[jaypaulynice]

Of course there are ways to beat the lottery. For one, ask the clerk which ticket to buy. They will gladly give you the one most people win from.

Also you can study the patterns. If you buy the same ticket over and over, a streak of losing is a good idea that something big is coming (uneven distribution of the odds). Most people at this point would give up and buy a different ticket, but that's a bad strategy. A streak of winning small amounts is actually bad (proper distribution of the odds). With a little social engineering (small talks with other customers), you can gather that intelligence. Evidence of this effect: the powerball, mega millions, etc. When no one wins they balloon. When someone wins each time, they win relatively small amounts.

Another mistake people make is buying different tickets instead of the same. That's why only a few people win.

So much of lottery is reverse psychology.

[jamiek88]

No, not reverse psychology just you seeking and seeing patterns where there are none.

There isn’t a strategy you can use as an individual unless you can throw tens of millions at it to exploit basly designed games like the MIT guys did.

Your sad head shaking at those falling for reverse psychology is ironic.

[jaypaulynice]

Are you saying the evidence I provide is wrong? You seriously believe the lottery is perfectly designed? That's like saying cars/airbags/computers/etc. are always perfectly designed.

I found this example: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2183070/MIT-maths-ge...