A Player's Guide to Lotto Strategies

This book contains analyses, from the point of view of an industrial mathematician, of the most widely-read lottery winning systems and it is revealed whether they work, appear to work, don't work, or are merely a scam. Authors treated include Gail Howard, Larry Blair, Richard Lustig, Ken Silver, Professor Jones, Iliya Bluskov, Henze and Riedwyl, and more.

The book also contains original material: an analysis of the expected result of using several lottery wheels in two actual lotteries, Florida Lotto and Florida Fantasy Five. Also given is a formula for calculating the probability that someone or other will win a particular lottery more than once, something that is generally underestimated when reported in the press. Also discussed is an obscure paper by Microsoft engineer Jeremy Elson on the optimal bet in Mega Millions.

There are many books on how to win lotteries but only a few of them are scams. Most of the rest are based on a misinterpretation of good luck or on mathematical fallacies. The purpose of this book is to enable you to tell the good from the bad.

There is a great deal of information in this book.