Of course, the numbers might win. There is the same chance of one of the predicted sets of numbers winning as any other set.
To understand why it can't work, consider a simpler situation: flipping a coin. There are 2 sides to the coin, no matter how many times it has come up heads. The chances of flipping heads 30 times is 1 in 2^30, or 1,073,741,824. If you have already flipped heads 29 times, the chance of the next flip being heads is 1 in 2. The chance of any random combination of heads and tails in 30 flips is also 1 in 1,073,741,824.
The situation with lottery balls is more complex only because there are more possibilities. Lotteries have been called a "tax on ignorance".
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Of course, the numbers might win. There is the same chance of one of the predicted sets of numbers winning as any other set.To understand why it can't work, consider a simpler situation: flipping a coin. There are 2 sides to the coin, no matter how many times it has come up heads. The chances of flipping heads 30 times is 1 in 2^30, or 1,073,741,824. If you have already flipped heads 29 times, the chance of the next flip being heads is 1 in 2. The chance of any random combination of heads and tails in 30 flips is also 1 in 1,073,741,824.
The situation with lottery balls is more complex only because there are more possibilities. Lotteries have been called a "tax on ignorance".
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