How To Win Lotto
Proven Lotto Winning Strategies!

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Table of Contents

1. Introduction

2. A Brief History of the Lottery

3. Lotteries Around The World

4. How to Win Lotto

• Method #1: Lottery Wheels

• Method #2: Key Numbers

• Method #3: Number of Statistical Analysis

• Method #4: Filters

• Method #5: Lucky Charms

• Can It Really Be Done?

• Extra Lottery Dos and (Mostly) Don'ts

5. Conclusion

6. Resource Guide

7. Glossary of Lottery Terms

Important Info

• Site Disclaimer

• Earnings Disclaimer

• Privacy Policy

7. Glossary of Lotto Terms

For people who are new to playing the lottery, some terms may be confusing.   Take a look here before you ask a seasoned player what something means.

Agent (or retailer) - wherever lottery tickets are legally sold.

Annuity – collecting one’s win over several years instead of asking for a lump sum.

Bonus Number – a number picked as an addition to the originally drawn numbers, used by players to win more prizes.

Boxed – system of betting where a three or four digit number pays off if those numbers are drawn in any order.

Breakopen (or pulltabs) - instant-win ticket where the buyer pulls open a flap to play.

Combo - betting with a three-digit number so it covers every sequence combination.

Daily Game - can be a game with winners once a day, but usually means a numbers game (like the Daily 3 or Daily 4 games played in several US states).

Double - a three or four digit number containing two same number digits.  Example: 144.

 
Double-Double - a four-digit number with two doubles.  Example: 1881.

Cash Payoff - opposite of annuity, the prize is paid out at one time, instead of spread out installments.
 

Cold Numbers – those numbers with fewest wins over a particular period of time.

Claim Form - the form that must be completed to claim prizes larger than a certain number (depending on the lottery), collects information that may be used to report winnings in the media or to the government if the country’s laws require either

Draw - any lottery’s results.

Exact Order (or straight) - numbers that are drawn in the same order as played.

Exotic Numbers - a set of numbers that aren’t frequently picked.

Fixed Payouts - when prizes are set at a predetermined dollar amount, the payout is the same for every winning player, opposite of pari-mutuel systems

High-tier prize - a prize amount over a certain figure (depending on the game being played) that will require filling out a claim form for payment.

Hit Frequency – how often a number is drawn over a certain amount of time, higher hit frequency = hotter number.
 

Hot Numbers – opposite to cold numbers, those drawn most frequently, varies over time.

Instant Game – pre-printed tickets with a scratch-off coating that reveals on-site whether or not the player has won a prize.

Keno - a lottery where several numbers (usually 20) are drawn from a larger number base (usually 80).  To play, numbers are selected (minimum of three, maximum of 10) and prizes are awarded based on how many of the player’s numbers match those drawn.

Lottery - a game of any type where the player purchases a ticket to win a prize, with no skill involved.

Lotto Pool (or lotto club) - a group of people that teams up to buy lottery tickets to share the cost and the win, can be dozens and even up to hundreds of people.

Natural Selection - numbers selected by the player instead of a computer-generated selection done by the lottery terminal.
 

Off-line Game - one that doesn’t need a computer terminal for purchasing.

Online Game - tickets are purchased through a computer network of terminals at retail outlets, which are linked to a central computer recording wagers.

Outstanding Numbers (or overdue numbers) - any numbers that have not been drawn for some time, more time increases a number’s worth as outstanding.

Parimutuel/Pari-mutuel - common in many lotteries, the total available money is split between all winners at a particular prize level.

Passive Game - one with pre-printed numbers on tickets, numbers randomly drawn are matched up to the winner’s ticket.

Powerball - a specific number of balls are picked at random without replacement from a container, the digits are numbered according to the lottery’s rules (typically 1 to 49).  Then, a sixth ball, called the powerball, is chosen from a second bin containing a certain number of balls.  To play, a person chooses five primary numbers and a powerball number.  Payoffs are made depending on how many original numbers match the player's choices and whether or not the powerball is the same.

Quad - A four-digit number consisting of the same number, such as 2222.

Quick Pick (or lucky dip) - numbers randomly selected by the kiosk computer

Repeat - any number with at least one digit drawn in the previous draw.

Rollover - when the lottery jackpot is not won, it “rolls over” to the next draw meaning a bigger jackpot.

To Wheel - playing the lotto using a wheeling system.

Tree System – much like a lottery wheel, this is a method of organizing numbers so that potential combinations are not missed.

Skip/Hit Pattern – used to determine how many times a number has been drawn throughout a lottery’s history.

Spiel – an add-on feature to a lotto game where players can pick extra numbers, common in Canada, but not in the US.

Sports Lottery – where a specific sporting event’s outcome determines who wins the lottery prize, less popular in North America than other parts of the world.

Super Lotto Plus (SuperLotto Plus) – a lottery game with higher prizes.

Terminal - a computerized device used by a retailer to sell lottery tickets and to validate winning tickets.

Virgin - refers to a number or combination that has never been drawn.
 

Wheeling System - system that organizes a set of numbers to increase the possibility of winning multiple prizes.

Withholding – how much will be deducted from prize payments according to the lottery’s regional laws.

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