Lottery Statistics

In lottery parlance, a Longshot is any lottery number that hasn’t hit in the last ten drawings. Most professional gamblers wouldn’t normally bet on a Longshot, but that is not so in the lottery. In the lottery, 25% to 40% of the winning numbers are Longshots. Therefore, you ignore them at your own peril.

On September 30, 2008, I wrote a post called, Lottery Statistics - The Amazing Race that rather emphatically made this point. I thought it would be nice to go back, almost a year, and see if the Longshot trends I identified then are still performing today. This post should go a long way in silencing the critics who claim these are just fleeting trends that you can’t count on.

The key to understanding the importance of including Longshots in your play list, is that most of the time you have absolutely no chance of winning the lottery jackpot if they are not included! A sobering thought. To prove to you that this is just a true today as it was a year ago, I’ll show you some THEN and NOW comparisons. Lottery statistics labeled THEN are from 9/30/08. Those labeled NOW are from 8/27/09

THEN - 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.

NOW - TX654 - Lotto Texas - On the average, it takes at least 1.79 Longshots to win the Lottery Jackpot. This is 29.8% of the winning numbers. In 91 drawings out of 100, it takes at least 1 Longshot to win the Lottery Jackpot.

THEN - 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.

NOW - MM556 - MegaMillions - On the average, it takes at least 2.03 Longshots to win the Lottery Jackpot. This is 40.6% of the winning numbers. In 92 drawings out of 100, it takes at least 1 Longshot to win the Lottery Jackpot.

THEN - 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.

NOW - FL653 - Florida Lotto - On the average, it takes at least 1.77 Longshots to win the Lottery Jackpot. This is 29.5% of the winning numbers. In 89 drawings out of 100, it takes at least 1 Longshot to win the Lottery Jackpot.

THEN - 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.

NOW - NY659 - New York Lotto - On the average, it takes at least 2.03 Longshots to win the Lottery Jackpot. This is 33.8% of the winning numbers. In 93 drawings out of 100, it takes at least 1 Longshot to win the Lottery Jackpot.

The obvious consistency of these trends over the last year with several lotteries substantiates what I’ve been saying. Lottery number patterns and trends are persistent; you can count on them. These, THEN and NOW comparisons should make believers out of all of you. If they don’t, then there is probably no hope for you. But, facts are facts and it is difficult to ignore them forever.

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Lottery Number Advisor

Hello Florida. The FL653 Florida Lotto is next on the Lottery Number Advisor search for the best Play Lists.  The most important thing you can do to Improve Your Chances of Winning the Lottery is to create a good Play List. We’re going to find the worst and the best 30 number Play Lists for the Florida Lotto. Sounds like fun. Let’s get started.

If you are just picking up this thread for the first time, you may need some background. Here is a list of the posts that lay the foundation for our discussion of good Play Lists. After reading them, come back and see what’s happening in the Florida Lotto; FL653.

• Lottery Number Advisor - Best Play List Series
• Lottery Number Advisor - Best Play List 1
• Lottery Number Advisor - Best Play List 2

First, let’s consider an average Play List for the FL653 lottery. Over a period of 356 drawings, an average 30 number Play List should provide around 10 lottery jackpot winners. A bad Play List would provide far fewer winners. Here is a table showing the worst Play Lists we could find.

What can we say.  You can’t get any worse the zero lottery jackpot winners. This table simply reinforces the idea that good Play List decisions are crucial to your success.

Now let’s find out how much better a good Play List is than an average Play List.  Let’s see what’s possible, so that, in the future you’ll know what to shoot for. Here is a table showing the best Play Lists we could find.

Absolutely amazing? While an average Play List produces only 10 lottery jackpot winners, the top three Play Lists produce 37 winners! That makes it easy to see why a good Play List is so important to the Serious Lottery Player. So, now you have a target to shoot for. Remember, your Play List Rules.  Improve your Play List; Improve Your Chances of Winning the Lottery.

So, what Play List performance should you be shooting for in your lottery? In the next post, your Lottery Number Advisor will reveal the Best Play Lists for another lottery. So, don’t miss it. Your lottery might be next.

Tags: Lottery Number Advisor by Professor Dolph
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