Winning the lottery may seem impossible, but as has been proven time and again - it’s not, all you have to do is take a chance. Here we give you tips to improve your chances of winning by using a tried and tested formula used by winners who seem to have it all figured out.
Syndicates all the way
In 2012, 3 Maryland co-workers who wished to remain anonymous won $656 million from the Mega Millions. The “three amigos” as they referred to themselves, played the Mega Millions together, each putting $20 forward, buying 60 tickets in total. Playing the lottery together was their winning formula, as it has been for so many other lucky winners.
A Lottery syndicate is when a group of people joins together to play the same selection of numbers in a draw to increase their odds of winning. Players can then play multiple number combinations. When a syndicate wins, the winnings get shared among the players in the syndicate. Syndicates are played all over the world and are quite popular as they are known to be successful. The lottery has been won many times by large groups such as the group of colleagues that called themselves the “Ocean’s 16” syndicate. This group of 16 from New Jersey won the $448 million US Powerball jackpot in 2013. As can be seen by the luck of these co-workers, the bigger the syndicate - the better your odds of winning.
And it’s not as big a hassle to form a syndicate as you may think. Nowadays, all you have to do to be part of a syndicate is to buy shares in a syndicate on a site such as Lottotime. It’s as simple as that, we do the rest for you. Our syndicate service sets up syndicates in advance, pre-purchases tickets and notifies players of the results and winnings. Kick back and relax as your account gets credited with your syndicate winnings. Easy and rewarding.
Choose higher numbers
It’s a good idea to pick numbers above 31, as it is likely to increase how much you win, as most people play numbers based on special days of the month such as birthdays and anniversaries. By picking higher numbers, you’ll decrease your chances of having to split a big prize.
Some numbers appear more often than others
The numbers that have been drawn most often since the National Lottery launched in 1994 are: 23, 40, 44, 38, 30 and 33. The number 13 has appeared the least often out of all the numbers.
It’s all about timing
Sometimes, the time you purchase your lottery ticket is key to whether you win or not. Statistics show that winners tend to buy their lottery tickets on Fridays.
Move to Birmingham, Dumfries or Romford
Romford in Essex has the most 'significant' lottery winners per 1,000 people in the UK (that is, people who have won prizes above £50,000).
Dumfries in Scotland has the most lottery millionaires per 1,000 people of anywhere in Britain.
Birmingham has the greatest overall number of lottery millionaires for any postcode in the UK.
Use a few of these tips we provided you with, and let us know when you win!