Lucky lottery numbers

November 26, 2009 by  
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The UK National Lottery, like many other lotteries across the world, draws completely random numbers via one of numerous machines which are randomly selected and carefully scrutinised by independent officials. If this is the case why are certain numbers, like 13 for example, statistically less likely to be drawn than other lottery numbers? What is it that makes some randomly drawn numbers lucky lottery numbers and some of them less lucky?

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Tuesday night is Mega Millions night

November 25, 2009 by  
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With so many major world lotteries taking place across the globe on different days of the week Saturday is no longer the all-important lottery day. Not so long ago most of the major world lottery draws took place once a week on a Saturday night but not anymore. One day of the week when one of the biggest lotteries in the world gets drawn is Tuesday. Without a doubt Tuesday night is Mega Millions night.

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Largest lottery instant win prize

November 23, 2009 by  
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A mother-of-three from Stoneham in Massachusetts has won the joint largest lottery instant win prize in American history, and possibly the world while playing the new Mega Cash scratchcard from the Massachusetts State Lottery.

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Lottery results round-up 22-11-09

November 22, 2009 by  
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Christmas is coming and the geese are getting fat but did lady luck put a penny or two in your hat this week? Here’s the week’s lottery results round-up for the UK National Lottery, EuroMillions, Irish Lottery, and the US’ Mega Millions and Powerball lotteries.

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Unusual National Lottery cash requests

November 20, 2009 by  
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In the 15 years that the National Lottery has operated in the UK it has generated over £23 billion worth of funding for various good causes across the UK. These lottery grants have been given to a wide range of good causes from local community projects to huge ambitious schemes like the restoration of the Mary Rose. However not all of the requests for lottery cash have been as well thought out. Take a look it this collection of, what we can only describe as unusual National Lottery cash requests.

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