BensGrandad
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I read that if over 55 and buying a ticket after 5pm you stand more chance of dieing before the draw than winning, but I still have my 1 entry each draw.
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I have heard the Lottery being quoted a stupidity tax.
If you play 4 games a week your better off taking your £416 and playing one number on roulette £14,976 not to be sniffed at with much lower odds. I believe you don't get much more for 5 and the bonus now anyway
......or just an affordable bit of fun with a tiny chance of a decent win.
I never really bothered with the lottery ever since I read somewhere that you should always buy your ticket in the morning, because statistically you had a better chance of dying during the course of that day than of winning the jackpot.
I read that if over 55 and buying a ticket after 5pm you stand more chance of dieing before the draw than winning, but I still have my 1 entry each draw.
Loves theses things - I've read that the bookies will give you better odds on sellotaping a £1 coin to a bit of card, and flushing down the loo, and then getting that same coin back in your lifetime, than winning the jackpot - Seriously..!
And i'm sure i heard on the radio recently, that the odds against winning have now increased (overall) around 700%
Muggins..
Just a thought..... would the chances of winning on the Euro millions be better than the lottery now the extra numbers have been thrown to the lottery.
No, but possibly bigger prize:
Match 5 + 2 Lucky Stars 1 in 116,531,800 £38,721,126.46
Match 5 + 1 Lucky Star 1 in 6,473,989 £328,066.97
Match 5 1 in 3,236,995 £55,402.21
Match 4 + 2 Lucky Stars 1 in 517,920 £3,416.95
Match 4 + 1 Lucky Star 1 in 28,774 £151.28
Match 4 1 in 14,487 £74.86
Match 3 + 2 Lucky Stars 1 in 11,771 £45.50
Match 2 + 2 Lucky Stars 1 in 882 £14.34
Match 3 + 1 Lucky Star 1 in 654 £10.43
Match 3 1 in 327 £8.68
Match 1 + 2 Lucky Stars 1 in 157 £7.65
Match 2 + 1 Lucky Star 1 in 46 £5.71
Match 2 1 in 23 £2.87
The overall odds of winning a prize in EuroMillions are 1 in 13
the odds of winning the Millionaire Maker:
Approximate Odds of Winning
Tuesday
Base Draw 1 in 4,300,000
4x Rollover Draw 1 in 5,000,000
Friday
Base Draw 1 in 7,700,000
4x Rollover Draw 1 in 8,600,000