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The Ostrich
April 3, 2023 at 12:40 pm
The best way to win is not to play at all. Get a good degree and job and you’re all set.
infinitytoinfinitysquaredbitch
April 3, 2023 at 6:14 pm
A Stanford PHD in math won the Texas Lottery four times totaling over $20 million.
Justa Youtuber
April 3, 2023 at 9:10 pm
That second part isn’t a sure thing. Plus not everyone can afford to go to college – this isn’t Denmark.
Matthew Zhang
April 3, 2023 at 12:46 pm
this guy definitely is a avid gambler
Marty D
April 3, 2023 at 12:47 pm
I would like to win before I die ????
Jatin Jain
April 3, 2023 at 12:50 pm
Why isn’t he a trillionaire then?????
litojonny
April 3, 2023 at 12:54 pm
my favorite way of thinking of it is, the chances of winning the lottery is 1:300million. if you take 300million seconds into years, then that is 9.5 years SO imagine the last 9.5 years of your life and you pick out one second, you just won the lottery!
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April 3, 2023 at 12:55 pm
Scratchers are a crappy way to win…YouTuber Mr Beast made a vid where he spent like $100,000 on scratch tickets n only made back like $60K
Flow
April 3, 2023 at 12:56 pm
he is literally the first ever mathematician i have seen that buys lottery tickets
Sheepdog9
April 3, 2023 at 1:00 pm
soooo…how rich is HE?
wayfinder
April 3, 2023 at 1:21 pm
the thing he says at ~2:20 is completely wrong – in germany, a weird combo like that came up (two sets of three consecutive numbers), and SO MANY PEOPLE had played those that the payout was the lowest EVER for any weekly jackpot…
Lance Beckman
April 3, 2023 at 1:23 pm
Let me guess, wait until the jackpot gets huge
Daniel Marek
April 3, 2023 at 1:45 pm
If you think about how many people buy lottery tickets, where it’s a pick 6 game, they often do a quick pick. What you’re doing there is having two sets of random numbers that have to line up. It’s kind of like playing a roulette wheel where you only have one square “match” and two roulette wheels spun at the same time. Both wheels have to stop on the same number. Now make that 6 pairs of wheels. Spin all twelve wheels and you have to get 6 sets of matches at the same time. Since all the numbers are changing technically the odds over time are worse since you’re not playing an anchored set of numbers. Playing the same set of numbers doesn’t guarantee you anything either as the pick six lottery games are very impossible or improbable to win.
Amonimus
April 3, 2023 at 1:51 pm
Or just don’t gamble and research an investment that always gives you something.
Crypto money team
April 3, 2023 at 1:57 pm
So how many times has the mathematician won these lotteries ????
infinitytoinfinitysquaredbitch
April 3, 2023 at 6:09 pm
There’s a mathematician who won the Texas Lottery four times totaling over $20 million.
Crypto money team
April 3, 2023 at 6:45 pm
@infinitytoinfinitysquaredbitch Yeah I’ve just read about her. Doubt this would this possible today. But kudos to her for thinkig outside the box then.
colinstu
April 3, 2023 at 2:22 pm
Ultimate lottery protip: Don’t play. Save the money.
Tony Charles
April 3, 2023 at 2:32 pm
Everything is designed to keep us enslaved, and some of enslaved mentally.
1IGG
April 3, 2023 at 2:44 pm
Isn’t it 1312?
Jimmy J
April 3, 2023 at 2:54 pm
So one thing that never gets mentioned about Jerry and Marge Selbee is that they spent a boatload of money and never hit the jackpot. Yes they won a lot in smaller prizes. However, that money had to be split among the lottery club they had started. Also the drawdown games that they played and won the smaller prizes have all been discontinued. So the party is over with that strategy.
cathy Ryan
April 3, 2023 at 10:38 pm
I won a lottery ticket because of the help of drrichardhome and that day was my happiness day in my life
Spam Mouse
April 4, 2023 at 6:46 am
Also relying on the roll-over where the un-won jackpot is split across lower tier prizes means that all is lost if the jackpot is won by someone else in that draw.
SąɱųŗąïAƈŧųąl
April 3, 2023 at 3:25 pm
FFS, why does everyone hire young women with vocal fry to do voiceovers lately? Unwatchable.
Flávio Romano
April 4, 2023 at 1:20 am
This, is soo annoying. And it sounds like she is making an effort to sound like that
alhypo
April 3, 2023 at 3:41 pm
Yes, good point at the end. You should only play lotto if you enjoy it. I don’t play lotto. But not because I think it’s stupid and pointless. Just because going to the store to buy tickets just feels like such a hassle.
Kenny Siu
April 3, 2023 at 3:58 pm
Your responsibility is to increase your chance of win(ning). 1) sure way not lose = bot gamble. 2) the win rate is always 1/300,000,000 no matter how you bet. 3) every draw is an independent single issue = it does not matter the previous draw(ing)s. 4) you are betting on an ordinary bet if everyone is buying unusual numbers. -> 5) My opinion: Concentrate all your money in 1 single bet > separate to many bets, Diversion dam advisable: I actual won some money combining money with 11 persons. 6) share lottery > no lottery at all.
loveforeignaccents
April 3, 2023 at 7:27 pm
So did this guy ever win? Yeah, I didn’t think so.
infinitytoinfinitysquaredbitch
April 3, 2023 at 9:47 pm
A mathematician won the Texas Lottery four times for a total of over $20 million. So there’s that.
Artmesa
April 3, 2023 at 7:34 pm
Stopped playing after I took statistics class.
Spam Mouse
April 4, 2023 at 6:54 am
Started playing when I studied leverage.
B. H.
April 3, 2023 at 8:26 pm
If you live in an area with a lot of immigrants, check the trash bins outside C-stores for scratch off tickets. A lot of people who can’t read the instructions don’t know if they won, so they will throw away a winner.
Spam Mouse
April 4, 2023 at 6:53 am
True.
Justa Youtuber
April 3, 2023 at 9:02 pm
Did you know the McDonald’s Monopoly game in the 90s was totally rigged? Look it up – fascinating!
Blackjack
April 3, 2023 at 9:04 pm
It’s amazing how the lottery works, so fascinating
Spam Mouse
April 4, 2023 at 6:48 am
More amazing the ways and methods people employ when playing.
G-Man
April 3, 2023 at 9:30 pm
This is idiocy. What kind of moron plays the lottery?
Also, 4Chan is not a “toxic” message board you filthy parasites. There is nothing toxic about freedom of speech. If you can’t compete in the marketplaces of ideas, then please leave and bring your stupid cult elsewhere.
Livin' Rob
April 3, 2023 at 9:48 pm
So you’re saying I have a chance??????
diogo j
April 3, 2023 at 10:25 pm
Lottery draws are pure fraud. If they were serious, we would see combinations like 12345 or 98765 etc. These are combinations that should have the same chance of occurring as any other number. Also, we hardly ever see news of lottery fraud. They must be administered by angels.
Buzz
April 3, 2023 at 11:17 pm
if the jackpot is 4, 5, 10, + M. who cares if I share the pot.
Random Steve
April 3, 2023 at 11:52 pm
You don’t win, unless you play…
Dayvit78
April 4, 2023 at 10:09 am
You do win .. by investing your money in real opportunities.
Random Steve
April 4, 2023 at 10:33 am
@Dayvit78 Agree.
ChibiSteak
April 4, 2023 at 12:33 am
0:04 fin.
Connor
April 4, 2023 at 1:31 am
Skip Garinaldi is the most ai genersted name ever
Mariano Madrigal
April 4, 2023 at 1:49 am
I like that he understands the narrative personal side of it even when he understands the odds as a mathematician.
Georg Plaz
April 4, 2023 at 4:44 am
they are people too ????
Mariano Madrigal
April 4, 2023 at 5:11 am
@Georg Plaz yeah, I don’t mean that. It’s usually that mathematicians think about those odds and consider it embarrassing that someone would think they have a chance of winning. For a statistician it’s as if it was impossible, and so it’s like believing in the tooth fairy
Account
April 6, 2023 at 6:27 am
@Mariano MadrigalYet there are tonnes of people who have actually won the lottery.
Stud Gerbil
April 4, 2023 at 2:39 am
Or go to a casino and play video poker, bet the max every time and keep playing until you get a royal flush. You won’t get one very often, but that is your entire profit margin. You can earn an return of maybe 1-2% of your investment … every year. Best investment ever!
jin hyung
April 4, 2023 at 3:33 am
Next video: Chat GPT picks the lottery number.
will i am
April 4, 2023 at 5:16 am
Here in the philippines we got 433 winners who bet on 9 18 27 36 45 54(sequence of 9). They got 10k usd each ????
will
April 4, 2023 at 5:16 am
Here in the philippines we got 433 winners who bet on 9 18 27 36 45 54(sequence of 9). They got 10k usd each ????
Jimmy Sundays
April 4, 2023 at 4:41 pm
This dude buys lottery tickets for the exactly same reason as I do.
John Doe
April 4, 2023 at 8:23 pm
Mathematician doesnt understand the assignment. Its how to win the lottery, not how not to split your winnings.
Ghost of Sparta
April 5, 2023 at 12:38 am
How many lotteries have you won, Skip? Haan?!
FOOL ON THE HILL
April 5, 2023 at 4:15 am
Giving us advice on the lottery yet he hasn’t won it.??????
william poirier
April 5, 2023 at 11:04 am
easy to say math will help,,but has any mathematician ever won the big lottery? chance is just that
Allen Huang
April 5, 2023 at 1:38 pm
You forgot the “pray to God” factor. Some people swear by it.
unfluster
April 6, 2023 at 11:12 am
This doesn’t tell you anything about how to pick a winning ticket. Don’t waste your time.
John C.
April 6, 2023 at 3:24 pm
*AHITE BET* ????????????✨
Tim Ka
April 7, 2023 at 2:37 am
I like Skip Garibaldi. I’ve been following him and his feud with Garrett Lisi since publication of exceptionally “simple” theory. Those that know, know.
Pcorf Creations
April 7, 2023 at 5:29 am
Don’t spend too much money on a ticket. But as long as you buy a ticket you are in with a chance of winning any prize as much as anybody. Once I won $550, it was nice little bit of luck and it helped with a few things. But you could always avoid your lucky numbers and play all the numbers that have little meaning.
ghost man scores
April 7, 2023 at 12:47 pm
Democrat retirement plan.
Aqua Fyre
April 8, 2023 at 5:01 am
*Everyone dreams of winning the BIG one.*
But as much as that is something to aim for – I don’t.
My aim is to win a lot of ‘smaller prizes’ over a period of time.
People forget – that a loaf of bread – can be made of many slices
KarinSatori
April 8, 2023 at 1:46 pm
NO JOKE- yesterday after I saw the video I bought 1one scratch ticket and I won 1000,- Euros ????
Some One
April 8, 2023 at 2:37 pm
dont’ buy lottery ticket , 0ts a scam, it’s very unlikely you ll win
D Reinhardt
April 9, 2023 at 2:44 pm
So…now I’m going to play and win the Powerball…I’ll let you know how it turns out
nwg
April 9, 2023 at 10:41 pm
What an idiot
Troodon
April 11, 2023 at 10:47 am
Don’t count on winning; that’s just ridiculous. But if you’re only risking $1 or $2 for a potential payout of millions, sure, why not. Just remember the one basic rule of gambling: never risk more than you can afford to lose.
Scratch & SniffMoney
April 11, 2023 at 1:41 pm
Have u ever won any Jacpots or just bumping guns
Scratch & SniffMoney
April 11, 2023 at 1:47 pm
Playing Pick 4 never $1 box a 6 way
Buy 2 50 cent tickets. Two $400 hundred tickets no tax. Instead of $1 b
Jared S
April 11, 2023 at 6:47 pm
A mathematician that buys lottery tickets. That is a first. I like him.
@funnyguy5767
March 15, 2025 at 10:58 pm
You got me at the end.. like yes if I win this I’m building a log cabin in the woods with huge fence 😂
@ArleneBucu
March 16, 2025 at 7:47 am
The end park I also bought a powerball tickets in Taiwan every week just 3 sets quick pick numbers is for fantasy that I might get lucky. Even you buy a lot of tickets it is not your day.
@ashleigh69024
March 24, 2025 at 12:33 am
I literally believe in manifestation and being in the right place at the right time.
@trainhardsweat1571
March 24, 2025 at 6:31 am
Can someone please tell me how I can win this x lottery
@laoch5658
March 26, 2025 at 12:20 pm
how many times has he won it?
@henryhatfield74
March 28, 2025 at 12:13 pm
The lottery games are completely computer controled . The machine allows somebody to win . Scratch off tickets bring in more money than they pay out . Most gambling casinos keep 60% or more, payout no more than 40% . You are better off putting your money in a mason jar ,that way it will be waiting for you when you need it .
@657048bravo
March 29, 2025 at 6:12 pm
Why buy a lottery ticket if money wants to control my life?
@Whirlwinder00
March 29, 2025 at 9:38 pm
Just because less people are playing a lottery doesn’t mean your chances of winning the lottery goes up. This mathematician is so misleading
@charlesreimler962
March 31, 2025 at 5:34 am
“TIME Travel” 😊Strategy Is How Too Know The Winning Lottery Numbers Prior To Drawing.
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@ranchdressing1037
April 1, 2025 at 3:05 pm
I feel like I’m watching a cigarettes are healthy ad..
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April 8, 2025 at 7:22 am
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disacejo
@கோபிசுதாகர்
April 8, 2025 at 12:14 pm
Lol 😂 i dont think worrying about splitting the winnings is a problem winning is way too hard enough as is
@HelenMcRaven
April 11, 2025 at 11:52 am
Tell me how
@NupeAtl
April 11, 2025 at 2:50 pm
This is worse than trading.
@NagpureMunbodh-d6g
April 12, 2025 at 1:01 pm
Solusi datang berkat Disini 𝗛𝗼𝗹𝘆𝘄𝗶𝗻𝟵𝟵 𝗕𝗼𝗻𝘂𝘀
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@Michael-rk9iw
April 14, 2025 at 12:38 pm
This is crap advice
@mundartiemmanuel-c6h
April 14, 2025 at 7:40 pm
Karena di sanalah harta tersembunyi 𝗛𝗼𝗹𝘆𝘄𝗶𝗻𝟵𝟵 𝗦𝗹𝗼𝘁
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@GameBoy-g5o
April 14, 2025 at 9:21 pm
I bet in the Lottery for entertainment only; to plan what will I buy and what funeral services will I get to my wife when she dies.
@jonathanyates7883
April 20, 2025 at 12:11 pm
The fact that the lottery is even legal is beyond me. It’s a clear pyramid scheme that would fk anyone into a world of legal issues if they were to do it themselves
@MuhammadGrndig-c8p
April 21, 2025 at 11:02 am
“Udah kayak film, plot twist-nya: saldo nambah terus.” 𝗕𝗶𝗯𝗶𝘁𝟭𝟲𝟴 𝗕𝗼𝗻𝘂𝘀
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@Latrell-g1e7d
April 21, 2025 at 7:51 pm
Of course the lottery is hard to win lottery games are games of chance and the chances of winning are so slim
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April 22, 2025 at 8:38 pm
Disini, tempat impian dan saldo bertemu 𝗦𝗰𝗯𝗱𝟴𝟴 𝗦𝗹𝗼𝘁
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April 23, 2025 at 11:29 pm
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@irishka_zolotse
April 27, 2025 at 10:31 am
I’ve won a $1 once, and the cashier was like, do u even want that $1? Yeah, baby, I want my win, whatever it is!!! 🤑🤑🤑🤑 Respect the money 💰
@kinggamer-p5y
May 14, 2025 at 12:51 am
W
@redciroc1211
April 29, 2025 at 1:23 am
I will win the lottery
@Exalted-z3r
May 5, 2025 at 1:28 am
why does the wired girl sound hot 😂😭
@paulwood9043
May 14, 2025 at 2:39 am
I got the best math plan to win the lottery as of millions that I have won, and it still works.
@sunayakong8537
May 14, 2025 at 1:09 pm
This video reinforced my certainty that I am not a mathematician.
@richardbixler
May 14, 2025 at 1:11 pm
Be a friend of someone that makes the tickets 😉 They probably sprinkle in a few legitamate winners here and there just to make things seem legitamate. I’m guessing for most winners it goes like this “go to this store at 8:00AM. Buy an entire role of this ticket. We’ll split it.” No corporation or buisiness, association, or institution has ever just voluntarily given billions of dollars away indiscriminately. Can’t prove this it’s just a hunch. But I just know there’s almost no oversight and a ton of opportunity to exploit the system. Not to mention I’ve never met or known a person who’s heard of somebody who’s heard of somebody who’s won.
@idkwhyiam9440
May 14, 2025 at 6:03 pm
Best way to win is to not play