556 - MegaMillions - On the average, it takes at least 2.07 Longshots to win the Lottery Jackpot. This is 41.4% of the winning numbers. In 94 drawings out of 100, it takes at least 1 Longshot to win the Lottery Jackpot.

FL653 - Florida Lotto - On the average, it takes at least 1.80 Longshots to win the Lottery Jackpot. This is 30% of the winning numbers. In 90 drawings out of 100, it takes at least 1 Longshot to win the Lottery Jackpot.

NY659 - New York Lotto - On the average, it takes at least 2.07 Longshots to win the Lottery Jackpot. This is 34.5% of the winning numbers. In 94 drawings out of 100, it takes at least 1 Longshot to win the Lottery Jackpot.

I’ll bet, for many of you, this post will change the way you play the lottery. If the Lottery Statistics for your lottery aren’t shown here, may I recommend a simple solution. Purchase LONA™, Your Lottery Number Advisor ; she’s amazing.

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Lottery Number Patterns

Serious Lottery Players are always looking for Lottery Number Patterns that will give them an advantage. But, there is one pattern that exists in all lotteries that many players aren’t aware of and it cost them dearly; Longshots.

For those that don’t know what Longshots are in lottery parlance, let’s start with a definition. A while back there was a lottery strategy that became popular called the ‘Hot Number Strategy’. The associated marketing hype that came with it went something like this:

More than 80% of all winning lottery numbers have Hit in the last 10 drawings. Therefore, make your play list from all the winning numbers in the last 10 drawings.

As a result, any number that hadn’t Hit in the last 10 drawings was considered a rather dubious pick and was to be avoided. Hence, these numbers were dubbed ‘Longshots’. The term persists to this day and I even use it. However, I do not use the word ‘Longshot’ disparagingly; I use it with reverence. They are very important.

For all of those lottery players who got caught up in the ‘Hot Number Strategy’ hype, this was a very expensive lesson. They spent a lot of money on lottery tickets and ended up without much to show for it. In future posts, I’ll expose even more of the fallacies behind the so called ‘Hot Number Strategy’.

The Hot Number Strategy was a bust because it excluded Longshots. Including Longshots is vital to any successful Lottery Strategy because, on the average, 25% to 40% of the winning numbers are Longshots!!! You heard me right; 25% to 40%.

For example, if you are using a 40 number play list, then 10 to 16 of those numbers should be Longshots. Why? Because Serious Lottery Players, smart players, play the odds.

Do Lottery Number Patterns like this work every drawing? Of course not. But, over the long haul you will do much better.

In my next post, I’ll use some examples. Any suggestions for lotteries to use?

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