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1 comments about New Millennium Lotto Strategy: Breakthrough Discovery That Will Completely Change Lotto Gaming Philosophy.

1. Slavko Rodic has come up with a novel way to wheel lotto numbers. His method, the "Distributional Wheeling System*," uses an indexed matrix that generates groups of tickets that can be used as a wheel. Unfortunately, he also makes claims that are at best misleading. According to him, his system "greatly enhances the chances of winning," that users "have the best guarantees of winning the top prizes," and "are going to win much more frequently than conventional players." If by these statements he means his system increases a player's mathematical probability of winning, that can easily be debunked.
   
   Two popular methods lotto players use are: (1) the Bias Exploitation System, and (2) the Distributional System. The former tries to exploit a supposed bias in a lottery to predict future behavior. The latter, to which this system belongs, uses statistics to eliminate certain ticket combinations as unlikely to win. The idea is to pick groups that we have a reasonably high expectation of finding winners within, yet eliminate "unlikely" combinations. What most Distributional System peddlers don't say is that you pay a price when you eliminate the "unlikely" draws. To illustrate this, consider the following: A 6/49 lottery, where we decide to play based on an odd/even distributional strategy.
   
   #odd #even frequency percentage of total
   0 6 134,596 0.9+
   1 5 1,062,600 7.6
   2 4 3,187,800 22.8
   3 3 4,655,200 33.3
   4 2 3,491,400 25.0
   5 1 2,275,120 9.1
   6 0 177,100 1.3
   Total 13,983,816 100
   
   The odds of a jackpot if 1 ticket is bought at random are 1 in 13,983,816. What if we instead choose one of the above groups to eliminate "more unlikely" draws?
   Suppose we decide to play 3 odd, 3 even for the maximum percentage. Then the probability we win the jackpot is equal to the probability we have chosen the right group, (which is 4,655,200 divided by 13,983,816), times the probability we chose the right draw combination within that group, (or 1 divided by 4,655,200), all of which equals 1 divided by 13,983,816, which is the same as random selection. This result can be generalized for any winning combinations in any such strategy, including wheeling: You can't do better than random.
   
   [For those unfamiliar with wheeling, you choose a group of numbers larger than 1 ticket's worth (here 6), then form several ticket combinations with those numbers. The idea is to cover a group of drawings with slight variations so that even if you miss the jackpot, you will still have a chance at a lesser prize.]
   
   This strategy requires buying relatively more tickets. The average player buys 5 tickets per play; Rodic's examples require buying 22 and 66 tickets respectively. So his statement about winning more frequently is probably true, but only because it requires more tickets per play. In 6/49 Lotto, the overall odds of winning anything are 1 in 54. "I win nearly every time I play!" -- I can just hear the testimonial. Of course, a "play" may be 50 tickets or more.
   
   To sum up: His system may be attractive if (1) You're big on wheeling (2) You are part of a lotto pool or can afford more tickets ($) per play; (3) You like new clever ideas. The problems I have with it are: (1) His misleading statements; (2) His tables, which take up 298 pages of his 315 page book, only apply to 6/49 lotto; (3) His system doesn't increase winning probability, i.e., doesn't "work".
   
   I give this book 2 stars: 1 for ingenuity, 1 for the amount of work put into it.
   
   *Note: The name "Distributional Wheeling System" is trademarked.

5 comments about Found Money - How To Consciously Win The Lottery.

1. I bought this book hoping for some kind of strategy points on the hitting lottery. What this book gives you instead is a course in "positive thinking" which would be fine, if I were buying a book on that subject. Winning the lottery and this book have nothing in common.



2. Basically, the message of this book is, "You can win the lottery if you just think positively about it." Which is ridiculous, of course. You can win the lottery even if you're a pessimistic jerk about it. Not buying a ticket is the only thing that disqualifies you from winning. The people who run the lottery systems don't know or care how you feel about it. Some reviewers have said this is a good book for changing your "life perspective". Whatever. I'm sure Amazon has a Self Help section with many books on that subject, and they probably aren't as deceptive as this book.



3. Over half the page count is just a listing of all the United States and Canada Lottery offices. It maybe has 50 pages of content, double-spaced and very generalized information. No specifics about his story and there are much better visualization books out there. Save your money...buy Lotto tickets with it!



4. The following quote comes from the author Keith Ryan himself: "Our lives are good, and we made that happen, and I have been observing how we did it ever since I realized that we did it." Hmmmm, if you understand that strange logic, then perhaps you'll grasp some benefit from this disturbing little manual - that, at best, diverts money away from state lotteries and directly into the hands of the author. In that sense, he is effectively using the concept of "lottery" to enrich his own self-proclaimed idyllic and scenic life by the lake with his psychologist wife. So I'll give the book two stars for being at least authoritative in a shifty, sort of tongue-in-cheek way.

   While his website can be mildly amusing, when not as disturbing as this book, (and his love for animals is endearing), I sincerely hope he is getting proper treatment from his live-in shrink. For this work is like the Benny Hinn of the publishing/lottery/psycho-something or other realms, truly failing to satisfy at any level; and leaving one simply perplexed and suspicious that we probably WOULD have won the lottery had we spent the price of the book on lottery tickets.




5. If you're looking for ways of improving the odds of winning any lottery well then forget about this book, this book is about having a nice pink dream world inside your head, may be helpful for some people, but for real life I think it's just a waist of time, specially if you're looking for a better way of playing a lotto. (some people says playing lotto is also a waist of time, well maybe, but if you're a lotto fan REALLY FORGET ABOUT THIS BOOK)

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4 comments about Great Book of Dominos.

1. For generations, folks in my family have played various domino games, though I don't recall ever seeing a set of written rules. I'm delighted that I found the rules to these games and scores of others in Jennifer Kelley's "Great Book of Domino Games." From domino solitaire to versions involving eight or more players, the games are all here -- and so is plenty of five-star fun for friends and family, including kids who develop math skills as they become accomplished players. This superb little book is on my list for birthday gifts.



2. This is a wonderful book that really introduced us to a lot of great evenings in our house. It has a wide variety of games for double six sets and double nine sets, and any number of players. The games we've played have been enjoyable for the adults as well as for the children, and many of the games have even helped our daughter's math skills - - a game such as muggins, where you try to make the pips on the open ends add to multiples of 5. There are old stand by's here, as well as games that have been newly invented. At a price like this, for all the fun we've had, well, it's tough to find a better, more enjoyable deal.



3. I want to congratulate Ms. Kelley for an outstanding research about the variations of this pastime. Very well written for a descriptive book about the generalities of each variation. I really like to contact Ms. Kelley in order to share some thoughts. My emails are: gtejeira@panamacom.com gtejeira66@yahoo.com

   Sincerely,

   Gabriel Tejeira




4. Just what the sport needed at the time of its publication the "GREAT BOOK OF DOMINO GAMES" is pretty much all good as a thing to anyone who might try it. It acheives a decent five stars by effectively making its mark as for what it is. I was looking for a bigger sized complete exposition of the sport of domino (to be honest) when I first read the GBODG but still was quite pleased with the outcome of reading it. I was so inspired that I later went on to write and publish a book myself - so my hat is really off to you Ms. Kelley! A good first choice for domino studying!

2 comments about The Winning Strategy: For Provincial Sports Lotteries.

1. The Winning Strategy is a book that is long over due! I love to play the Provincial Sports Lottery, but it is hard to win without inside knowledge. Al J's Sports REALLY tells you everything that you need to know about PSL betting in this book. By far, it is the best $20 that I ever spent! The only thing is, it is so detailed that you really need to read it twice. It's worth your effort!



2. The best sports wagering help around

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