Stay unpopular-and get rich quick
Nicole, Denis (2007) Stay unpopular-and get rich quick. Money Guardian, 4-4.
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It is now widely understood that the only way to increase your winnings in the national lottery is to pick an unpopular set of numbers. Jill Papworth's article (Lucky Break? Don’t leave it to chance, January 27) discusses a few ideas for this. Back in 1998, we used a statistical method, first developed for radio astronomy, and a prototype Windows supercomputer, to analyse the winners in the first two years of the lottery. It gave us surprisingly detailed information about unpopular tickets and attracted academic and press interest. We found the best ticket to be 26, 34, 44, 46, 47, 49—but not if you all follow this advice! Overall, 1, 34, 40, 41, 43, 45, 46, 47 and 49 were all good numbers.
| Item Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Additional Information: | Commentary On: Lucky Break? Don’t leave it to chance, Money Guardian, January 27 |
| ISSNs: | 0261-3077 |
| Divisions: | Faculty of Physical and Applied Science > Electronics and Computer Science > Electronic & Software Systems |
| Item ID: | 263581 |
| Date Deposited: | 20 Feb 2007 |
| Last Modified: | 01 Mar 2012 20:41 |
| Contributors: | Nicole, Denis (Author) |
| Date: | February 2007 |
| Additional Information: | Commentary On: Lucky Break? Don’t leave it to chance, Money Guardian, January 27 |
| Status: | Published |
| Publisher: | Guardian News & Media |
| Further Information: | Google Scholar |
| URI: | http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/263581 |
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