It's something that many lottery players ask themselves; can the lotto be won by some lottery strategies or is it completely random? Is the individual which closes their eyes and throws darts at a group of numbers as very likely to win as someone that sits down and works out the mathematical possibilities of the winning numbers? The truth is, the probability of winning the lottery, particularly the jackpot is incredibly small. By way of example, the current chance of winning the Mega Millions Jackpot is 1 in 175,711,536!

Lots of 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's no rule that says you won't win with randomly generated numbers, it's said that using some kind of lottery strategy, or at least looking out for strong numbers can improve your probability of picking up a prize.

Now how to pick a group of numbers that can provide you with a good stab at picking up a prize? Among the older lottery strategies we can look at is the hot and cold number idea.

In accordance with the method, hot numbers are ones that 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 could visit the official lottery website and see what numbers happen to be drawn, usually for the final twelve months then work out which numbers to pick.

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

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

The full wheel will give you the largest set of numbers from the numbers you have chosen - therefore it is the most costly type to play with but will give you the largest chances of winning. The best type of wheel is the abbreviated wheel that could provide you with a smaller amount of combination's but guarantees one winning ticket from the set of numbers you get. For an much more economical choice, consider 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 may feature your numbers of choice.

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

Something else you might 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 lots of lottery number generators online that take your first and last name, then your date of birth to generate your lucky lottery numbers.

They normally use certain systems such as the root range 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 is just not deep rooted scientific or mathematics fact behind this kind of number generator - but it's a lot of fun to use and takes the bother out of choosing your own lottery winning numbers!