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To obtain it, many people imagine winning a large sum of money in the lottery. But is it so easy to win?

Are there strategies and secrets that can really increase your chances of hitting the lotto jackpot? And which lottery to choose? Let's try to answer these and other questions in the article.

What are the chances of winning the lottery?

To answer the first question posed, let us turn to the theory of probability, or more precisely, to combinatorics.

To do this, we will need a formula that allows us to determine the number of possible combinations of the number of numbers we are interested in:

C = n! / (k! x (n – k)!)

This formula is used when the order of the numbers is not important. n is total number elements, k is the sample that interests us, ! – the factorial sign, which is placed after the value and means the product of all ordinal numbers from 1 to this value inclusive (for example: 4! = 1x2x3x4 = 24).

For example, let's calculate the probability of winning jackpot in the popular lottery “Sportloto 6 out of 49”.

Because we are interested main prize, which is awarded to the winner for correctly guessing six numbers, using the above formula we determine the number of all possible different combinations of 6 balls out of 45, without taking into account the order of their appearance.

Substitute the corresponding values ​​into the formula:

C = 49!/(6!x(49 – 6)!) = 49!/(6!x43!) = (44x45x46x47x48x49)/(1x2x3x4x5x6) = 13’983’816

Considering that we are only interested in one winning combination, the probability of winning will be 1 in 13,983,816. There is no point in converting this value into a percentage; it will still be millionths of a percent - it’s even clearer this way.

John Hay suggests assessing how low this probability is. In the book “Pressing Your Luck” he makes the following interesting comparison.

According to statistics, the probability of death healthy person average age over the next year is 1 in 1000. It turns out that the probability of dying in the next hour is 1 in 8,760,000.

So, if you buy a ticket an hour before the drawing starts, you are more likely to die than win the jackpot.

Now imagine that you buy 10 tickets every week and constantly choose the same 10 different combinations.

How many years does it take on average to hit the jackpot at least once? Based on the obtained probability value, this will take approximately 17 thousand years.

Of course, the theory of probability does not negate the fact that this event can happen in the next few years, since the probability value is the same throughout the entire time period.

But what is the percentage of a time period of, say, 10 years compared to 17,000? Only 0.06%, which is quite insignificant, and, therefore, the likelihood of such an event is extremely low.

Here are the results of calculating the probability of winning the main prize using the above formula for popular Russian and foreign lotteries:

Lottery	Probability
Gosloto 5 out of 36 (Russia)	1 in 376’992
Gosloto 6 out of 45 (Russia)	1 to 8’145’060
	1 in 59’325’280
	1 in 139’838’160
	1 in 139’838’800
	1 in 175’223’510
	1 in 175’711’536

Important!

Lottery

Probability Gosloto 5 out of 36 (Russia) 1 in 376’992 Gosloto 6 out of 45 (Russia) 1 to 8’145’060 Eurojackpot (European Union) 5 out of 50 + 2 out of 10 1 in 59’325’280 La Primitiva (Spain) 6 out of 49 + 1 out of 9 1 in 139’838’160 EuroMillions (European Union) 5 out of 50 + 2 out of 12 1 in 139’838’800 Powerball (USA) 5 out of 69 + 1 out of 26 1 in 175’223’510 Mega Millions (USA) 5 out of 75 + 1 out of 15 1 in 175’711’536

So are there ways or methods to increase the probability of winning?

Considering that the number drops in each new draw represent independent events, then there are no other ways than to purchase more tickets or take advantage of the opportunity to make detailed bets (if provided for by the rules), does not exist.

Important! Many people try to take into account the statistics of previous draws in order to determine the most likely numbers to appear in the next draw, which have not been drawn for a long time, or, on the contrary, those that appear too often. Keep in mind that this method is ineffective since there is no dependency.

This was proven in 2009 by the Bulgarian lottery, in which the same 6 numbers out of 42 appeared with a difference of 4 days (in random order, of course).

Most people did not believe in such a coincidence, because the probability of this event is 1 in 27.5 trillion. But a thorough check, which was carried out under the control of the authorities, did not reveal any fraud.

In order to be able to judge how much the numbers deviate from the so-called normal distribution considered in statistics, a very large distance is needed - that is, conducting a large number of practical tests, which in the case of lotteries is measured at least in billions.

Types of lotteries

There are 2 main types of lotteries - instant and draw, which differ in the following parameters:

• time;
• schematic diagram of the draw;
• size prize fund.

Instant

A good example instant scratch lottery games

The name of such lotteries speaks for itself - the outcome of the game is determined immediately after the required action is completed.

Thus, their main advantage is that there is no need to wait for the circulation to take place. All you need to do is purchase a ticket at a retail outlet and open it in front of the seller.

If the cash prize is small, then, as a rule, you will receive your winnings immediately on the spot.

Otherwise, you will have to contact the organizer's office. Alternatively, the ticket can be opened later, and if it is a winner, then, depending on the amount, contact either any lottery distributor or the address indicated on the ticket.

In most cases, these are scratch lotteries - you scratch off the protective layer to determine whether the ticket is a winning one or not. Some of these lotteries are “win-win”.

This means that if you erase the fields by guessing the places with winning values, you will receive the corresponding prize in cash or in goods.

A less common subtype of these lotteries is when the ticket needs to be opened in a certain way (remove the tear-off parts or tear and unfold).

Important! Before you take any action, read the lottery rules on the back of your ticket or check with the seller, otherwise you risk ruining the ticket. The fact is that many lotteries have sections that should never be opened. They are needed to verify the authenticity of the ticket by the organizers in case of winning a prize. If their integrity is violated, the ticket is invalid.

In instant lotteries, the prizes are fixed - they are set before the start of sales and in most cases cannot be changed. Compared to lotteries, the main prizes are usually not that big.

Another disadvantage is considered by some to be the opacity of this type of lottery, since it is impossible to control whether tickets with large prizes were released for sale. You also cannot be 100% sure that big wins will go to random people.

circulation

Such lotteries involve holding a drawing on a fixed date and time. You can also purchase lottery tickets at specialized retail outlets or online (if the organizer provides such an option).

In this case, two types of tickets are possible: with pre-provided combinations of numbers or those that the buyer fills in independently.

The latter, as a rule, attract more attention from players, since they are given the chance to “make their own destiny” on their own.

Depending on the drawing scheme, during the draw you either need to simply observe what numbers come up (lotteries like “6 out of 45”, “5 out of 36”, etc.), or cross them out on the ticket to determine whether whether it is winning (draws like “Keno”, “ Russian lotto", etc.).

The main advantage of such lotteries over instant ones is– an increasing jackpot, which depends on the number of participants in the drawing and the results of previous drawings.

If the jackpot long time no one rips it off, then with each drawing the number of tickets participating in the drawing increases, as many try to buy more of them in order to increase the likelihood of winning.

Thus, the main cash prizes in lotteries are larger than in instant lotteries.

The main disadvantage of lotteries– this is, as a rule, a low probability of winning large prizes, which is determined by their rules.

Which one to choose?

The choice of lottery depends on which drawing scheme you prefer. Some people don’t have the patience to wait for the draw and prefer instant lotteries.

Some people, on the contrary, enjoy the anticipation of an upcoming event or the drawing process, which can last from several minutes to an hour.

Carefully! Due to high risks, we do not recommend purchasing tickets for foreign lotteries online, since they are often not international. Despite the fact that the intermediaries who buy the ticket (if they buy it at all) will assure you that if you win, they will independently solve the formalities associated with receiving the winnings, paying taxes and transferring money to your account minus their reward, in fact there are no There can be no guarantees, since no contract is signed with them.

The maximum that the judicial authorities will force the intermediary to do when filing a claim is to return the amount you transferred for the ticket.

From Russian lotteries, you can safely choose any of the following - they are all large and time-tested:

• Gosloto;
• Sportsloto;
• Housing Lottery;
• Russian Lotto;
• golden horseshoe;
• 6x36.

The biggest prizes– in lotteries where you need to guess combinations of numbers (Sportloto and various types Gosloto). The jackpot in them reaches several tens of millions of rubles.

Best Game Techniques

Let us list the methods that are applicable in lotteries. Some of them increase the chances of winning, and some are simply a possible way of choosing numbers, but, nevertheless, have a logical basis.

Psychological

The point of this method is that if you are unable to increase your chances of opposing the lottery drum (due to the fixed rules that you have to agree with), then direct your efforts to fight against competitors - the same participants in the system.

Try to realize the advantage as follows. Analyze which numbers from the range available for selection players will choose more often.

For example, if it is a “6 out of 49” lottery, then people may be more likely to cross out numbers from 1 to 31, choosing dates that are important to them - days of the month. On the contrary, you can take most numbers from the range 32-49.

This method will not increase your chances of winning, but if your combination of numbers turns out to be winning, you will not have to share the prize with anyone.

Numerological

This method also does not affect the probability of winning, but it will help you select numbers for the upcoming draw. Essentially the opposite of the psychological method.

For example, choose numbers based on your date of birth. For example, if you were born on November 15, 1976 and you need 5 numbers for the “5 out of 36” lottery, then you already have 2 ready numbers – 11 and 15.

Since 76, and especially 1976, is not suitable, according to the rules of numerology, reduce a complex number to a simpler one by sequentially adding the numbers from which it consists: 1+9+7+6=23 (if desired, simplify further: 2+3= 5). Now you have your third number.

Use the fourth number to select the date of birth, which is calculated by casting full date to a single digit number: 1+5+1+1+1+9+7+6=31; 3+1=4.

The fifth number will be serial number day of the week you were born. Since it was Monday, the number will be 1.

Thus, if you plan to buy multiple tickets, use combinations of the numbers received:

• 1,4,11,15,23;
• 1,5,11,15,31;
• 1,4,5,11,15, etc.

You can also convert your name to numbers. Let's say your name is Andrey. If we assign a serial number from 1 to 33 to each letter of the alphabet, we get the following values: 1, 15, 5, 18, 6 and 11. For the “5 out of 36” lottery, you can make a combination of these numbers, except for one of them.

In the case of the alphabet, the disadvantage of this method is that the numbers 34, 35 and 36 cannot be obtained.

Participation in a lottery syndicate

Lottery syndicate

A syndicate does not mean any organization, but a group of people who have united to form a common budget for the purchase of lottery tickets. E

If everyone invests equally, then, accordingly, if one ticket is won, the money received is also divided equally between the participants.

If the contributions were unequal, then everyone will receive a share in accordance with the contribution to the overall event.

This scheme increases the chances of winning for an individual person, but the amount received in hand also decreases accordingly.

But we can probably live with this, given the size of the jackpot. As they say, when the jackpot hits, there is enough money for everyone!

So that they don't arise later conflict situations related to the division of the prize, develop and agree on the rules of the syndicate in advance.

Important! Do not lend or allow anyone to lend money to other syndicate members to purchase additional tickets, so that later there will be no disputes about who owns a share of them.

When inviting a new member, make it clear to them in advance the mandatory rules that they must agree to before joining the group.

Multi-circulation method

The method is that from circulation to circulation you fill out tickets based on a pre-developed strategy from which you cannot deviate.

This method will make it easier to participate in the lottery, since you won’t have to rack your brain every time about which numbers to choose.

And this is justified, given that any combination is equally likely to appear. You need to wait for the moment when one of your combinations “shoots”.

Participation in distribution circulations

Participation in draws with a prize fund that has been accumulated but not played out during the year does not increase the probability of winning - it remains the same, but due to the added money at the end of the series, you can get a more tangible win.

Moreover, payouts are possible even for partially guessed combinations.

Game with expanded bet

If lottery rules and financial capabilities allow, play with expanded bets, when on a ticket for an additional fee you can already cross out, for example, not 5 numbers out of 36, but 10. Such a ticket, of course, will cost more, but the chances of winning also increase .

Important! Before making such a bet, find out whether it will be justified if you guess fewer numbers, so that you can get back at least part of the money spent if you do not win the jackpot. For example, if we are talking about the “5 out of 36” lottery, look at previous draws to see what payouts occur when you guess 4 or 3 numbers.

The best lotteries in Russia

Let's look at the features of the most popular and major lotteries Russia, which are listed above.

Sportsloto

The famous brand, whose history began in 1970, was returned in its original form “6 of 49” in 2011.

Since 2013, draws began to be held three times a day - on the website of the organizer of the Stoloto company.

According to the lottery formula, To win the jackpot, which is at least 5 million rubles, you need to guess 6 numbers.

The largest prize in the history of the game was 40 million rubles.

For 5 and 4 numbers smaller winnings are provided. For 3 correctly guessed numbers, the winning amount is fixed - 150 rubles. The cost of a standard ticket is 20 rubles. Detailed bets are allowed.

During the existence of the lottery in the USSR, as well as in our time, there have been many attempts to find winning strategy. Some proposed options were published in the media.

For example, in 1980, the journal Science and Life described the strategy for playing against the crowd described above.

But most strategies are based on statistical analysis previous editions. If you want to follow the same path, then visit the website http://sportloto.pp.ru. The project maintains a database of lottery results and provides tools for analyzing them.

Another lottery of the same brand, which modern rules also began to be held in 2011, called “Keno-Sportloto”. This is an analogue of the world-famous game “Keno”.

According to the rules, you must guess a pre-selected number of numbers from 1 to 10, out of a total number of 80. In this case, the minimum bet is 10 rubles, regardless of the selected number of numbers.

But you can increase the bet size by choosing the coefficient by which to multiply. Its maximum value is 10. The coefficient allows you to increase the size of your winnings. Prizes are fixed and determined according to the payout table.

They depend on:

• number of selected numbers;
• number of numbers guessed;
• selected coefficient.

Maximum possible amount winnings - 10 million rubles, is achieved by using odds of 10 and guessing all 10 numbers. Therefore, in order to increase the winning amount, apply odds.

Gosloto

Large sums are also awarded in Gosloto draws.

The brand offers several types of lotteries:

• "7/49";
• "6/45";
• "5/36";
• "4/20".

But the most popular are “5/36” and “6/45”.

In the last variety in May 2017, it was recorded record winnings in Russia – more than 364 million rubles. In total, over 12 billion rubles have already been drawn using this formula.

The cost of a ticket for a combination of 6 numbers is 100 rubles. A prize is awarded even for 2 correctly guessed numbers. Draws are held twice a day and broadcast on the website Stoloto.ru.

The “5 out of 36” lottery does not have jackpots reaching several hundred millions, but you will become a millionaire faster, since at least once a week someone matches all 5 numbers.

The maximum winnings under this scheme were in 2013 and amounted to more than 47 million rubles. Draws, unlike “6 out of 45,” are carried out more often – 5 times a day. The minimum ticket price is 80 rubles. If two numbers are guessed, its cost is returned.

Russian lotto

The lottery, popular among the population, has been running since 1994. When drawing, numbers are drawn manually - from an opaque bag, in which, before the start of the game, there are 90 barrels with the corresponding serial numbers.

Purpose of the game- complete a certain number of numbers the fastest. The lottery gives away 50% of the proceeds from tickets sold.

The cost of a ticket consisting of two cards of 15 numbers each is 100 rubles. Each card contains three lines of 5 numbers.

The drawing is carried out in 3 stages. In the first round, the winner is the first to cover any of the lines, in the second - one of the cards, and in the third - two cards.

More often, the circulation is carried out until there are 3-4 barrels left in the bag. The probability that on the 87th move all 30 numbers on the ticket will be closed is 1:3.4, that is, almost 30%. In this case, you will actually only get back the cost of the ticket.

Big prizes are awarded in the early stages of the 2nd and 3rd rounds when the first tickets are won.

In addition to monetary rewards, they can be in the form of:

• apartments;
• country houses;
• cars;
• tourist vouchers.

The circulation is carried out once a week with television broadcast on the NTV channel.

The game provides a jackpot, which will be received by the one who closes any 15 numbers on the ticket in the first 15 moves. The size of the jackpot is already more than 300 million rubles.

Important! In types of lotteries such as Russian Lotto, given that you buy tickets with ready-made combinations, the strategy comes down to choosing the “right” tickets. To increase your chances, avoid repeating numbers on multiple tickets. They must be extremely diverse. This means that it is better to buy them on the organizer’s website in order to choose from a large number of options.

Also keep an eye on the announcements, as draws are held from time to time:

• with an additional draw based on the ticket number;
• in honor of the holiday, when there are 2 barrels left in the bag, which means there will be more winning tickets among the ones you bought;
• with the “Kubyshki” drawing, part of which is won by tickets containing all the numbers that were not drawn in one of the cards;
• with a forced drawing of a jackpot - as for example in 2015, when a jackpot of almost 60 million rubles was drawn.

Accordingly, such circulations will significantly increase the chances of winning.

Housing lottery

The weekly lottery is an analogue of the “Russian Lotto”, only instead of barrels, the drawing uses balls issued by a lottery machine.

In addition to real estate, cash prizes are also awarded. The largest prize was in July 2017 and amounted to 24 million rubles. The ticket price is also 100 rubles.

golden horseshoe

This is another clone of Russian Lotto. But, unlike the latter, in this lottery the draw always ends on the 87th move. The prizes are as varied as in Russian Lotto.

The game provides a super prize of at least 3 million rubles, which increases with each weekly draw.

You will receive it if you close the horizontal line in the first 5 moves (the probability of this event is 1 in 7.3 million). The ticket price is similar to the above-mentioned “brothers” in class.

6x36

The draw of the “6 out of 36” lottery, unlike the above-mentioned Gosloto and Sportloto options, is broadcast on TV in live, which, unlike an online broadcast (with all due respect to the organizer), inspires more confidence in gambling fans.

The minimum jackpot is RUB 3 million. It increases with each circulation, which is held once a week. The rest of the winnings are fixed - from 100 to 20 thousand rubles. Ticket price – 100 rubles.

Popular lotteries in Europe

In Europe, popular multinational lotteries are:

• EuroMillions. The lottery has been running since 1994. On at the moment it is available to citizens of 13 countries, resulting in jackpots of tens of millions of euros. The maximum winnings were in 2011 – 185 million euros. To receive the jackpot (minimum €17 million), you need to match 5 numbers out of 50 plus 2 out of 12, which are determined using an additional lottery machine.
  Ticket costs 2.5 euros(in the UK - 2.5 pounds sterling). The draw is held in Paris 2 times a week and broadcast live on the BBC. According to the rules, either citizens of one of the participating countries or persons staying there and buying a ticket can try their luck in the lottery. While in Russia, you can only purchase a ticket through intermediaries (for example, using the Ventura24.es service).
• Eurojackpot. The second most popular lottery and jackpot size in Europe. Organized in 2004. You need to guess 5 numbers out of 50 plus 2 out of 10. The minimum jackpot is 10 million euros. The list of participants includes 17 countries. The draw is held once a week.
  Ticket price – 2 euros. The rules regarding possible participants are similar. You can watch the circulation live on one of the Finnish TV channels.
• Vikinglotto. The lottery has existed since 1993. 8 Baltic and Scandinavian countries participate in it.
  Ticket price – 1.5 euros. Game scheme – 6 out of 48 + 1 out of 8. Jackpot – at least 3 million euros (odds – 1 in 98 million). The draw is held in Helsinki once a week.

Thus, the drawing scheme of European lotteries differs from Russian ones. The prizes that can actually be won in lotteries abroad are much larger, but we must not forget about the probability of matching all the numbers, which decreases when using two lottery machines.

Online lotteries

With the spread of the Internet, every user has the opportunity to play lotteries held in other countries.

But if you want to participate in such lotteries without being in one of the participating countries, you will have to contact an intermediary, which means that you will constantly overpay for the ticket, thereby reducing mathematical expectation winning.

In addition, you will never be 100% sure of the integrity of the service that provides services for purchasing lotteries.

Important! Before transferring money to an intermediary, make inquiries about him: how long has he been in business and whether there are any negative customer reviews about him. Do not contact the first lottery service that catches your eye in a search engine. Compare several offers - perhaps competitors have better conditions, or there is a promotion that allows you to purchase tickets at a discount.

There are 2 operating schemes for lottery brokers. The first involves intermediary services, when a ticket is purchased for a client (the above-mentioned Spanish service Ventura24.es works on this principle).

Example of an online lottery service

The second scheme is based on the “secondary” lottery model, when the intermediary accepts the client’s bets on the outcome of the draw of the lottery he has chosen, without purchasing a ticket from the corresponding operator.

If the broker wins, he pays the client “out of his own pocket.” And since the winnings can be large, a hedge fund is created to insure risks, which is gradually replenished from the sale of tickets.

Thus, interest is included in the ticket price:

• for probable winnings (up to 50%);
• to pay gambling tax;
• for hedging (from 15%).

An example of such a service is Tipp25.ru (an analogue of the foreign Tipp24.com, which has ceased serving clients from Russia).

You can buy tickets online at Russian lotteries– for example, on the website Stoloto.ru. This is convenient because you don’t have to go anywhere in search of the nearest distribution point.

And in the case of ready-made combinations of numbers provided to choose from, you can slowly conduct analytics and select the tickets that suit you best.

Free online lotteries

If you are not yet ready to spend money on purchasing lottery tickets, then take part in free lotteries online, without requiring any investment. Consider the following options that are free to participate.

"Social Chance"

The lottery is available at: Socialchance.ru. You can take part for the internal currency – “chances”. It takes one chance to fill a ticket.

When registering on the site, up to 6 daily chances are automatically provided. In case of inviting other players and completing simple tasks, additional daily chances are awarded (up to 1000). Chances are renewed every day.

The ticket is filled out by selecting 6 digits from 0 to 9, resulting in a number from 0 to 999999. Your number must match as closely as possible the number “guessed” by the system. This number is generated by the program in advance.

To check honesty before the drawing, you are given the opportunity to download an archive protected with a secret key, which indicates this number. As soon as the drawing takes place, a password will be available to you to open the archive file.

The game is possible in one of two modes:

• When selecting the "In order" mode your numbers must match in a row from right to left, starting from the lowest order. For example, if you chose 734581, and the system number was 935681, then you actually guessed only two orders, starting from the end - 1 and 8.
• In "Any Order" mode matches are considered to be the same numbers in any corresponding digits. In the example, it turns out that you have three matches: 3, 8, and 1.

The size of the win depends on the number of digits guessed. For 1 rank, 1 kopeck is awarded. Further, with each rank, the prize increases tenfold. Therefore, for 6 matching digits you will receive 10,000 rubles.

Once a month there is a drawing for a jackpot in the amount of 1000 rubles, a portion of which (in the ratios of 50%-30%-20%) is given to three players with a top rating.

Withdrawal of money is possible if there is at least 50 rubles in the account.

The main disadvantage of the lottery is small size prizes To get the maximum prize, it turns out that you need to guess the number completely.

Accordingly, the probability of this is one in a million, and the reward is 10 thousand rubles. If this were a lottery for money, then a ticket, in accordance with this probability, without taking into account the organizer’s commission, would cost 1 kopeck (10,000 rubles / 1,000,000).

Lotzon.com

Lotzon service. com provides the opportunity to win real money and merchandise prizes at no cost.

The lottery is carried out according to the formula “6 out of 49”. You can fill out 8 tickets per day, one of which is “gold” - if you win, the prizes are 10 times greater than the usual ones.

You can win even by guessing just one number. It will be 5 points. You can exchange the accumulated points for prizes - from replenishing your phone balance in the amount of 50 rubles to things of various prices (toys, laptops, SLR cameras etc.).

Starting from 2 guessed numbers, cash prizes are awarded - from 30 kopecks and above. For 6 matching numbers on a regular ticket you will receive 300 thousand rubles, and, accordingly, 3 million rubles if the gold one wins.

Winning money can be withdrawn to electronic wallets.

In addition to the lottery, the site hosts several more games, with which you have a chance to get either points or rubles.

The service “keeps afloat” due to advertising placed on the site. Judging by reviews online, winnings are paid out regularly.

Disadvantage of the lottery– small prizes. Even for 4 correctly guessed numbers you will be awarded 30 rubles (if the ticket is simple). The only thing that is encouraging (considering that the lottery is free) is a large prize if you guess 6 numbers.

Lotteries faucets

In addition to free online lotteries, there are many so-called faucets that allow you to win from 5 to 15 kopecks per hour. The rules of the game are simple: by visiting the site (once every 20-30 minutes or hour), you receive a randomly generated number. Depending on the range it falls into, the corresponding winnings are awarded.

Popular cranes of this type:

• PayeerFaucet (15 kop./hour);
• After-Hour (5 kopecks/hour);
• WinRub (2 kopecks/20 min.).

Such services also make money by advertising and attracting traffic. The disadvantage of such lottery faucets is the same - you won’t earn a significant amount with them. Even if you take the maximum, you will receive no more than 108 rubles per month from one service. (0.15x24x30).

The biggest winnings in history

Since the advent of lotteries to this day, more and more new records have been set for the amount of money won.

It would probably be fairer to rank the prizes on a per-person basis, given that a huge jackpot could be shared by multiple players, resulting in each player's share being smaller than previous record highs.

So, the biggest winnings around the world today:

Playing the lottery using magic

If you wish (and most importantly, if you have faith), use magical techniques when participating in the lottery.

For example, some players use the following methods:

• take a talisman with you or wear “lucky” clothes when going to buy tickets;
• purchase lotteries on a predicted date that is favorable and at a favorable time during that day;
• perform a magical ritual before purchasing tickets or before the start of the drawing;
• take into account folk signs(there are many stories related to the fact that a bird shits on a person on the street from above, and he, realizing that this is for money, buys it on the same day lottery ticket and wins a serious prize);
• turn to magicians with the aim of plotting to attract money.

Considering that these actions are individual character, and are also too diverse in application, we will not analyze each of the above practices - let everyone decide for themselves whether they are worth using when playing the lottery or not.

Joel Klaus Method

Developing the topic of using magic, it would not be out of place to mention another method that will be useful when choosing numbers for the upcoming lottery draw, namely – visualization.

1. Go to a separate room and sit in a chair so that the position is most comfortable.
2. Relax and imagine that you are riding on a passenger train.
3. Imagine that a train makes stops at stations with some frequency. There should be as many stops as there are days left before the lottery draw.
4. “Get off” at the last station, go to the kiosk and buy a newspaper in which the results of the drawing are printed. If they are not actually published in newspapers, but are reported on TV, then go to the station building, go to one of the TVs, where the winning numbers will be announced.
5. Return to the platform and take the train in the opposite direction.
6. Stopping at the starting station, complete the visualization.

Of course, this method of “travel to the future” is not suitable for everyone, and no one guarantees the result. However, you can try.

Receiving a prize

If you are lucky and win a lottery prize, then a reasonable question arises: how to get it?

As mentioned above, the method of receiving winnings primarily depends on the amount. If the ranges of winning amounts and options for where they can be received are not given on the back of the ticket, then call the phone number indicated on it.

Or go to the lottery organizer’s website and go to the appropriate section where information is provided:

• about the form in which the winnings can be received (cash, transfer, in the form of the cash equivalent of a commodity prize, etc.);
• where to go to claim the prize you have won (at a retail outlet or operator’s office) and under what conditions (depending on the amount);
• within what time it needs to be done (usually the deadline is 6 months);
• what to have with you (usually the ticket itself or the winning code received in the form of SMS, as well as a passport, which is necessary to fill out a cash register order);
• within what time frame the winnings will be paid if they are very large (the organizer can set rules for installment payments).

Another important point associated with receiving a prize is a tax issue. According to the law, the amount is taxed at a rate of 13% (for non-residents - 30%), and the responsibility for declaring and paying tax falls on the recipient of the winnings.

The declaration must be submitted by April 30 of the following year, and the money must be transferred to the tax authority by July 15 of the same year.

Take action!

Having read the material in the article, you probably already realized that there is no effective method of playing the lottery that can significantly increase your chances of winning.

This is due to the randomness of the drawing process and a huge amount options for its outcome.

And if you have firmly decided to try your luck in the lottery, just approach this matter wisely by consistently following the following steps:

1. Determine for yourself the amount you are willing to spend. At the same time, give yourself the mindset that if you lose, you will not try to win back by buying more and more tickets with each draw.
2. Choose the type of draw that is comfortable for you– that is, an instant or drawing lottery.
3. Within this type, choose a lottery that not only appeals to you from a concept point of view, but also has acceptable conditions in comparison with competing options in the following parameters:
   • ticket price;
   • probability of winning the jackpot;
   • the ratio of the chances of winning side prizes to their amount;
   • ease of receiving winnings.
4. Check out the statistics of previous draws of the selected lottery to get an idea of ​​how often big prizes are won.
5. Search online for reviews of the lottery operator to ensure that the drawings are run fairly.(it is desirable that this is a major organizer who has been working in the market for a long time). If this is a lottery broker, then you need to pay closer attention to studying its reputation. Read the User Agreement section on the reseller's website. And if he does not guarantee essential aspects related to the payment of the drawing, responsibility for technical errors of the service and the resolution of controversial situations, then it is better not to contact him, since the maximum that can be counted on in a negative scenario is a refund ticket.
6. Read all lottery rules carefully, especially if it is foreign, as there may be restrictions on the participation of foreign citizens.
7. Decide on the method of play and the strategy for choosing numbers or tickets. Use the tools discussed in the article, or develop your own game principles. Analyze the statistics of previous drawings to determine the “hot” and “cold” numbers (if you select number combinations for the upcoming drawing they can be used either in different tickets or within one).

Important! Even if you lose in one or several draws in a row, do not immediately change your strategy - continue to test it further, since for the lottery, taking into account the probability of winning it, the distance is important, on the basis of which it will be possible to draw certain conclusions.

Well, the most important thing is to believe in luck! After all, despite the low probability of winning big prizes, people somehow manage to win multimillion-dollar sums by purchasing just one or a few tickets.

Many people buy lottery tickets in hopes of winning big prizes. However, winning statistics show that the chances of hitting the jackpot are extremely low. None of the players knows when he will get lucky. Therefore, lottery companies continue to make profits, and participants increase their participation. And only a few players manage to get a substantial jackpot.

Lotto history

Lotto first appeared in Italy in the 16th century. It immediately became popular throughout the country. In the USSR, lotto was considered family game. Over time, it spread throughout the world. People have the opportunity to win big money.

In Russia, the game began to be accompanied by real cash prizes in 1970. This is how sports lotto was born. Statistics of winnings in sports lotto recorded the largest prize fund in 2013. The participant guessed 10 numbers out of ten. The winning amount was 10 million rubles.

There are cases when a jackpot contender did not come to claim his prize. For example, in Bashkiria a resident won 50 million rubles. and disappeared.

Tickets can be purchased both at kiosks and. If the game is not broadcast or the broadcast was missed, you can check your winnings using the ticket number at the kiosk. When purchasing online, a personal code is issued. In this case, you can check the ticket using the winning code. Almost all lotto games have the same rules.

Statistics of winnings in the Russian lotto show that today there are many satisfied people who guessed the treasured combinations of numbers. But such victories are difficult to predict.

What are the winning statistics for 6 out of 45? The probability of winning is 1 in 8.1 million. But despite this slim chance, people guess these numbers.

What are the stats for winning 7 out of 49? The probability of winning is 1 in 85.9 million. As you can see, hitting the jackpot here is even more difficult.

In Russia, the largest distributor of state lotteries is Stoloto. You can find out where to buy Stoloto tickets on the company’s website.

Gosloto

Today, Gosloto lotteries are the most beloved among Russians. Winning statistics show that 24.4 million tickets were purchased in 2013. Of these, 9.4 million won. More than 50 people received large prizes (over 1 million rubles). Today, statistics on lottery winnings in Russia record 4 new millionaires every month.

The game has two combinations - 5 out of 36 and 6 out of 45. The statistics of winnings in Gosloto 6 out of 45 recorded the jackpot being missed several times. In 2016, a resident from Novosibirsk won more than 358 million rubles, paying only 1,800 rubles for the lotto.

Previously, in 2014, the prize amounted to more than 200 million rubles. A resident of the Volga region spent only 700 rubles. What is the secret of the winning participants? Some people want to find out the logic behind the numbers that were dropped. However, all numbers are random.

Drawings take place twice a day, but are not broadcast. You can check the numbers on the official website. The Ministry of Youth Policy monitors the fairness of the game. The statistics of winnings in the 6 out of 45 lottery show more modest results than those of competitors. However, the prize fund here is much larger.

What are the statistics for winning the 4 out of 20 lottery? The probability of winning is 1 in 23 million. “Four” is the youngest of the Gosloto lotteries. However, she has already managed to gain fans. Almost every third person has a chance to win small money. Statistics of winnings in Gosloto show that already more than 7 billion rubles. paid to the winners.

Russian lotto

Are there statistics on winnings in Russian lotto? The first live broadcast of the lottery took place in 1994. At first, only Moscow residents could participate in it. But since 1996, the game has become all-Russian. The winnings occurred from 1995 to 1996. It was very difficult to purchase then; people stood in line for a long time.

Russian Lotto and Golden Key provide participants with the same chances of winning. However, a lot depends on the number of tickets purchased. In Russian lotto, the probability of winning according to statistics is 1 in 7 million. If the prize fund is not drawn, then with an increase it will go to the next draw.

According to the conditions for winning the jackpot in Russian lotto, any 15 numbers on the ticket must be closed in the first 15 moves. This is why it is so difficult to become the lucky winner of the main prize in any lottery. Winning statistics show that not only mathematical calculations play a big role in this matter, but also simple luck. If you're lucky, you can hit the jackpot in the amount of 100 million rubles.

In cities, people buy tickets more often than in rural areas. Russian Lotto winning statistics by city:

Winners	Region of residence	Winning (RUB)
Raisa Osmanova	Stavropol	2 000 000
Natalia and Vladimir Makeev	Tver region	1 500 140
Tamara Dmitrievna D.	Kursk	1 000 000
Gennady Tsyplukhin	Vladikavkaz	1 000 000
Irina M.	Chuvash	1 000 000
Tatyana Mityaeva	Vladikavkaz	1 000 000
Oksana Timchenko	Novosibirsk	500 000
Ruslan Sadykov	Chelyabinsk	Apartment
Ignatiev family	Chuvash	Apartment
Sergei and Marina Fedorov	Kstovo (Nizhny Novgorod region)	Apartment
Evgeniy and Svetlana Pavlikova	Moscow	Country house
Tolbo Tolboev	Dagestan	Automobile

Statistics of winnings in the Russian Lotto lottery show that the average income of the winner is 100–200 rubles. Small victories give people hope for the big prize.

If you believe the statistics of lottery winnings, then every fourth ticket brings such money. The possibility of acquisition also attracts many participants in sweepstakes. For example, in the Russian and housing lotteries, apartments are often played out along with large cash prizes.

Housing lottery

You can win in the housing lottery:

• country house;
• other object .

Winning statistics include more than 1 thousand houses that were received by participants in the drawings. This is a great chance to get your own home.

The largest prize was awarded in the summer of 2017. In the housing lottery, winning statistics recorded a prize of 24 million rubles. Draws are broadcast every Sunday at 08:20. Ticket price is 100 rubles. Prize amounts usually increase during the New Year.

Other types

During the Soviet era, about 70% played sports lotto. The first program took place in 1974. The drawing's winnings amounted to 5,000 rubles. It was a lot of money back then. The number of tickets sold reached 10 million units. - a record number in the history of the Soviet lottery. When interest began to decline, they decided to give a bonus along with the super prize, i.e. the opportunity to buy a car without waiting in line.

What are the winning statistics in the Golden Horseshoe? The probability of winning is about 33%. Because at the end of the game there are only three barrels left in the bag. The size of the prizes is calculated before the drawing and is 50% of the cost of tickets sold in last edition. Draws take place every week. At the same time, the jackpot amount is 3 million rubles. guaranteed in the Golden Horseshoe lottery. Winning statistics confirm this fact. That is, regardless of the number of tickets sold, the super prize amount does not decrease.

What are the winning statistics for the 6 out of 36 lottery? The probability of winning is 1 in 1.9 million. A lot depends on the number of tickets purchased. The cost of one lottery is 50 rubles. The jackpot size is about 3 million rubles. Winning statistics 6 out of 36 depending on the number of matching numbers:

Numbers	Probability	Winning
2 numbers out of 6	1 to 4, 47	100 rub.
3 numbers out of 6	1 to 23.99	300 rub.
4 numbers out of 6	1 to 298.51	2000 rub.
5 numbers out of 6	1 to 10821.07	20,000 rub.
6 numbers out of 6	1 to 1947792	Super prize

There are many stories of winnings all over the world. Fate smiles on many people. Nobody knows what the next edition might turn out to be for him. Lotto winning statistics recorded a case where a New York resident hit the jackpot twice. While others play all their lives and get nothing significant. Most big win According to statistics, it was in 2017. An American resident won 758.7 million dollars.

Lottery winning statistics show that this is the largest prize in American history on a single ticket.

In Russia, a resident of Sochi hit a jackpot in the amount of 364 million rubles in 2017. As winning statistics show, this is the largest prize in the entire history of the country.

However, the lottery is not the only way where people try their luck. Winning bets is not uncommon these days. In 2012, a Muscovite earned 141 million rubles. guessing the results 15. He bet only 50 rubles.

Today, lotteries are also being played to obtain American citizenship. People from all over the world rely on a Green Card to move to the United States. Only luck helps you qualify for this program. Green Card winning statistics show that the chance of passing decreases every year as the number of applications submitted increases.

After winning

The results can be found on the official website, at a kiosk, or via SMS. If the amount is small, then it can be obtained at the place where the ticket was sold. Winnings are verified by ticket number. When purchasing through prizes up to 100 thousand rubles. sent to an electronic wallet. You can check your ticket using the winning code. The numbers are sent to the participant mobile phone when purchasing a ticket. In Russian lotto you can also receive your winnings by mail, through fast payment terminals.

Where to get your winnings large sizes? If the amount is more than 1 million rubles. You must submit the documents to the central office of the company. After checking the documents, the prize can be received by bank transfer. You can check your winnings and receive your money within 180 days.

The funds received are subject to taxation. Therefore, you need to pay taxes on your winnings. The responsibility for payment and fees lies with the recipient of the benefit. What is the tax on lottery winnings? For residents, the personal income tax rate is 13% (Article 224 of the Tax Code of the Russian Federation).

Conclusion

Millions hope to hit the jackpot when they buy Stoloto tickets. Lotto winning statistics show that every fourth player can win 100–200 rubles. While the chances of a super prize are small. The likelihood of winning is fueled by the constant and stories of other people's victories. However, statistics of winnings in Stoloto or other types of lotteries record isolated cases of large victories, while millions take part.

One of the most frequently asked questions is: “What is the probability of winning the lottery?” It's easy to answer, because numerical lotteries are carried out according to certain formulas and each of them can be subjected to mathematical calculation. So, let's start calculating luck together with the most popular Russian state lotteries.

We win in Gosloto “4 out of 20”

The youngest of the Gosloto lotteries, “four,” has already managed to acquire fans. And all thanks to its remarkable features: a huge, multi-million dollar super prize, 20 other winning categories and an increased prize fund - 67% of the proceeds from each ticket sold go to it.
The chances of winning a super prize in Gosloto 4 out of 20 are 1 in 23,474,025. The overall probability of winning is estimated as 1 in 3.4.

Winning distribution table in Gosloto 4 out of 20:

Matched numbers in field 1	Matched numbers in field 2	Prize fund distribution
4	4	23.36% + accumulated Super Prize
4	3	2,56%
3	4	2,56%
4	2	0,58%
2	4	0,58%
4	1	0,89%
1	4	0,89%
4	0	1,02%
0	4	1,02%
3	3	0,98%
3	2	3,68%
2	3	3,68%
3	1	4,59%
1	3	4,59%
3	0	4,66%
0	3	4,66%
2	2	12,44%
2	0	13,63%
0	2	13,63%
2	1	100 rubles**
1	2	100 rubles**

To win a super prize, you need to match 4 numbers in the first field and 4 numbers in the second on your ticket. In the premiere edition of the “four”, which will be held on December 31 at 20:00 live on the NTV channel, it will amount to 1 billion rubles!

To increase your chances of winning, take advantage of features such as expanded and multi-draw bets.

*Distribution of the prize fund, taken as 100% after accrual of fixed winnings.
**Fixed winnings per winning ticket.

We win in Gosloto “6 out of 45”

The queen of Gosloto lotteries, the “six,” regularly sets records for the amount of super prizes. Perhaps every lottery fan dreams of winning millions of rubles playing it. In this case, the chances of guessing two or more numbers quite high. The main thing is to bet regularly and think like a winner!

How to increase your chances of winning the lottery? Firstly, the more bets you place, the higher the likelihood of winning a prize. Secondly, detailed and large-circulation bets have a significant impact on the balance of power. Using this method, some Gosloto 6 out of 45 fans have already become millionaires. Read more about the multi-circulation rate in our. Thirdly, it is important to believe in your luck! If you are confident in victory, it will not take long to arrive.

We win in Gosloto “5 out of 36”

As you know, most often million-dollar winnings go to Gosloto “5 out of 36” participants. The probability of winning a super prize in this lottery is indeed much higher than, for example, in Gosloto “6 out of 45”. That is why, on average, we honor new Russian millionaires every week. Now there are already 250 lucky people in this club!

Have you already noticed how tempting the Gosloto “5 out of 36” statistics look? It makes me want to place a bet as soon as possible! Regular participants know that they can participate in the “five” draws in any convenient way: by purchasing a ticket at one of the lottery kiosks or salons “Euroset” and “Svyaznoy”, a branch of the “Russian Post”, in a lottery online supermarket, using mobile application Stoloto or placing a bet via SMS. All means are good!

We win in Gosloto “7 out of 49”

Another remarkable lottery with many fans. First of all, Gosloto “7 out of 49” attracts the largest guaranteed super prize - 50,000,000 rubles for 7 guessed numbers. His win is real luck! The probability of triumph is, of course, less than in other lotteries, but the greater your joy from victory will be! Distribution circulations“Sevens” regularly increase the number of lottery millionaires in Russia.

We win in “Sportloto 6 out of 49”

The legendary lottery, which came to us from Soviet times and celebrates its 45th anniversary this year, still looks tempting. Not only because of the low cost minimum rate(only 20 rubles) and an impressive super prize, but also thanks to the introduction of a bonus ball into the game. This type of lottery is popular abroad and, as we see, lives successfully in Russia. Guessing the number on the bonus ball is the desired goal of many whose 5 numbers marked in the coupon have already matched the main combination. But the most persistent and lucky participants achieve it. And the more interesting it is to live, play and win!

The principle of numbers falling out

To determine winning combinations generator is used random numbers. This is the most modern technology, which is responsible for drawing numbers in the world's leading lotteries. In this case, the human factor is completely excluded, which means that the entire drawing process can be unconditionally trusted.
How do you choose numbers when placing bets? Do you mark your favorite numbers that you consider to bring good luck, or use the “ Automatic bid"? Are you keeping track of the combinations that come up? For those who make strict strategic calculations or simply want to know which numbers win more often and which ones win less often, statistics for each lottery are regularly updated on the Stoloto website.

The most unusual combination of numbers

The imagination of seasoned lottery strategists was amazed on April 5, 2015, when in the 17,053rd draw quick game“Rapido” brought a super prize of 4,269,583 rubles with a beautiful combination: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 in the first part of the field, 4 in the second part. Indicate the first eight numbers on the ticket, pay 30 rubles (that’s how much the lucky bet cost) and thus become a millionaire - great luck! This victory has already gone down in lottery history. And not only because of such a rare combination of numbers, but also because the win was a record for Rapido.

Winning bingo lotteries

The most popular state bingo lotteries in Russia are the Russian Lotto and the Housing Lottery. They give away apartments, country houses, cars and large cash prizes.

The chances of winning the bingo lottery increase significantly when the game is played until the 87th move. This means that Mikhail Borisov, the host of the Russian Lotto, has three barrels left in his bag (instead of the usual four), and three balls in the Housing Lottery machine. And if you don't find those numbers on your ticket, you've won!
Winning in the Russian Lotto and the Housing Lottery depends entirely on your luck, because here you won’t be able to make a detailed bet or use a multiplier. These are lotteries for those who prefer to surrender to fate and give fortune the opportunity to choose their favorite on Sunday morning during the drawing (broadcast on Sundays at 8:15 on the NTV channel, in the program “Russian Lotto Plus”). There are several ways to influence the balance of power. Choose a ticket with your favorite numbers printed on the playing field. Buy multiple tickets to increase your chances of winning. Or become the owner of block tickets in which all 90 numbers are marked. Such tickets are issued for the country's main holidays and other important dates.
If you can’t wait to test the theory of probability of winnings in practice, hurry up to purchase lottery tickets or place a bet at your nearest lottery kiosk, Euroset communication store, Svyaznoy store, Russian Post office or on the website of the Russian online lottery supermarket Stoloto. in the Stoloto mobile application or via SMS.
May luck smile on you!

The most convenient way to buy lottery tickets

Your whole life is on the run and you don’t have time to go to a lottery kiosk? With our Stoloto mobile application, all problems will disappear overnight. After downloading it, you can purchase a ticket at any time, find out the results of previous draws, top up your Stoloto wallet and read about the latest news from the world of lotteries. The Stoloto application is available in two versions: for Android and iOS. Choose the version that suits your smartphone and use the most convenient and quick way purchasing lottery tickets.

You will find out what the probability of winning the lottery is, whether it is possible to increase the chances of winning and which lottery is the most winning in Russia. All the details are in the article.

08.05.2018 Alexander Fattakhov

The desire to get rich has always driven people. Casino, sports betting and, of course, lotteries offer an easy way to win huge amounts of money. But are these ways of making money really that simple?

In this article we will talk about which lottery you can actually win, what are the chances of an ordinary player, and whether it is worth playing at all.

What types of lotteries are there?

Lotteries are once again experiencing a boom in popularity. Some people see in them an opportunity to easily get rich, for others it’s just another form of relaxation - sitting in front of the TV in the evening with their family, crossing out cherished numbers.

If you are attracted by the prospect of easy money under the guise of a hobby, it’s time to buy a lottery ticket.

But first, let's figure out what kind of lotteries there are. Their main difference is the form of conduct. There are two main types, which we will talk about.

Instant

The name speaks for itself. The results are known right at the point of purchase. It is necessary to erase certain fields on the ticket or open the envelope. Small winnings are paid out immediately on the spot. If you have caught your luck by the tail, then contact the organizers to receive a big prize.

It is impossible to verify the fairness of an instant lottery. Statistics are not tracked, results are not recorded.

circulation

They are divided into two types:

1. The player fills out the fields himself.
2. The ticket has completed fields.

There are no further differences. The lottery machine gives out balls with numbers, or the presenter takes the barrels out of the bag; the numbers that fall out must be crossed out. The drawings are broadcast on the Internet or on television. The results can be checked on the website; the honesty of most of them is beyond doubt, but the organizers in any case remain in the black.

In the future, this article will focus exclusively on lotteries.

What is the probability of winning the lottery - what science says

It is interesting to consider the lottery from a scientific point of view. What are the chances of winning?

The theory of probability is responsible for such calculations. The chance is calculated simply: the factorial of all possible options divided by the factorial of the outcome.

The first question that arises is: what is factorial? This is the product of all integers in a row up to the given one.

For example, the factorial of 4 looks like this:

4! = 1*2*3*4 = 24.

It turns out that for Gosloto 5 out of 36 the probability of winning is as follows:

36!/5! = 376992 (36 balls in the lottery machine, 5 random ones participate in the drawing)

That is, for every 376,992 participants there is one winner. But the option under consideration is valid only for the jackpot, when all 5 numbers have been guessed. In this case, tickets that match at least two numbers are considered winning. Here the chances are much higher, namely - 1 in 8, but at the same time you will receive only 80 rubles.

But it is not possible to accurately calculate the chance for all draw lotteries. In games like Russian Lotto, the chance depends on the draw. In large quantities, 2 barrels remain in the bag and the quantity prize tickets reaches 40%.

Most of the winnings are small cash prizes, but this does not stop the organizers from loudly declaring that every third ticket is a winner.

Having considered the most popular Russian and world representatives, we get the following:

Which lottery can you really win - what do the statistics say?

We examined this issue from the point of view of probability theory. But you need to understand that it works with a very large sample, about a million outcomes.

No company has ever conducted such a large number of draws, so it is more interesting to consider lotteries from a statistical point of view.

4 products are sold under the Gosloto brand state lotteries, we will look at the most popular - “5 out of 36”. There are 5 draws every day, and total quantity circulation exceeded 8100.

The statistics are quite interesting:

1. Number of participants. From 10,000 to 20,000 tickets take part in each drawing. At the same time, the largest number of participants falls on evening draws.
2. Amounts drawn. If we talk about draws in which the jackpot is not played, then payouts range from 300,000 to 800,000 thousand rubles.
3. Jackpot. On average, a super prize is awarded every hundredth draw. That is, every 20 days another millionaire appears.

Russian lotto

One of the most popular and oldest lotteries in Russia. Draws are held once a week on Sundays.

The website provides the following statistics:

1. Number of participants. The usual circulation involves from 2,500,000 to 3,500,000 tickets. In special ones, when there are 2 barrels left, from 7,000,000. On January 1, 2018, a record was set: more than 45,000,000 participants took part in the drawing.
2. Amounts drawn. On a normal day, 100,000,000 - 120,000,000 rubles are played. For special editions the amount doubles. The record belongs to the January circulation - 2,125,000,150 rubles.
3. Unfallen barrels. Most often the numbers left in the bag are 83, 76, 78, 70, 37.

Chance of winning. This indicator depends on the missing numbers. There are no official statistics on the site. But through simple mathematical calculations the following result will be obtained: 4 barrels - 20%, 3 - 30%, 2 - 40%.

Housing lottery

The name speaks for itself. All major prizes are real estate (country houses, cottages, apartments). The rules are exactly the same as in Russian Lotto. Only instead of a bag of barrels, a lottery drum is used. The circulation takes place once a week on Sunday.

The statistics for the draws are as follows:

1. Number of participants. It is lower than in the more popular Russian Lotto. For standard draws - up to a million, for special draws - up to 2.5 million.
2. Amounts drawn. In the standard edition, up to 80 million rubles are drawn. The record belongs to the January special draw, during which more than 310,000,000 rubles were raffled off.
3. Captive balls. The balls numbered 18, 72, 11, 70, and 37 are the least likely to take part in the game.

Golden Key

In the past, one of the most popular representatives, and the main competitor of the Russian Lotto. In 2015, it ceased to exist for unknown reasons. We wanted to compare the statistics of the “Golden Key” with existing analogues, but there is no information.

The only thing we could find was a loud mention that during its existence, 2000 prizes worth more than 1 million each were awarded.

Sportsloto

Sportloto is the oldest representative on this list. Draws are held every 15 minutes. Sportloto does not boast of large amounts paid out. The maximum possible amount is 10,000,000 rubles. Most big win, found by me in the archive - 63,000 rubles.

Examples of winnings in Russia

Everyone is only interested in large sums; no one cares about tickets for which you can get 100 or 110 rubles. Although in reality large circulation“Russian Lotto” paid out more than a billion rubles on such tickets alone!

Everyone is interested in millionaires and only the biggest prizes.

We have compiled a selection of the largest prizes:

• 184,000,000 - Valery T. from Omsk (“Gosloto 6 out of 45” dated 02/10/2014);
• 250,000,000 - unknown winner (“Russian Lotto” dated January 1, 2018);
• 267,000,000 - Yuri N. from Nizhny Novgorod (“Gosloto 6 out of 45” dated February 21, 2018);
• 358,000,000 - Nikolay F. from Novosibirsk (“Gosloto 6 out of 45” dated February 27, 2016);
• 506,000,000 - Natalya Vlasova (“Russian Lotto” dated November 5, 2017).

A remarkable fact is that the most profitable month is February. It accounted for 3 of the largest prizes out of 5.

The network contains information about winnings of 300,000,000 and 367,000,000 rubles. But we didn’t find it on the organizers’ website.

Is it worth playing the lottery?

Huge sums of money are raffled off every day; photographs of happy millionaires and owners of new apartments regularly appear online. It feels like everyone except you has already received their treasured million.

Is it worth playing to get rich? Definitely not. That is, regular participation in sweepstakes does not guarantee wealth.

There are stories in which Farmer John from Texas bought lottery tickets every day for ten years. And in the eleventh year he wins 100 million dollars. And it’s true, such stories exist. But no one talks about the same farmers who don’t win anything, but just spend large number money.

This is a game of chance and should be treated solely as entertainment. A rush of adrenaline into the blood, pleasant emotions even from a small win. But as a reliable tool for earning money gambling cannot be considered. You will earn nothing but losses and damaged nerve cells.

The organizer will always make a profit, no matter what amounts were played. True, no one hides this fact. Let's look at the results of the Russian Lotto lottery from January 1: 2 billion rubles in winnings seems like a huge amount.

But let's look at the number of tickets sold (more than 42.5 million) and the cost (100 rubles). By multiplying, we find that more than 4 billion were received from sales alone.

FAQ - answers to the most frequently asked questions

A lottery is a complex mechanism that includes not only organizers and participants.

There are many interesting and important issues related to rules, conditions and just money. We have answered the most popular and important of them.

Question 1. How is winning taxed?

In Russia this figure is 13%. The winner is required to include the prize money in the general income statement or receive the winnings taking into account the tax deduction. For example, you won a million rubles. The first option is to receive it in your hands, after paying a tax of 130,000. The second option is to receive 870,000 already taking into account the tax deduction.

Question 2. How to increase your chances of winning?

Here it is worth turning to probability theory. This science gives a clear answer. To maximize the chances of the desired outcome, you need to increase the number of attempts.

Let's take a simple example. You have 10 numbered balls in your bag, you need to pull out the ball with number 3. Having one attempt, the chance of success is 10%, increasing the number of attempts to two, the chance will increase to 20%.

The same principle applies to the lottery, only the number of “balls in the bag” is much larger. Buying more tickets increases your chance of winning, even if only slightly.

Question 3. How to choose a ticket to win?

There is no answer to this question, otherwise everyone would be millionaires, and the organizers would go around the world. Everything depends on your luck, and it is impossible to measure it mathematically.

In my youth I often played instant lotteries, as the owner of " light hand", But large sums never received it. Conspiracies, psychics, fortune tellers will not help in any way, you will only lose your money. The above describes in detail how the theory of probability works, and it is impossible to influence it by such means.

Question 4. What is the biggest win in the world?

The record holder is considered American Powerball. In 2016, the largest jackpot was won in the amount of $1,568,000,000. However, there were three lucky ones and the amount was divided, each receiving $528 million.

The largest single win also belongs to Powerball. In 2017, the only winner of the $758.7 million jackpot was a Massachusetts resident.

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What is the probability of winning the lottery? This article is all about the chances of winning in various lotteries around the world with the calculation of the number of combinations.

It is logical to assume that anyone who buys a lottery ticket wants to win the main prize. In the vast majority of lotteries there is only one jackpot. If there are several winners, the amount is simply divided by their number. Of the well-known world lotteries, the only exception is the Spanish national lottery and its variations - Christmas El Gordo and New Year's El Niño, where there are several main prizes.

Based on this, to calculate the probability of winning the lottery you just need to count the number of combinations. This will be the mathematical basis for the lottery.

Below we have compiled a table for you that shows the probability of winning for the most famous Russian, European and American lotteries.

Number	Lottery	Probability of winning the main prize
	Megamillions-Megamillions	1 in 175 711 536
	Powerball -PowerBall	1 to 175 223 510
	Euromillions -EuroMillions	1 to 116,531,800
	Eurojackpot -Eurojackpot	1 to 59 325 280
	La primitive -La Primitiva	1 to 139 838 160
	Gosloto 6 out of 45	1 to 8 145 060
	Gosloto 5 of 36	1 in 376,992

Below are formulas and examples for calculating the number of combinations and the probability of winning some Russian lotteries and European lotteries. You must also remember that in all modern lotteries, in addition to the jackpot, there are other categories of winnings, when, for example, from the 7th number, 6.5 is guessed, and so on.

To calculate the probability of winning, we do not need probability theory, but rather combinatorics.

So, a little math. A combination is the selection of k elements from n data without regard to order (for example, by selecting all at the same time or even sequentially, if as a result of the selection this order is considered unimportant).

The number of combinations is calculated by the formula:

The number n!, which is equal to n*(n-1)*(n-2)*(n-3)..*1 is called n-factorial or simply factorial. For example, 5!=5*4*3*2*1=120. That is, we present the above formula as follows:

xnumbers from n =

(n) ( x)

=

n * ( n - 1) * ( n - 2) * ( n - 3) … * [ n - ( x -1)] 1 * 2 * 3 * 4* .. x

For example, for a lottery gosloto 5 out of 36 total number of combinationscalculated like this:

5 out of 36=

(36) (5)

36 * 35 * 34 * 33 * 32 1 * 2 * 3 * 4 * 5

376 992.

Thus, the chance of winning for state lotto, or any other lottery in which you need to guess 5 numbers out of 36, is 1 in 376 thousand 992.

For lotteries using the 6 out of 45 formula, the specified formula will look like this:

6 out of 45 =

(45) (6)

45 * 44 * 43 * 42 * 41 * 40 1 * 2 * 3 * 4 * 5 * 6

8 145 060.

Please note what a huge difference there is - it would seem that two similar lotteries, but the probability of winning in the first case is 21 times greater than in the second.

In lotteries7 out of 49 total number of combinationswill be:

7 out of 49 =

(49) (7)

49 * 48 * 47 * 46 * 45 * 44 * 43 1 * 2 * 3 * 4 * 5 * 6 * 7

85 900 584

As you can see, the calculation formula is suitable for any lotteries according to the formula XfromY.

For the popular 6 out of 49 scheme in Europe, the probability of hitting the jackpot according to this formula is 1 in 13,983,816.

If we are talking about lotteries like EuroMillions , where there are additional balls, then the number of combinations is simply multiplied

So, for the mentioned EuroMillionsthe formula looks like this:

“5 out of 50” =

(50) (5)

50 x 49 x 48 x 47 x 46 1 x 2 x 3 x 4 x 5

2,118,760 combinations.

“2 out of 11” =

(11) (2)

11 x 10 1 x 2

55 combinations.

Total - 2,118,760 x 55 = 116,531,800 combinations Euro Millions.

For Euro Jackpot number of combinations equals respectively - 2,118,760 x28 = 59,325,280 combinations.

To calculate the occurrence of a lottery win, we introduce the concept of probability:

Consider the case of lottery 5 out of 36:

As we already know, the total number of combinations is 376,992.

Probable number of wins = C(4.5)*C(1.31).

Those.

5 x 4 x 3 x 2 1 x 2 x 3 x 4

31 1

Thus, we divide the total number of wins 376,992 by 155 and we get 1 win per 2,432 combinations.

For 3 guessed numbers:

5 x 4 x 3 1 x 2 x 3

x 1 x 2 x 3

44 950

Those. 1 win per 8 combinations.

Using this data we can calculate the lottery return percentage. Let's say we play state lotto using the formula 5 out of 36 and marked 2432. With the current ticket price of 40 rubles, we will spend 97,280 rubles. On average, according to the above calculations, we will get one four, 30 threes and 300 twos. Multiplying by the winning rates (4000, 400 and 40 rubles, respectively) we get 28,000 rubles. Divide 97280 by 28,000 and we get that the return is about 34.7%.

According to data from the official Gosloto website, the results of draw No. 1336 dated July 30 look like this (up-to-date information on the results of the draws of all the most popular Russian and world lotteries can be found in the lottery draws section):

180,777 bets in the amount of 7,231,080 rubles. According to the results of the draw, the winnings amounted to 2,110,040 rubles. Those. still the same 34%. About 2.3 million rubles went into the jackpot. Gosloto's profit for the circulation from game 5 out of 36 alone amounted to approximately 2.8 million rubles. Those. Gosloto, or rather a commercial company (more about the legal structure gosloto), the company behind this brand, keeps 30% of the proceeds for itself.

Now let's look at probability of winning the lottery like Russian lotto, i.e. those in which there are 90 barrels, and 30 numbers are crossed out on the ticket.

According to the lottery rules, a ticket wins the jackpot if all 15 numbers are on the ticket on the 15th move. The result is lottery 15 out of 90. According to the above formula, the number of such combinations without taking into account the order is 45795673964460800.

As you can see, this number is significantly greater than the number of combinations for classic lotteries such as 5 out of 36, 6 out of 45, as well as lotteries with additional balls - such as Euromillions and American lotteries - Megamillions and Powerball.

Spanish lotteries such as ElGordo, LotereaNacional stand apart, in which a number from 00000 to 99999 is written on each ticket. That is, for these lotteries the probability of winning is 1 in 100,000.

Based on the above information, using the above formulas, you can easily answer the question of what is the chance of winning the lottery.

And if we take into account that in such lotteries the winning rules for other classes of winnings sometimes also depend on the line numbers, the order of the barrels, etc., then it is obvious that in terms of the probability of winning, such lotteries are noticeably inferior to classical schemes.

In conclusion, we would like to cite an interesting paradox of the lottery:

It is quite expected that this particular ticket will not hit the jackpot, but you should not assume that none of the tickets will hit the jackpot.