Will I Ever Win The Lottery?

Due to legislation coming into effect in 2019, we can no longer offer lottery betting and as such some content may no longer be relevant.

Will I ever....?

We've all done it at some point - as the workday drags on slowly we stare out the window daydreaming about winning the lottery. Later we snap out of it and ask ourselves, "will I ever win the lottery?"

• Well, the great thing about that question is that there's only two answers, yes or no.
• This gives you a 50-50 chance. So, based on that criteria we could just go ahead and say yes, and we'll have a 50% chance of being correct.
• That's a passing grade, a majority win – a coin-flip chance.
• Though it's also wildly inaccurate, because, as we all know, lotteries are about beating far bigger odds than a mere 50/50 split.
• Which leads us, once more, back to the evergreen topic of lottery odds...

Choosing the Right Lottery

In our post, "which lottery is the easiest to win?", we looked at the different lottery odds, jackpot and otherwise, to help you determine your ideal lottery game.  

If you haven't read the article yet we recommend you do so, to help find the lottery which best suits your specific preferences.

As the article explains, not all lotteries are created equally – some offer enormous jackpots, but at insanely high odds. Others offer far more favourable odds but the prizes aren't quite so dramatic. Then there are other lotteries offering a balance between both.

So, in other words, the best way to beat the odds is to find a lottery with odds that are easier to beat.

Beating the Odds

Winning the lottery is all about beating the odds. And the odds against you are quite high. Picking a lottery with lower jackpot odds is a good start, but to really drive those odds down you need to participate regularly.

If you think about it a little it starts to make sense. Let's take the Austrian Lotto, for example. It has jackpot odds of 8,145,060 to one, hardly the odds you'd want on a horse at the racecourse, but exceptionally good odds for a lottery.

Now if you decided to bet on the Austrian Lotto just once in your lifetime gives you a very slim chance of winning.

But let's say you bet on both the Wednesday and Saturday draws, the odds against you remain the same, but now you have two chances of winning instead of just one. 

If you enter both every week for a year, again each draw is a separate event so the odds remain the same, but you now have 104 chances to win. 104 chances to win, no matter how high the odds, is a lot better than simply one. You're also certain to win a prize. It may not be the jackpot, or even one of the bigger prizes – but you're guaranteed to win something!

Plus, don't forget, you can also increase those odds of winning exponentially by using System Bets. 

All Good Things…

Come to those who wait. And while we cannot guarantee you'll ever win the lottery it should be pointed out that, of those that do, a large proportion are people who have been betting on their favourite lottery draw consistently, every week, without fail. You'll notice it's a common theme on winner stories – and for good reason. Because it pays to be persistent!