I'm a pro numbers guy - my 'hot and cold' lotto strategy to increase your jackpot chances no matter
A YOUTUBER has shared his "hot and cold" lotto strategy that he says could increase your chances of winning a jackpot.
Most lottery players think that predicting winning lottery numbers is how people win it big, however, Caan Berry - a professional Betfair trader - says this isn't the case.
"Data and maths tend to be far more reliable," Berry said in a YouTube video.
"So depending on the lottery you're playing, the numbers may vary but the underlying core principles are exactly the same."
He explained that this is the case because lotteries "profit from selling short-term hope to a group of people that don't understand the longer-term numbers."
Berry said one of the first ways to increase your chances of winning more is to simply buy more combinations.
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"The next result is not influenced by the past result when it comes to lotteries, it's totally independent of one another like a coin flip," he said.
"So just because a combination has appeared before, it doesn't mean that it will appear in the future."
However, you can influence your chances of winning a bigger payout by better understanding the game, he says.
"We can get around this by identifying 'hot and cold numbers,'" said Berry.
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Hotter numbers tend to be numbers below 31 because people routinely pick lotto numbers that are related to important dates in their life.
"So you know, birthdays, anniversaries, deaths, divorces all that kind of stuff," said Berry.
Another hot number is seven due to the trope of the "lucky number seven."
"On the flip side, the coldest number would be 13 because 13 is known to be an 'unlucky number,'" he added.
"Understanding which numbers people are likely to pick means that you can then choose different numbers so that you don't have to share the pot if you should win."
Berry explained that people also pick strings of numbers such as 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6 or prime numbers such as 2, 3, 5, 7, 11, 13, and 17.
"So this is less about picking the winning numbers, and more about picking the maximum paying numbers?" asked one of Berry's viewers.
He responded: "Yes because you can't know the winning numbers for sure.
"You can only adjust the payout in line with the probability of winning to give yourself a better result."
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