MATHS experts have revealed a surefire way to win a prize in the National Lottery every time – but it comes with a catch.
According to their research, buying 27 tickets while choosing specific numbers guarantees you a win.
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David Cushing and David Stewart, from the University of Manchester, calculated a specific sequence of numbers that National Lottery players should choose to win every time.
In the National Lottery, players select six different numbers between 1 and 59.
Six balls are then drawn, revealing the winning numbers.
Prizes are awarded to players who match at least two of the six drawn numbers.
According to Cushing and Stewart, buying 27 tickets using their sequence of numbers means you’re guaranteed to have at least two winning numbers on one of your tickets.
However, they do not guarantee winning the jackpot every time – just that you’ll win a prize.
Matching all six numbers will win you the National Lottery jackpot, which rolls over depending on how recently it was won and is often worth millions of pounds.
Getting five numbers plus a bonus ball will win players £1,000,000, while those who get five numbers right will win £1,750.
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Four correct numbers wins a prize of £140, while three scores players £30.
Two matching numbers wins players a free lucky dip – another entry into the lottery with randomly selected numbers.
Tickets cost £2 each – and using the mathematicians’ theory could result in players simply winning a single free lucky dip.
If that lucky dip then fails to win, players will have spent £54 for no money back.
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WINNING NUMBERS
These are the numbers the maths experts say you should choose to win at the National Lottery every time:
- 1,2,3,4,5,6
- 1,2,3,4,7,8
- 1,2,5,6,7,8
- 9,10,11,12,13,14
- 9,10,11,15,16,17
- 12,13,14,15,16,17
- 18,19,20,21,26,27
- 18,19,22,23,30,31
- 18,19,24,25,28,29
- 20,21,22,23,28,29
- 20,21,24,25,30,31
- 22,23,24,25,26,27
- 26,27,28,29,30,31
- 32,33,34,35,40,41
- 32,33,36,37,44,45
- 32,33,38,39,42,43
- 34,35,36,37,42,43
- 34,35,38,39,44,45
- 36,37,38,39,40,41
- 40,41,42,43,44,45
- 46,47,48,49,54,55
- 46,47,50,51,58,59
- 46,47,52,53,56,57
- 48,49,50,51,56,57
- 48,49,52,53,58,59
- 50,51,52,53,54,55
- 54,55,56,57,58,59
