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September 12, 2024

WINNING the lottery may take more than luck as lottery expert Matt Hart shared some strategies to win big.

Matt is Australia’s lottery operator for The Lott and is in charge of notifying hundreds of winners a year of their prizes.

The expert spoke to Yahoo! and detailed some successful Powerball strategies including one numerical tactic called hot or cold.

This is where players choose hot or cold numbers based on the frequency of the numbers picked in the last drawings.

Hot numbers are believed to be numbers that have been picked more often and used for a longer timeframe.

While players believe cold numbers have not been drawn and are used much less frequently.

Other lottery strategies

Matt and other experts shared some other winning tactics that have been known to score prizes.

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Another one of Matt's tips is to play quick picks.

1. Quick pics

Typically, when you play Powerball or Mega Millions, you have some choices to make - pick your numbers.

However, quick picks are when the machine makes the decision for you by randomly selecting numbers.

“Of the eight Powerball division one winning entries so far this year, all but two were secured by Quick Pick entries, where the lottery terminal randomly chose the numbers," Matt told Yahoo!

2. Lucky numbers

As we've learned, some numbers are better than others.

Matt said to reconsider using common lucky numbers, like seven or three.

This is because so many other players will use these, so it's best to switch to something you know has worked in the past or something even sentimental.

3. Stay consistent

Using the same numbers could also be a great way to increase your odds.

Each time you switch up your numbers it's like you're starting all over, which means you're playing at your lowest odds.

This is because you don't know if the numbers you chose work.

Once you find numbers that win, stick to them.

4. Join a lottery pool

It may be helpful to join other people's lottery pools as it's a great way to increase your odds.

You may have to share your winnings, but you're still winning.

Just remember when you join a pool that you're playing with people you trust and that the rules are clear.

5. Keep your ticket

This tip may seem silly, but players will throw away their tickets once they find out that they lost the Jackpot.

So, make sure to keep yours as there are still five other numbers that could get you some serious cash.

It's especially important to keep the ticket if you decide to play the multiplier as your wins will do just that - multiply.