Picking numbers. Would you rather be Good or Lucky and why?

Reply #16

levijean — Wed, 27 Jan 2016 19:32:44 GMT

I was once asked this question in a job interview. My response was How long does the luck last? Needless to say I didnt get the job.

Reply #15

maximumfun — Sat, 23 Jan 2016 17:16:52 GMT

If I have to be good to win - I am in trouble. I never will be that good - irrespective of which defn of good you are using. Thus I shall go with lucky

Reply #14

TheMeatman2005 — Sat, 23 Jan 2016 16:52:38 GMT

You can be good at picking numbers, but might not win.

Luck has everything to do win winning. Being at the right place at the right time and getting a ticket that doesn't end up in a pile with all the other non-winning (notice I didn't say LOOSING) tickets.

What makes the difference is destiny and fate! How many times have you read the stories about the people that won the jackpot? Many of them read the same way....I stopped in for gas and saw the jackpot was high, so I bought a ticket....... [ More ]

Reply #13

Romancandle — Sat, 23 Jan 2016 01:52:14 GMT

Luck... Be a lady tonight...

Reply #12

Dreaming Gemini — Sat, 23 Jan 2016 01:17:25 GMT

It's like they say in golf, I'd rather be lucky than good. Although good at golf is good.

Reply #11

LiveInGreenBay — Sat, 23 Jan 2016 01:07:11 GMT

I'd rather be good. Because if you're good, that's an indication you can win more than once. Luck is a one trick pony.

Reply #10

KY Floyd — Wed, 20 Jan 2016 21:07:50 GMT

I'd rather be lucky, since it's the only thing that could help me win more than the pitiful amount allowed by normal probability. OTOH, I might choose good if it was a real thing and not just a delusion. I say might because even of you could actually improve your odds by 50% it doesn't really help. All that would do is reduce your losses a bit.

Reply #9

sirbrad — Wed, 20 Jan 2016 19:41:03 GMT

I have won more with my own numbers for smaller games. More with QP's for higher games. But I don't really care how I win so as long as I do win. Doing my own numbers is more fun, and I like to do QP's as well to compare. But regardless it cold all come down to luck anyway. There is no way to tell for sure. I won more on hunches and playing random numbers. Won the Big 4 3 times picking my own random numbers and one ticket for a $1.00 each paying $2600. Won one QP also for $100 boxed. Matched 4 o... [ More ]

Reply #8

dddwww — Wed, 20 Jan 2016 18:50:33 GMT

I think what he said was it takes 10,000 hours to achieve mastery in a field.

Picking random numbers is not a field and takes 5 secs to master, once you've figured out where the quick pick check box is or how to say Quick pick please you've mastered how to pick a random number and will have as much success over the long run as anyone who spends 10,000 hours researching lottery picking systems.

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Reply #7

Candlelight777 — Wed, 20 Jan 2016 12:54:06 GMT

I wish a win was because i was good...but the randomness of luck is about as random as lottery drawings. I wish i could say a system improved my odds or even intuition, but i have very little faith that either of those will led me to a win....but it sure makes it more fun and entertaining playing numbers you put a lot of thought into though.

It all comes down to luck IMO...that's just my two cents.

Reply #6

Coin Toss — Wed, 20 Jan 2016 04:58:03 GMT

The gambling industry considers the only two things that can be beat consistently are poker and sports betting. In poker the players are playing against each other and in sports betting it takes a 52.6 win % to break even, because of the vig.

Granted in the lottery (jackpot games) it only takes one win but there are very few people who achieve that.

Any discussion of any form of gambling that doesn't include the Luck Factor is really lacking something.

Reply #5

amber123 — Wed, 20 Jan 2016 04:24:30 GMT

Spend roughly 12 hours a day, everyday for the next 7 years studying the lottery

Reply #4

Raven62 — Wed, 20 Jan 2016 03:24:05 GMT

In the book Outliers, author Malcolm Gladwell says that it takes roughly ten thousand hours of practice to become an Expert in an endeavor.

If this is true: How can we leverage this idea to achieve Skill in Playing the Lottery

Reply #3

rcbbuckeye — Wed, 20 Jan 2016 03:06:41 GMT

In work and in lottery I've always said I'd rather be lucky than good.

It takes luck to get a good up (customer). It takes luck to win a jackpot.

Reply #2

travelintrucker — Wed, 20 Jan 2016 03:04:19 GMT

Juggling has nothing to do with picking lottery numbers. You can't get good at random. Some what good if you're talking about Pick 3. The more numbers you add the luckier you have to get.

Reply #1

amber123 — Wed, 20 Jan 2016 02:39:26 GMT

I'm surprised that two people picked lucky . I'd rather learn how to win so I may be able to replicate it just by sheer trial and error.

You can't be a juggler by luck. It takes 9 months to add another item in your juggling routine. Yes that's right, nine months for every ADDITIONAL item you add. Whoa

Picking numbers. Would you rather be Good or Lucky and why?

travelintrucker — Wed, 20 Jan 2016 02:19:10 GMT

I can understand both arguments. Those that value working hard at something, and seeing their hard work pay off would choose Good. On the flip side, why work hard when you can be Lucky ! Me? I'd rather be lucky. Working hard takes up too much time. Time that we can't get back