Are you frustrated for not being able to crack any lottery winning numbers so you lost a lot of money? Are you a typical loser who spends more money to buy the tickets but never wins even a small amount? What do you usually do before buying the tickets? Picking the numbers that you think is going to come up as jackpot?

Well, then you need to change your mind set if you want to win. If you think that lottery numbers are just picked randomly then you are wrong. Lotteries have been set up by the house and what you need is a little hard work to be able to win it. Spend sometimes to learn the lottery patterns, how the machines work and also how the program is set.

You can start predicting the lottery results manually using the data collected or using some statistics provided by the sites. Or, you can also use some software to help predict the winning numbers. There are so many lottery prediction software that you can use and using the software is definitely easier and simpler than just using manual prediction although some people trust the second as it gives closer numbers to the jackpots. 

Random Factor

The first thing to do before predicting is to change the mind set. You should convince yourself that there is no such randomness in lottery drawing. If lottery drawings are really random, then it is not possible to use lottery prediction. You should believe that everything has been set. All lottery houses employ sophisticated computer programs and there is one thing to know that no matter how excellent the program is, there are always chances to crack the systems. There are flaws and these flaws even make some impressions that the numbers drawn there are random.

Flaws in Mechanical Systems

For those who love playing lotteries using mechanical systems these following flaws can be recorded and analyzed when predicting the lotteries:

• Period when the balls are being mixed
• The ball stacks before they are being dropped into the mixing machine
• Paddles position when mixing the balls
• Size of the balls

Flaws in Computerized Systems

Even for the computerized lottery systems, there are flaws that can also be used to predict the winning numbers. However, the flaws are not as many as those of mechanical lotteries. The flaws are mostly related to the number generators which sometimes operate poorly so that there are chances of number repetitions.

Some samples of winning numbers repetition happen in the Illinois Little Lotto. The winning numbers drawn on Monday, 3rd of February 1997 was 01 03 12 16 17 and it matches perfectly with the numbers drawn on Thursday, 12th of November 1998. Winning numbers on Monday, 29th March 1999 was the repetition of the winning numbers on Friday, 23rd of January 1998. If you still call it as randomness or a coincidences then there are more than 20 times coincidences that have happened. 

Is Prediction Possible?

Yes it is. It is very possible to predict the winning numbers. However, there are some efforts to do to make it accurate. One of the most important thing lottery predictors have to do is listing the draw history file for the game and record the winning numbers. For mechanical lotteries, it is always good to observe how the machines work and analyze it. Yes, it needs hard work, long time and tons of efforts but if you can do it like Gonzalo Garcia-Pelayo, then you will be able to beat the lottery houses and make them broke. For computerized lotteries, you will need to be smarter as the predictions will involve the use of some software.

That may sound more difficult but life is full of challenges so challenge yourself to predict the winning numbers and scoop the cash.