Common Mistakes in Pick 5 Lotto

Just like any betting games, winning the Pick 5 Lotto is elusive, especially when you don’t know how to strategically play the game. Although there’s no sure-fire formula in getting the right number combination, there are some useful pointers that may help you in increasing your chances of winning. Although your family or friends have some techniques to contribute, such will not be proven useful unless they have won themselves the jackpot using the strategies they apply. In fact, even the most popular and widely used methods do not guarantee a hundred percent chance of winning.

What Are The Practices To Avoid When Playing Pick 5?

No matter how they appear to be relatively relevant, there are some “strategies” to avoid when playing the Pick 5 Lottery. Avoiding them early on will save you from wasting your effort, time, and money betting on a combination that has less chances of winning. Take note of the following mistakes in choosing a Pick 5 number combination in order to refrain practicing them yourself.

Picking a number series. Consecutive numbers rarely appear on the Pick 5 winning results. There are also no chances of winning when choosing between a multiple series such as 7, 14, 21, 28, and 35 even many consider 7 as a lucky number. Choosing all-even and all-odd numbers doesn’t make any difference. These are obvious patterns that can be easily noticed by anyone. If so, many of lotto betters would have won the jackpot every week by following these patterns. The fact is, the winning lotto numbers were picked by the machine in random order so the chances of a number combination coming out in a logical series are very least.

Picking the most drawn number and vice versa. Some people would pick numbers that have been drawn more often believing that it will appear again soon. Meanwhile, others pick numbers that have not been drawn for a long time since they believe that it will be drawn again this time. However, the frequency of a number drawn and failed to drawn in the past doesn’t affect the current lotto draws.

Picking lucky numbers. Contrary to popular belief, there is no lucky number. So, eliminate that number 7 on your number combination, unless you feel compelled to. There’s nothing to lose when trusting on your instincts at some point. We’ll never know, luck may be on its way to some.

Coming up with a number combination based on birthdays. Accept it, lot of individuals, even you yourself, are guilty with this strategy. Putting birth dates and other special dates on the lotto ticket has been the most popular method used by many. The dates can be your birthday or your parent’s or your spouse’s and kid’s. It can also be your wedding anniversary. There’s no problem of incorporating the special dates in the combination. The mistake happens when the number series composes of all dates. Remember, the calendar has a maximum of 31 days in a month and the Pick 5 Lotto has numbers 1 to 35 or more, depending on the game, to choose from.

Beware of False Promises

There is the lottery tipster, giving out tips on the possible winning result. However, most of them offer the services at a price. Before giving in on any offer, check if the tipster has already recommended a combination that actually won the lotto draw. The problem with tipsters is that you usually share the same advice from them, making the jackpot smaller as you share it with other people.

Also, beware from buying books and computer programs that claim to “spills out the beans” on how to win the Pick 5 Lotto. Think about it, if the authors do really know how to win the lottery, why would they need to sell books or programs to earn some profit?