tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4455700514377143758.post5384120117021335010..comments2024-03-28T07:00:06.844+00:00Comments on Now Appearing: The lottery insightBrian Clegghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12723555872580740773noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4455700514377143758.post-15153099999108824132011-09-22T20:41:13.258+01:002011-09-22T20:41:13.258+01:00@Laurasdad: 'Actually only half the population...@Laurasdad: 'Actually only half the population can use their birth date in their lottery entry' - I think you miss what they actually do, which is usually only to use the DD and MM parts of birthdays/anniversaries, not the YY part.Brian Clegghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12723555872580740773noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4455700514377143758.post-89313325657484268962011-09-22T14:35:48.494+01:002011-09-22T14:35:48.494+01:00That advice came courtesy of my scientist son, who...That advice came courtesy of my scientist son, who would rather microwave his head than waste money on the Lottery. He's interested in odds, not hope.Sue Sedgwickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14931579567032057786noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4455700514377143758.post-31047524384649803342011-09-22T14:26:30.680+01:002011-09-22T14:26:30.680+01:00Actually only half the population can use their bi...Actually only half the population can use their birth date in their lottery entry as in dd.mm.yy but only where yy is less than 49; when the yy is greater than that you're stuck with having to concoct the entry around the higher number as in (eg) 31.12.96 where we often use the 9 and 6 separately to generate a number.<br /><br />However even with my "random" number generator and the range of birth dates available I've still only won about £10 since the damn thing was launched! I wouldn't mind sharing a jackpot win with anyone, however many, even if they did have the same birthday....I'd probably double my winnings to date, wouldn't I?laurasdadnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4455700514377143758.post-77344823096887338062011-09-22T12:30:36.018+01:002011-09-22T12:30:36.018+01:00Quite right, Sue - in fact, good advice for any lo...Quite right, Sue - in fact, good advice for any lottery entries.Brian Clegghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12723555872580740773noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4455700514377143758.post-5342439743504170092011-09-21T18:29:56.166+01:002011-09-21T18:29:56.166+01:00And of course if you play the Wed/Sat game, you sh...And of course if you play the Wed/Sat game, you should choose some numbers over 31. Why? Well, it won't make any difference to whether you win, but if you get lucky, you should have to share your jackpot with a smaller group of fellow winners ... because of the practice of using birth dates to select numbers ...Sue Sedgwickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14931579567032057786noreply@blogger.com