How random lottery tickets quickly become “duplicate” tickets …
How would you react if you buy 7 quick picks, and get the same combination 7 times?
Here’s the true story (with pictures of the tickets) :
https://www.lottoreport.com/PBDuplicateQPs.htm
What would you think if this happened to you?
Just a computer malfunction … or a sign by God that you’re the chosen one?
Let’s do some math first …
When many number combinations are produced by a random number generator, then plenty of them will be duplicates.
That’s because of a mathematical phenomenon known as “the birthday paradox”.
If you take 367 randomly selected people, then there’s a 100% chance that (at least) 2 of them have the same birthday. (there are only 366 possible birthdays)
Here’s the paradox …
With ONLY 23 randomly selected people, there’s a 50% chance that 2 of them share the same birthday.
That chance becomes 99.9% with just 70 people.
Check 70 of your Facebook friends’ birthdays. You’ll see that this “paradox” is “unpleasantly” real.
The same principle applies to lotteries.
When 50,000 Powerball players buy 1 random ticket, then 2 of those players are probably holding the same number combination.
With the sheer number of tickets sold, that number of duplicates goes up exponentially …
If 292 million players would play 1 random combination, then about 1/3rd of those tickets would be duplicates.
I deliberately said: 1 random combination
I didn’t say: 1 quick pick
With quick picks, it could easily be more than 1/3rd …
On February 22, 2012, Elias Garza wants to buy 7 quick picks and receives 7 identical quick pick tickets:
http://www.lottoreport.com/PBDuplicateQPs.htm
Unfortunately, that was not a unique case …
On July 27, 2013, a lottery terminal prints 4 duplicate Powerball quick picks, all printed one second apart:
http://www.lottoreport.com/PBDuplicateQPsJuly2013.htmWhat are the odds for that to happen?
And on November 2, 2016, the following happened …
A lottery player buys 6 quick picks for 2 different games and receives 3 identical tickets TWICE, one set of 3 identical lottery tickets for each game:
http://www.lottoreport.com/ARDuplicateQPOct2016.htm
These stories became public thanks to Dawn Nettles, founder of lottoreport.com.
If one lady manages to uncover 3 such stories, then how many “similar occurrences” remain undetected?
And if these reported stories are true (which they are), then this absolutely shocking question comes to mind …
How many lottery players waiting in long lines to buy 1 quick pick end up buying the same ticket as the person who is standing in front or behind them?
Because of these disturbing anomalies – which I think are caused by poorly designed number generators coded by unaware coders – the pure mathematical effect of playing quick picks is this one:
The more people buy quick picks, the more identical tickets are sold and the less number combinations are covered. That decreases the chance that someone will win the jackpot, and increases the chance for a rollover and a growing jackpot, which in turn attracts more players.
Intentionally or not, it’s a vicious circle that I call:
“Lottery marketing at its best”
Don’t fall for it. Stop playing quick picks today and take back control of your plays:
https://www.winslips.com/winslips-benefits.html
To your awesome success,
Stefan