It is that tidbit that every person dreams of at least once in their life. After all, despite the fact that the winner does not receive the entire amount, there is still plenty of money left. Oddly enough, the largest ones received occurred in the United States.
The lucky ones from America
The largest winning amount, $390 million, was shared between Ed Nabors, a resident of Georgia, and the Messner family from New Jersey. In 2007, these people bought Mega Millions from different places, but they both ended up winning. One of the lucky ones, namely Nabors, expressed a desire to receive the amount due immediately. He was given 87 million, because according to American laws, at least 25% of the amount goes to the state, and for a one-time payment they also take a certain percentage.
In 2006, 8 people divided among themselves the winnings from the Powerball lottery, which amounted to $360 million. The winners were the workers of the meat processing shop, who purchased lottery tickets into the pool. Their decision was to get everything they won at once, and in the end they were given $15.5 million each.
The Big Game lottery brought joy to Illinois and Michigan residents Joe Keinz and Larry Ross in 2000, giving them the opportunity to win $363 million. It is noteworthy that one of the lucky ones received their ticket instead of change after buying hot dogs. Such a trifle brought him $68 million.
In 2005, one of the Los Angeles clinics was replenished with 7 millionaires at once, as its employees turned out to be winners in the Mega Millions lottery. They were owed $315 million. When the winnings were divided, each became the owner of about 25 million.
Jack Whittaker from West Virginia won a lucky Powerball lottery ticket in 2002. The $314.9 million Jack won is the largest individual prize ever won. The ticket holder received $112 million. Money, unfortunately, could not make Whittaker happy, as many people appeared who wanted to take possession of his fortune through dishonest means. As a result of all these ups and downs, he began to abuse alcohol, losing not only his easily acquired fortune, but also the business he had before.
In 2007, the Cotterell family, having purchased a Powerball lottery ticket, became the owner of $145.9 million out of a winning amount of 314.3 million. Having received this money, family members left their previous jobs and opened their own businesses.
Russian lucky guy
The year 2009 for Albert Begrakyan, a resident of the Northern capital of Russia, was marked by such an extraordinary event as winning the All-Russian state lottery 100 million rubles. Knowing the passion of our compatriots for the good of others, Albert carefully hid his unprecedented luck until he received the entire amount at the company office.
Who hasn’t at least once thought of buying a lottery ticket and trying their luck, especially during the ongoing financial crisis? A couple of extra millions could easily solve money problems and be a ticket to happy life for anyone ordinary person. But Fortune is an unpredictable and capricious goddess. Not everyone is lucky: someone buys tickets often, but never wins. And some people get millions on the first try. Who are the lucky ones who are lucky enough to win the most large amounts?
Jack Whittaker
This man is the owner of the largest US lottery winnings in history - a whopping $315 million. Moreover, Whittaker was far from the poorest man - at the time of such a joyful event, he served as president of one of the large construction corporations. However, the day he bought the ticket did not make Whittaker any happier. Jack decided to take the winnings not in parts, but all at once. After deducting taxes, he was left with an amount almost three times less than the initial winnings - only 113.4 million dollars.
As befits a good Christian, Whittaker donated ten percent of this amount to a charitable foundation. religious organizations. He also gave the lucky ticket seller a car and a house.
But that's it white stripe in Whittaker's life came to an end. Jack has been arrested several times for driving while intoxicated. In the summer of 2003, thieves broke into his car and stole almost half a million dollars. In January 2004, he was robbed again for $200,000. And in the same year, Whittaker was arrested - the reason was threats to kill the manager in a bar where he was a regular and a drinker.
And the last straw was another robbery - now Whittaker's bank accounts had already been damaged. In September 2006, robbers used forged checks to clean out all of the former lucky guy's bank accounts. This was the sad end to the biggest lottery win ever.
Brad Duke is a smart winner
But there is an opposite story - and this is the win of Brad Duke, who worked as a manager at Ohio State. He approached the money received much more rationally. The amount of $85 million, which was one of the largest winnings in the lottery, was divided into several parts. Duke invested 45 million in securities of those companies where the risk of loss was minimal and the profit was highest. I decided to invest another 35 million in companies with high risks, however big income- oil and gas corporations. With the 5 million that were left, Duke went with friends to Hawaii, paid for his studies and a loan for housing.
Win by Juan Rodriguez
Another of the biggest lottery wins went to a Colombian named Juan Rodriguez. The amount was no less than $149 million.
Rodriguez worked as a watchman, and the constant lack of money was the reason for incessant scandals with his wife. At the time when poor Juan had only one dollar left in his pocket, the amount of his debts was already about 44 thousand dollars. It was then that he decided to try his luck and buy a lottery ticket. However, this story was overshadowed only by the fact that ten days after winning, Juan’s wife filed for divorce. In court ex-wife said he “could have won more.”
Generous Vietnamese
The largest lottery win in the world, going to the oldest winner, was $310,000. This amount went to a 97-year-old man from Vietnam named Nguyen Van Het. He spent almost his entire adult life in poverty. No one expected the old peasant to decide to play the lottery.
He purchased a lucky lottery ticket with money given to him by his relatives. Immediately after the news of the win became known, neighbors began to gather around his house. The old man was so happy that he started giving money to everyone. To prevent him from being completely left without money, the authorities had to intervene.
Retired from South Carolina
Another of the biggest lottery wins of all time went to South Carolina resident Solomon Jackson. He won $260 million in a lottery called Powerball. The pensioner decided not to publicize his plans for the future. All that is known about the winner is that he worked as an employee all his life and retired in 2000. The amount that Jackson won was the largest lottery win in the history of Powerball. The pensioner purchased his lucky ticket for just $2 at a gas station.
The Story of Ralph and Mary Stabbnis
This story is one of the grim examples where monetary luck is followed by a streak of serious misfortune. The couple became the winners of the American lottery called Mega Millions in 2005. It was one of the company's largest lottery winnings ever, at $208 million. The couple chose to first take the smaller portion, which was allowed by the lottery rules - 125 million. The remaining amount was to be paid to them over several decades. The Stabbnises planned to pay off their debts, buy a farm, invest the money they won in maintaining and breeding cows, and live the lifestyle of ordinary provincials for the rest of their days.
Mary and Ralph lived together for 23 years and had three children. Both of them immediately left their previous jobs after winning - Ralph was an ordinary worker in a mining company, and Mary received about $7 an hour working as a saleswoman. However, the win did not make the couple happy. In the fall of 2006, Ralph Stabbnis was accused of attempting to kill his daughter's friend, as well as possessing a weapon. Less than two months later he died of a heart attack.
Lucky combination
Another Mega Millions jackpot was not so unfortunate. It was divided between two winners - a Washington resident named Jim McCular and a resident of the state of Ihad who wished to remain anonymous. $380 million was the largest lottery win in the world in 2011. What numbers did these lucky ones get? It was a sequence of numbers 4, 8, 15, 25, 47 and 42. Residents of the United States noticed that this series was repeated several times in episodes of the TV series Lost. According to the plot, they also brought the hero of the series named Hurley luck in the lottery.
The story of a poor waitress
However, more often than not, a lottery win brings misfortune to its owner. This was the case with a Las Vegas waitress named Cynthia Jay. She decided to go to the casino after work. She didn’t intend to leave a lot of money in the machines - she only had $27 in her hands. Cynthia decided to play a lottery called the One-Armed Bandit. Gradually she lost one dollar after another and was about to leave. Suddenly, a loud sound was heard throughout the casino, notifying all visitors that they had won the jackpot.
The amount that Cynthia managed to win was about $35 million. It would have taken her 1,165 years to earn this money as a waitress. However, the luck did not last long. Less than a few months after winning, Cynthia was involved in a serious car accident. The poor girl found herself in wheelchair. She later stated that she would give all the money just to go and work as a waitress again.
Lotteries in the USSR
IN Soviet era lotteries did not bring such misfortunes. Perhaps this was because they did not win astronomical sums - lotteries were created mainly to develop the economy. One of the most popular lotteries of the past was the Sprint lottery (USSR). The biggest win then was 10 thousand rubles. In the first four days after the launch of the lottery, 2 million tickets were sold. Their cost was 50 kopecks. or 1 ruble. It was also possible to win a Volga car, which was of much more interest to Soviet lottery fans.
Also during the Soviet era, sports lotteries were very popular - “Sportloto”, “Sportprognoz”. It is believed that these drawings were the first type of bookmaking in the vastness of the USSR. The prizes that buyers of lottery tickets received were often scarce goods - televisions, refrigerators, washing and sewing machines.
Lottery is one of the most popular gambling games where you can win real money. But is it possible to win the lottery in Russia? And is it possible to make money from it?
It's no secret that lottery winners are determined by chance. That is, these are people who managed to pull out a lucky ticket and do not know about it until the numbers are drawn.
In 2016, as many as 3 Americans managed to hit the jackpot in one lottery draw. Powerball". Each participant's winnings amounted to $528 million, and in total they took home $1.5 billion.
It later became known that all three people played Powerball regularly, which allowed them to eventually guess all the numbers.
But is there a lottery in Russia that pays money without cheating? — Let's look at the history of the last big winnings that were paid to the Russians.
Big lottery wins in Russia
Of course, in Russia no one won billions of dollars in the lottery; our victories are much smaller. But this is all due to the fact that tickets are cheaper and people are less willing to participate in lotteries.
It's no secret that the lottery is always in the black, and the jackpot is formed from part of the income from the sale of tickets. But still in Russia there were lottery wins where crazy money was shining.
Stoloto (formerly Gosloto)
Stoloto has a game 6 out of 45, where people who guess the numbers win money. If you match just 6 numbers out of 45, then you automatically hit the jackpot, which sometimes accumulates over years.
In Russia, Stoloto is considered the largest lottery, where every year people appear who rip off large bank, let's look at the latest cases.
- Nikolai from Novosibirsk, who works as a doctor, was able to win a record amount for a lottery in Russia - 358 million rubles! As he explained later: I have been participating in this lottery for several years and stick to my tactics, I did not think that I could win such a big jackpot.
- In 2014, Valery from Omsk became a record holder because he was able to win 184.5 million rubles by guessing all 6 numbers out of 45!
- And in 2009, Albert Begrakyan was able to win 100 million rubles, which was a record at that time. He also regularly participated in circulations and believed in luck!
Russian lotto
Unlike others, " Russian lotto"is a television lottery, where the current jackpot already exceeds 100 million rubles, and the ticket price is 50 rubles.
Most big win in “Russian Lotto” happened a long time ago and it amounted to 29.5 million rubles. He was a young man from Yaroslavl, although his identity was not revealed.
Bingo
Bingo brings up the rear largest lotteries in Russia. Its essence is that you would be the first to match all 15 numbers that come out. There are always many winners in this lottery. That's why apartments and cars are often raffled off.
Do you still doubt that you can win the lottery in Russia? It may not be possible to break a big bank, but it is always possible to recoup the cost of tickets and earn money to buy new ones!
There are quite a few methods and beliefs that lottery players use. The first come up with their own formula, the second guess the date of birth, and the third bet on the same numbers. But what is most effective?
If you look at the last 100-200 draws of one of the lotteries, it will become obvious that different numbers in random order. However, some facts can be noted.
3 rules that have helped many winners:
- You need to choose reliable lottery organizers that are known to everyone (in a good way);
- To increase your chances of winning, choose the 5 out of 36 or 6 out of 45 lottery (where quite a few people have already won);
- Buy tickets regularly in each draw, but without fanaticism (no more than 10 pieces).
One of the last big lottery winners also said that he noticed a trend that popular combinations of numbers “1-30” are chosen more often than others.
Since some people guess different dates, it is therefore worth avoiding these combinations so that if the numbers are guessed, the money will be divided among fewer people.
When looking at the statistics of big lottery wins, you will notice that most of them happened from November to March. That is, at this time there are more participants in the lottery, which makes there a greater chance that someone will hit the jackpot.
Believe me, there are such huge winnings in the lottery that the numbers just don’t fit in your mind. Another question is whether the data on winnings is true, whether fake persons received them, whether they received them at all, etc.
Such stories are needed, at a minimum, so that people continue to buy lottery tickets, feeding the founders of the business.
Today we will talk about the biggest lottery winnings.
Just recently I heard on TV that a Russian family (mother and adult daughter) won 500 million rubles in the lottery, they were photographed for the media, smiling (we are talking about the November 2017 win, Voronezh). And evil commentators echoed - “they are stupid, they will be found and robbed, it’s clear that they are from the village,” “ ex-husband Now he finds out about the situation that has befallen his head and will supposedly come to restore the family, new relatives will appear.”
But I had other thoughts: “well, a person can’t win 500 million rubles in our country... and he can’t win abroad either... especially a billion dollars. And if anyone got such a prize, it would probably be “dummy people,” but they look too simple to be dummies.”
Do you believe that a person on the street who buys a random lottery ticket can win huge sums of money, hit the jackpot, as they say?
We see many stories on TV where mere mortals have won lotteries; neighbors give interviews, confirming that these same “Petya and Vasya, Masha and Sasha” from the first floor, always unemployed and cheerful, won a couple of million rubles. And no one expected it, but it got lucky. Usually no one tells us, the viewers, where the newly-made millionaires spent their money, or they provide meager information... However, about several families, especially those who squandered great wealth to nowhere, few details are known. For example, about the family of Nadezhda Mukhametzyanova.
But this is all on the screen, but have you personally had examples when your neighbors “hit the Jackpot”?? I have no. Except that I myself have won several thousand rubles in competitions a couple of times, but this is not a lottery. Among my friends, including those who actively buy lottery tickets, there is not a single one who has won. I don’t know whether it’s true or fiction that it’s possible to win, but a person, especially a Russian, will always hope for chance and luck more than anything else.
Let's talk about the largest lottery winnings among Russians.
Yuri Ivanov from Tolyatti won about 1 million rubles. As the hero says, he has been buying tickets regularly for 23 years, and he dreamed of the winning ticket numbers in a dream. Well, this story is quite capable of cheering up those who have spent several salaries on lottery tickets and half their lives waiting for a prize - wait, perhaps there is still more to come!
A resident of the village of Vargashi, Kurgan region, won 1 million rubles, and became the luckiest villager who hit the jackpot in lotteries, because before that, residents of the outback had not received more than 200 thousand rubles.
Alexander Osterenko from Samara region won 2.5 million rubles in 2011.
A Russian Railways passenger once won 11 million rubles on a passenger ticket, they searched for him for two weeks. Yes, according to the media, this is possible - winning a multimillion-dollar sum just by buying a Russian Railways ticket. A little later, another lucky person from Russian Railways won 8 million rubles.
On December 30, 2001, Nadezhda Mukhametzyanova, with her husband and children, won 29 million rubles in the Bingo Show. At the same time, as sources say, the spouses bought two apartments and two cars with the winnings, but they spent a lot of money on drinking and slot machines. The cars broke down after accidents, the apartment burned down in a fire, the wife died a few years later from a trophic ulcer, and the husband lives unsociable in the second apartment with his sons.
In 2009, Moscow resident Evgeny Sidorov won 35 million rubles in the Gosloto lottery. The man spent his winnings very wisely: he left with his family for his homeland, in the Lipetsk region, and organized his own farm and production for breeding carp.
100 million rubles went to Albert Begrakyan from St. Petersburg in 2009 (“Gosloto 6 out of 45”), Of these, the lucky one built a hotel for 16.5 million rubles, bought real estate, a car, and helped his relatives.
In 2015, a resident of Kaliningrad won 126.9 million rubles in the mobile phone lottery.
In 2014 (“Gosloto 6 out of 45”) Omsk resident Valery T won 184 million rubles. His lottery bet was 810 rubles.
In the same 2014, a certain Mikhail from N. Novgorod won 200 million rubles.
In 2016, a resident of Novosibirsk hit the jackpot in the Gosloto lottery with as much as 358 million rubles, The lucky guy kept his name secret.
At the end of autumn 2017, a pensioner from Voronezh won 506 million rubles in the Stoloto lottery(although earlier they said it was a man). And this is the biggest lottery win in Russia. People comment on this event in different ways, and that now the grandmother will have to hide, otherwise, out of stupidity, she appeared on TV, that they will be persecuted, and others write:
“Don’t worry, no one will hide anywhere, because there was no woman from Voronezh who won 500 million rubles. This lottery is promoting itself so that fools1 buy tickets more actively. Do you really think that an ordinary person can win 500 million rubles?”
“They found a grandmother from a remote Siberian village, gave her 50 thousand or whatever she needed, called her by a different name and now, buy our tickets to NG, what kind of PR they did for themselves throughout the country, how they will increase sales2.
“Yes, there is no 500 million. And this grandmother was paid 20 thousand. For this number on TV. Now she sits in the village of Glukharevo and no one will find her....”
There were several well-known cases when big wins(26 million rubles) were not given to the Russians, for example, one person has been trying to get his winnings released for several years to no avail.
And now about the biggest ones lottery winnings in the world.
In 2000, the American received $363 million.
In 2002, a West Virginian ripped off D jackpot of $314.9 million.
Colombian Juan Rodriguez, who worked as a watchman, won $149 million in 2004.
In 2004, a US citizen won $209 million.
In 2005, the American won $340 million.
In 2006, the American won $230 million.
In 2006, again in America, the winnings were $365 million.
In 2008, an 84-year-old Missouri retiree won $254 million.
In 2007, Mega Millions gave away $390 million.
In 2013, three US residents won $488 million, the prize was divided among three.
In 2014, a California retiree hit a $425 million jackpot.
In 2012, two US residents won $587 million each, the prize was divided in half.
A Florda resident won $590 million in 2013. At that time, such a jackpot became a record.
In 2012, Mega Millions gave away as much as $640 million!! The prize was shared by two lucky winners.
Well, now this is an unrealistic amount!! And to be honest, I don’t believe that it went to ordinary people.
In 2016, the world's largest winnings occurred in the Powerball lottery - $1 billion 586 million, which went to three lucky ones, half a billion dollars each.
So far the records for the world and for Russia are as follows: in Russia the biggest win was 500 million, in the world 1.5 billion dollars for three.
In Russia, only 1% of the population plays lotteries, while for example in France, the USA, 65-70% of the population plays.
Is it true. That's how long I don't go to the post office - half the line is buying lottery tickets. I can’t imagine how things are going in France then, if there are 70 times more lottery fans there than here.
One of the problems with quick wins is that they are ephemeral. Gifts of fate, “freebies” disappear as quickly as they appear. And the millions that have fallen on our heads sometimes bring more troubles than joy. For example, a person who did not know the value of earning money does not know how to behave with it, he begins to spend everything chaotically or is afraid of it. Families break up, people become greedy and evil. But of course good examples There is. When people used their winnings in a profitable business, but for this it was necessary that the person initially had business experience and knew how to earn money. And everyone who lived by drinking and partying - they spent it all on them...
« A person has a material threshold: the amount of money that he is used to managing. It is installed subconsciously. As a rule, income increases gradually: the salary is increased - the psyche has adapted to the increase. And when a huge sum falls from the sky, it is too much work for the body. A person simply does not know how to manage that kind of money. Doesn't know what to do with them. It becomes a burden rather than a happiness.
Plus, distant relatives and old acquaintances begin to show up. This is additional stress. And here mechanisms that are not subject to consciousness come into play. You're just trying your best to get rid of money. That is why such winnings often simply go down the drain. Or even worse - they get drunk very quickly. This makes it easier. It is almost impossible to cope with such stress on your own. It’s better to seek help from professional psychologists.”
Of course, I would like to say - someone is lucky, I wish it were like that, at least a couple of million just like that!!! But as the sage said, it is better to teach a person to fish than to give it to him... Those who do not know how to catch will eat and be hungry again, and those who know how to catch will always be full.
Excerpt from an old man's dialogue Soviet film, when a Sportloto ticket cost 60 kopecks and the maximum winnings were 20 thousand rubles:
“Win or win, what difference does it make? That's not the point! And the fact is that for 60 kopecks I have hope of winning 10 or 20 thousand rubles!!!”
How to win the lottery? A bad soldier is one who does not dream of becoming a general. To paraphrase, we get: “Everyone who buys a lottery ticket dreams of hitting the big jackpot.” What are the chances of winning? And in general, is there any point in buying tickets in the hope of winning? And the most important question that concerns most players is whether there are strategies to increase their chances when playing. Read on and find out everything.
The biggest winnings in Russia and the world
First, let's look at how much money people have won in lotteries here and abroad.
Winning a big jackpot in the lottery is unlikely, but quite realistic. And many “lucky ones” are proof of this. Having received several million by chance, they immediately changed their lifestyle, achieving a fairly stable financial situation that helped them live life to the fullest and not think about where and how to make money. It is these examples of winners that push most people to buy lottery tickets in the hope of catching luck by the tail.
The biggest winnings in Russia
So, who are these lottery winners?
951 thousand in 2008 was won by a resident of Tolyatti. According to him, he has been buying lottery tickets for 23 years. During this time, he developed his own strategy for guessing numbers. But strangely enough, the right combination came to him in a dream. After receiving the winnings, he said that he would continue to play lotteries.
A resident of a small village in the Kurgan region has become exactly a million richer. Luck smiled on him in January 2008. He instantly became the richest guy in the village and an eligible bachelor.
In 2011, the jackpot went to the Samara region. A 27-year-old resident, having spent only 100 rubles on a purchase, became richer by as much as 2.5 million. The money was spent on purchasing real estate.
4 million - that’s exactly the amount she won married couple from the Samara region. They spent all the money on a good cause - building a church.
A resident of Ufa won 30 million on New Year's Eve - December 30, 2001. At that time it was the largest win in Russia. A total of 6 tickets were purchased, one of which became lucky. Not only the whole of Ufa, but also the country learned about the record winnings. A heap of money that unexpectedly fell from the sky turned the family's head. Funds began to be spent thoughtlessly: alcohol, gambling, entertainment. As a result, 10 years after winning, the family spent almost all the money and began to live almost as modestly as before the significant date.
35 million went to a Moscow resident in 2009. A little more than 500 rubles were spent on tickets. The man used this money to start a business in the village where he was from.
Albert Bagrakyan, a resident of a St. Petersburg suburb, won 100 million rubles in 2009. A native of Armenia who emigrated to Russia in 2001, he did not hide his name or appearance. Moreover, 2 years after winning, he gave a detailed interview to the press - how much and on what he spent all his winnings.
The money was spent on building a hotel, purchasing and finishing several apartments, and purchasing premium cars (for myself and relatives). 2 million was donated to charity. Albert lent about 12 million to his friends. By the way, almost no one returned the debt to him. Well, the rest of the money went to pay taxes.
The winnings of 184 million went to a resident of Omsk in February 2014. The man spent 810 rubles on a lucky purchase. It is unknown how his fate turned out, but he planned to go to live in warmer climes, buying a house on the seashore.
The largest lottery win in Russian history was 358 million rubles. This happened during the Gosloto draw in February 2016. The winner, a resident of Novosibirsk, for obvious reasons, decided not to advertise his identity.
The biggest lottery winnings in the world
The biggest winnings in Russia are hundreds of millions. The situation is similar in the world, only the amounts here are calculated in dollars (euros, pounds). As a result, in absolute numbers, lottery winnings in developed countries can bring lucky people 50-100 times more than in our country. The explanation is quite simple - the cost of lottery tickets abroad is many times higher and the circulation of sold out lotteries is tens of times higher than in Russia, so we get phenomenal prize funds.
- 425 million went to a California pensioner in 2014. It is noteworthy that the grandfather did not tell the lottery organizers about his victory for almost a whole month. He showed up to claim his winnings on April Fool's Day, April 1, wearing a Star Wars-themed T-shirt with the inscription "May the luck of the Jedi be with me."
- $488 million was played among 3 participants in 2013.
- $587 million in 2012. The prize fund was shared by 2 winners.
- 590 million went to a Florida resident in the 2013 jackpot drawing. This is the largest win that went to one winner.
- $640 million in 2012. The winnings were divided between 3 lucky winners.
The largest jackpot was won in 2016. The total amount was (and this is no joke) a mind-blowing 1.5 billion dollars!!! It was shared among three winners. Each received $528 million.
Money generator - what's inside
The lottery is a clearly structured business based on people’s desire to get rich quickly and on simple mathematical statistics. The lottery organizers form prize fund from cash proceeds from ticket sales. Moreover, this amount is never equal to the proceeds from the sale. A certain part, usually half, immediately goes to current expenses (maintaining current activities, printing tickets, distribution, employee salaries, advertising and others) and, of course, into the pockets of the organizers, in the form of net profit.
It turns out that only part of the money goes to the drawing. And if only half. In some lotteries, the share of cash prizes drawn is only 35-40% of all funds collected during the draw. The result is an initially unfavorable prospect for the participants. This is called negative mathematical expectation. When the invested amounts are obviously greater than the total prize fund. This is exactly what almost all gambling games are built on. A striking example- roulette in a casino. But playing in a casino is more profitable than buying lottery tickets.
Simplified, the lottery can be represented as the following picture. 3 people invest 10,000 rubles each and want to play the 30 thousand received among themselves. Winner takes all. To do this, they invite an independent point guard. For his services, he takes 15 thousand for himself. As a result, the “lucky” person will only get the remaining 15 thousand rubles. It's stupid, isn't it? But it is the role of such an intermediary, distributing winnings, that is performed by the lottery, represented by its organizers.
The only advantage is the accumulating jackpot, which can be carried over to the next drawing, gradually increasing in size. As a result, it can significantly exceed the amount of tickets sold in the circulation.
Types of lotteries
From all the variety of possibilities presented at common man could blow the roof off. There are 2 simple tips here:
- Play only domestic lotteries, so as not to go to another country to receive your winnings.
- Select only the most popular draws. Firstly, this is to talk about the honesty of the organizers. Secondly, they usually have a very substantial prize pool.
Conventionally, all lotteries can be divided into 2 categories:
Instant
The simplest ones. The result can be seen immediately after purchasing a ticket. Information about winning (or not winning) is already indicated on the ticket. Simply wipe off the protective layer. Small prizes, usually up to 3 - 5 thousand, can be obtained immediately without leaving the cash register - at the point of purchase. For large ones you need to contact the organizers. There is only one drawback - the possibility of manipulation of the prize fund by the organizer, namely large winnings. Winning tickets may simply not go on sale or may be available in smaller quantities.
There is another nuance. Organizers, when releasing tickets for sale, cannot accurately determine in advance what percentage of the circulation will be sold: 100, 50 or just 20%. A prize tickets For a certain amount you need to print in advance. There are, of course, certain data based on past sales statistics. But so that it doesn’t turn out that the prize fund in the circulation was 10 million, and only 2 million worth of tickets were sold and purchased winning tickets was 3 million, the organizers are hedging their bets by reducing the number and amount of winning tickets to a very modest figure.
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- with the opportunity to play several games for free
The advantage is a fairly high probability of loss happy tickets. And although the size of such winnings is very small (usually 5-10 times the cost of the ticket), there are a lot of them.
circulation
More popular compared to instant ones. They, in turn, are divided into 2 types. Some already have a set of numbers printed on them. In others, the participant is given the right to choose his favorite combinations of numbers. And although the probability of winning in both cases is the same, it is the latter that is preferred by avid fans of practical jokes, when you can influence the results yourself (or so they think).
Chances of winning the lottery
Everyone who buys a coveted lottery ticket hopes to hit the jackpot. Well at least win a large sum money. What are the real chances of winning? What is the probability of winning the lottery?
If you take such popular lotteries as 5 out of 36 or 6 out of 45, then the probability of winning directly depends on the number of numbers in the draw. If the probability of matching just 2 numbers is 1 in 8 in the “5 out of 36” lottery, then to get the main prize you need to guess all 5 numbers. And here the probability of choosing the right combinations decreases by almost 50 thousand times and amounts to 1: 376,992.
The chances of winning in various lotteries depend on the number of numbers guessed and the range of numbers participating in the drawing. Increasing just one number for the main prize draw immediately reduces the probability of winning by tens of times.
An anecdote on topic.
Old Abram asked God every day in his prayers:
God! Help me win the lottery!
A month, a year, 10 years passed. And then one day, kneeling down to pray and asking for help, Abram heard the voice of God:
- Abram! Give me a chance! Buy a lottery ticket at least once!
Here's the math showing the odds of getting winning combinations for the most popular lotteries.
5 out of 36
6 out of 45
7 of 49
It turns out that greatest chance hit the jackpot in Gosloto “5 out of 36”, but the prize fund here is the lowest of the above. The probability of winning the “7 out of 49” lottery is 230 times less, but the prize fund is also more significant.
In order to understand which lottery is most profitable to play, you just need to calculate the probability of winning per invested ruble.
On at the moment The following data is available:
We received the amount of winnings for each invested ruble. But the probability of hitting the jackpot is different for everyone. We need to equalize the chances of winning the main prize for all three lotteries. How to do this? Increase the amount of money invested in 2 other lotteries.
For example. If the chance of winning is 10% with a ticket price of 100 rubles, by spending 200 rubles and buying 2 tickets, we increase the probability of winning to 20%, with an investment of 300 rubles - up to 30%, and so on. Let's do the same with our examples.
The highest probability of winning in Gosloto 5 out of 36 is 1: 376,922. Accordingly, we need to increase investments in other lotteries by purchasing more tickets, thereby leveling the probability for all three draws.
The result was the following data:
The results were quite unexpected. With the same probability of winning, the most profitable lottery turned out to be 5 out of 36. The difference from the last one (7 out of 49) is almost 230 times.
How to win the lottery - 5 effective tricks
Hundreds of studies have been conducted on the topic of increasing the likelihood of winning the lottery. Throughout the history of the existence of this type of drawings, everyone, from ordinary players to scientists, has been trying to find a winning system that allows them to receive guaranteed money. Well, or at least significantly increase the chances of success. Thousands of different variations have been developed, from simple to the most complex, using the latest computer technology.
But as time has shown, it is impossible to create a profitable system. The chances of winning by choosing numbers using your own algorithms and those placed in random order are the same. And it doesn’t matter whether you bought a lottery ticket for the first time in your life or have been playing for 20 years, everyone has the same chances.
The probability of a person being hit by lightning is 1 in 600,000. This is tens of times lower than the probability of hitting the jackpot. But people play... and win!!!
However, do not rush to get upset. There are a number of techniques and tricks that allow you to gain some advantage over other players. We need to make a reservation right away. They will not affect the probability of winning in any way; they will not make it higher or lower. Everyone has the same chances. But you can achieve a significant increase in potential winnings for the same money spent.
When some people buy tickets for 100 rubles, hoping to win 5-10 thousand or even 30 million, with the same money you will be able to get amounts 2 - 10 - 50 times higher.
Game against everyone
On the ticket you need to choose the numbers that other participants use the least. The meaning of the strategy is that when winning combinations with popular numbers appear, the prize is divided between several participants. It could be 2, 100 or 1000 people. If a combination with unpopular numbers comes up, then a much smaller number of people will participate in the division. In some cases, the number of people winning can be reduced tens of times with one winning category. And it is better to divide the prize among 5 people than among 50 or even 100.
What numbers to choose? Let's go from the opposite. The range from 1 to 31 occurs 70% more often than others. This is due to the habit of people to associate everything with significant dates, first of all this is, of course, a birthday: 12 months in a year, 31 days in a month, year of birth - numbers from 0 to 10.
The numbers 6 and 13 are considered bad.
Even numbers are chosen less frequently than odd numbers.
Another pattern is that most people choose numbers that are not next to each other on the ticket: neither horizontally nor vertically. According to probability theory, all numbers have exactly the same chance of being drawn. Whether it’s 1,2,3 or 5, 15,27,31, the system doesn’t care.
Numbers from the first half of ten (21, 33, 14) are chosen a little more often than from the last half (28, 19, 29, 46).
By choosing unpopular numbers and combinations, you can increase the size of your potential winnings several times at once.
Increased main prize
Another way to increase your chances of winning is to not win the jackpot. The amount increases with each draw and, accordingly, the amount of winnings for each invested ruble becomes higher. Therefore, in such draws it is better to buy lottery tickets for a larger amount.
Example. Every week you participate in a drawing of 5,000 million rubles by buying one ticket for 100 rubles. For several months, the main prize was not won and amounted to 100,000 million rubles. Since the probability of winning in all draws is the same, but the winning amount has increased 20 times, it is more advisable to buy not one, but several tickets each draw.
It is better not to buy tickets at all (and save money) until the prize fund increases several times. And at the moment of its strong increase, use the accumulated money to buy 10-20-30 tickets at a time. After the lucky one is decided, we again go into “hibernation” and save money until the right moment.
Distribution circulation
If during the year no one was able to win the main prize, then a distribution draw is held. This is required by law.
If the main winner is still undecided, then the entire jackpot is distributed among all participants who received any winning combinations in appropriate proportion. Conventionally, if the prize fund was 50 million and the main prize was 200,000 million, then real gain everyone grows 5 times at once.
Experienced players always participate in such circulations. After all, this real chance You get a lot more for the same money.
Same combination
Instead of constantly inventing new combinations of numbers with each new draw, you need to select the desired set for yourself in advance and use it in all future draws. And then all that remains is to wait for a happy occasion. Experienced players can also analyze the archive of past winnings and eliminate all previously repeated combinations. And from the remaining ones, choose the one you need. The probability of getting similar combinations a second time is very unlikely, especially those consisting of 5-6 digits.
Faith in luck
This is not a scientific method, rather a psychological one. But it’s not for nothing that they say: “Thoughts are material” or “To become a millionaire, you need to feel like a million.” There is an opinion that everything in the world is interconnected: thoughts, emotions, actions. And your behavior and attitude directly affect your life. There are many examples in life when a person’s desires or fears materialized. This is all very interestingly described in the film “The Secret”. For those who haven't seen it, I recommend watching it.
Therefore, when buying lottery tickets, you don’t need to say to yourself: “I’ll lose, it’s not scary, it’s not a big loss. The ticket costs only 100 rubles.” Think positively, sincerely believe in luck and you will be happy.
An anecdote on topic.
The teacher says: “Children, there is no God! Let's show him the sky!” All the children show, only Moishe is missing.
Teacher: “Moishe! Why don't you show it?
Moisha: “Marya Ivanovna! If there is no God, then who should we show it to? And if it exists…..why show it then?”
Tax on winnings
Few people think about taxes when buying lottery tickets. And by the way, timely payment is the responsibility of every citizen. At least that’s what is written in the Russian tax code. We will leave it up to the “lucky” ones who received the winnings to pay or not to pay. But it doesn’t hurt to know why and how much you need to pinch off from your winnings in favor of the state.
Absolutely all types of winnings are subject to taxation. But here they are divided into 2 types.
- Risk-based, betting and associated with direct costs to participants. We are talking here primarily about buying lottery tickets. All winnings received are taxed at a rate of 13%. And it doesn’t matter what amount you won: 100 million or 100 rubles.
- Incentive lotteries. These are sweepstakes related to the promotion of their products. Usually carried out in stores, hypermarkets and large companies, in order to attract new customers and increase their trust. The prizes are usually not money, but various gifts, trips and other goods. This whole thing is taxed at a rate of as much as 35% of the value of the winnings.
Winning amounts up to 4 thousand rubles are not subject to taxation. This amount also falls under the category of tax deductions and reduces the total amount of taxes. That is, for example, you won a phone for 10,000 rubles, then a tax of 35% must be paid not on the full amount, but on a reduced amount of 4 thousand. As a result, the tax will be 35% of 6,000 rubles - 2,100. And not 3,500 rubles.
How to pay tax?
There are only 2 options: lucky or unlucky.
Usually, lottery organizers are tax agents and themselves transfer the necessary amounts to the budget for you. You receive your winnings minus the withheld tax. In this case, you are lucky (if you did not want to pay taxes, then you are unlucky).
The second option is to pay money to the budget yourself. To do this, you need to fill out a declaration and submit it to tax office at your place of residence and, of course, transfer money to the budget.
In conclusion
Statistics say that everyone has an equal chance of winning. And influence the probability of falling out winning numbers impossible. The only leverage available to players is the ability to change the size of the potential winnings, when for the same money you can win much larger sums than other players.
This is especially true for regular players who regularly buy lottery tickets and have some statistics on winnings. Following simple tips will allow them to buy tickets to right time, in more profitable lotteries and profitable draws.
For example, if a player buys one ticket for 100 rubles every week over the course of a year, he wins a total of 3,000 rubles small winnings, then using the above tips, it is quite possible to increase the winning amount several times at similar costs.
The priority rules are the selection of lotteries and draws with the largest winnings for each invested ruble, or playing against the crowd, choosing the most unpopular combinations of numbers on the ticket.