In message , "David (in
Normandy)" wrote
Since the Lottery started I have had the same 6 numbers. 5 have come up
tonight.

Would you now change numbers or stick with them?

Mike

Statistically it makes not the slightest difference to your chances of
winning if you keep them or change numbers every week - in much the same way
as tossing a (balanced) coin - like getting four heads in a row doesn't
change the likelihood of getting either head or tails the next toss both
exactly 50:50.
The only thing to bear in mind about selecting lottery numbers is to avoid
having sequences that are likely to have also been picked by other people
eg. 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30. Such sequences have exactly the same odds of
being the jackpot as a more random sequence such as 6, 17, 19, 34, 42, 49
BUT you would be likely to share the jackpot with more people with the
former sequence.

As a lot of people will use birth dates for their entries selecting six
number above 31 could also improve your chances of not having to share
the prize with anyone with the same numbers.
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Alan
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