This is a must read article for anyone who plays the lottery.
It will show you how efficient our website is for choosing lottery numbers.
So much so that we are proclaiming that chosen numbers lottery selections become the Standard for choosing lottery numbers.
Any other method would pale in comparison.
Defining a Lottery Standard
In order to prove how efficient our method is, we are going to define a standard. The standard would have to match the following criteria when choosing lottery numbers.
- Overall, the most efficient method of selecting lottery numbers would be to ensure we have no duplicate selections.
- It would need to ensure that the number sequences are selected equally from the entire range of the lottery.
- The "Lottery Odds" of winning the lottery would be 1 out of the total number of combinations. The standard must reflect these lottery odds.
Chosen Number Selections is already the Standard
With chosen number selections, we are matching the same odds as the lotteries because we generate selections from the entire range of the lottery with no duplicates.
By design, chosen numbers selections is already the standard.
Random Lottery Selections is Currently the Norm
Currently, when people are playing the lottery without using chosen number selections, they are playing essentially random selections.
Random selections:
- Include favorite numbers as well as quick picks.
- Produce duplicates.
- Sequences selected tend to contain the first 31 numbers of a lottery because people generally include dates in their favorite number selections.
Comparing Random Selections with the Standard
We now have a standard.
To compare apples with apples, we would need to have a consistent way of comparing random selections with the standard.
The only viable method to compare is to see how long it takes to go through all possible lottery combinations.
To prove the standard and its efficiency, since the standard only goes through all the lottery possibilities once, we need to figure out how many draws it would take to go through all lottery combinations using random selections.
Using statistics, it is possible to determine how many draws it would take so every lottery combination is drawn at least once.
The math behind the statistics is derived from the solution of the "coupon collector problem".
The coupon collector problem generalizes the outcome of how many selections are required so all combinations are hit at least once.
The math is:
We ran the "coupon collector" math against all the lotteries we have listed on our site. This would be the "Odds with Random Selections" column below.
Finally, when comparing different results, we have to figure out a way of mathematically relating the final results to the standard.
We are basing our efficiency on the math:
How Efficient are Chosen Number Selections for the Lotteries?
We crunched the numbers and calculated the efficiencies of our Chosen Number selections compared to random selections.
Again to emphasize, random number selections would be considered lottery sequences not selected through our chosennumbers.com site.
Results
Table
Lottery | Lottery Odds (Standard) | Odds with Random Selections | Efficiency of Using Chosen Numbers |
Powerball | 1 in 292,201,338 | 1 in 5,860,000,000 | 1910% |
MegaMillions | 1 in 302,575,350 | 1 in 6,080,000,000 | 1910% |
Lucky for Life | 1 in 30,821,472 | 1 in 549,000,000 | 1680% |
SuperLotto Plus | 1 in 41,416,353 | 1 in 750,000,000 | 1710% |
Lotto Texas | 1 in 25,827,165 | 1 in 456,000,000 | 1670% |
New York Lotto | 1 in 45,057,474 | 1 in 820,000,000 | 1720% |
Pick-6 | 1 in 13,983,816 | 1 in 238,000,000 | 1600% |
Florida Lotto | 1 in 22,957,480 | 1 in 402,000,000 | 1650% |
Hoosier | 1 in 12,271,512 | 1 in 207,000,000 | 1590% |
Michigan Lotto 47 | 1 in 10,737,573 | 1 in 180,000,000 | 1580% |
Colorado Lotto | 1 in 5,245,786 | 1 in 84,200,000 | 1510% |
Classic Lotto | 1 in 13,983,816 | 1 in 238,000,000 | 1600% |
Match 6 | 1 in 13,983,816 | 1 in 238,000,000 | 1600% |
Washington Lotto | 1 in 13,983,816 | 1 in 238,000,000 | 1600% |
Cash4Life | 1 in 21,846,048 | 1 in 382,000,000 | 1650% |
ThePick | 1 in 7,059,052 | 1 in 115,000,000 | 1530% |
Bank A Million | 1 in 3,838,380 | 1 in 60,400,000 | 1470% |
Lotto Max | 1 in 99,884,400 | 1 in 1,900,000,000 | 1800% |
Lotto 649 | 1 in 13,983,816 | 1 in 238,000,000 | 1600% |
Daily Grand | 1 in 13,348,188 | 1 in 227,000,000 | 1600% |
Western Max | 1 in 99,884,400 | 1 in 1,900,000,000 | 1800% |
Western 649 | 1 in 13,983,816 | 1 in 238,000,000 | 1600% |
Atlantic 49 | 1 in 13,983,816 | 1 in 238,000,000 | 1600% |
Quebec 49 | 1 in 13,983,816 | 1 in 238,000,000 | 1600% |
Quebec MAX | 1 in 99,884,400 | 1 in 1,900,000,000 | 1800% |
BC/49 | 13,983,816 | 1 in 238,000,000 | 1600% |
Ontario 49 | 1 in 13,983,816 | 1 in 238,000,000 | 1600% |
Lottario | 1 in 8,145,060 | 1 in 134,000,000 | 1550% |
As you can see, our selection process will always reflect the true lottery odds.
The random selection process which players are currently using is always less efficient than the standard.
This is because random selections will produce duplicate selections. Anytime there is a duplicate selection, then the odds go down because not every combination is being played.
Conclusion
Playing lottery selections using chosen number selections is the most efficient way to play draw-based lotteries.
We are the Standard for choosing lottery numbers, because we choose numbers without duplicates throughout the entire range of the lottery equally, abiding to the true odds of winning the lottery.
Increase your odds by choosing numbers with the most efficient means.
Start today by playing chosen numbers selections.