It's a thing that many lottery players ask themselves; can the lotto be won by some lottery strategies or is it completely random? Will be the person who closes their eyes and throws darts at a group of numbers as more likely to win as someone who sits down and works out the mathematical possibilities of the winning numbers? The truth is, the chances of winning the lottery, especially the jackpot is exceedingly small. As an example, the present chance of winning the Mega Millions Jackpot is 1 in 175,711,536!

Many people pick numbers randomly, perhaps choosing what is on their mind at any given time or use the random number generator offered with every lottery, where the computer will pick for you. Although there is absolutely no rule that says you won't win with randomly generated numbers, it really is said that using some sort of lottery strategy, or at least looking out for strong numbers can boost your chances of picking up a prize.

So how to select a set of numbers which will provide you with a good stab at picking up a prize? One of the older lottery strategies we can look at will be the hot and cold number idea.

According to the method, hot numbers are ones which have been drawn recently and cold numbers are once that haven't been drawn in a while. If you were to use this method, you might visit the official lottery website and see what numbers are already drawn, usually for the very last twelve months then work out which numbers to pick.

You will find positives and negatives to choosing numbers using this lottery strategy. On one hand, you might use this system to figure out what numbers will be drawn regularly and use this for your entry. Some numbers do appear to appear many more times than other numbers. Alternatively, these numbers may have just used up their popularity and might not appear again for a while - there is no complete guarantee that this pattern will continue to work. Many people may want to go for lesser drawn numbers, figuring that they must be due a turn to appear.

There's also the Lottery wheel system. Lottery wheeling is a strategy that says that arranging the numbers you choose in a specific way will enhance your probability of winning smaller prizes. In other words, it is a system which will boost your prospects of picking up a number of smaller prizes, rather than aiming for the jackpot. You can find three types of wheel called Full, Abbreviated and Key wheels.

The full wheel will give you the largest group of numbers from the numbers you have chosen - therefore it is the most costly type to play with but will give you the biggest prospects of winning. The best type of wheel is the abbreviated wheel which can give you a smaller quantity of combination's but guarantees one winning ticket from the group of numbers you get. For an even more economical choice, think about the key number wheel. With this wheel you can choose just one lucky number (say your birthday) and the wheel will give you combination's that will feature your numbers of choice.

Remember when you play with the wheeling lottery strategy, you may need to play within your own budget. In case you are playing by yourself, you might need to use the key wheel system - if you are playing in a syndicate, you could be able to use the full wheel.

Another thing you may do is try playing using a lucky number generator based upon numerology. Numerology is a system that deals with the link between numbers and mystical, physical or living things. There are various lottery number generators online that take your first and last name, then your date of birth to generate your lucky lottery numbers.

They will use certain systems for example the root number of your first name, the number created by your birth date added together, the sum of your first name numbers and so forth to pick numbers with some meaning to you.

There isn't deep rooted scientific or mathematics fact behind this sort of number generator - but it is a great deal of fun to use and takes the bother out of choosing your own lottery winning numbers!