Everyone who buys lottery tickets hopes to win and amass a significant fortune in their lifetime. However, the likelihood of winning the lottery is undeniably slim!
However, this weekend presents a golden opportunity for one fortunate lottery player, as both the Mega Millions and Powerball jackpots have soared beyond an astounding $400 million each.
Friday's Mega Millions draw offered a staggering $405 million as the top prize, while Saturday's Powerball jackpot stands at an impressive $457 million.
Many players use various strategies in the hope of winning big, but one of them admitted that the lottery is purely a game of chance.
Dr. Mark Glickman, a statistics professor at Harvard, previously informed CNBC Make It that there is indeed one proven method to boost your chances—though it may seem quite obvious.
This is because the odds remain unchanged if you purchase just one ticket, regardless of the chosen numbers.
Dr. Glickman clarified: "If someone already wins the lottery, then the chance that the person wins the lottery a second time will be exactly the same as the probability they win the lottery if they had not previously won the lottery before,”
Since each lottery is independent, it is inconsequential whether you purchase a ticket daily or monthly—your odds for each draw remain identical to those of everyone else.
Dr. Lew Lefton, a faculty member at Georgia Tech's School of Mathematics, advised, "My advice is don’t play the lottery and expect to win. That said, it can be fun to play the lottery and imagine you win. That’s a different approach, and it’s just like any other gambling: You should only be willing to spend what you can afford to lose."
Despite the unlikelihood of winning the lottery, a small number of individuals have miraculously achieved the feat of winning it twice.
