First and foremost we need to remind people that although there may be different ways of picking numbers, lotto is for the most, based on luck! Dont be deceived by parties that try to inform you otherwise. Unlike most casino games where strategies of increasing odds of winning can be employed, lotto does not offer any strategies at all. This may discourage some players as the odds of winning are quite slim. However normally the lure of jackpots are all too tempting. So if you happen to find winning numbers it is nothing more than a fluke.

Now you may be asking why and how it is based more on luck. The reason is that in the game of lotto, there are no variables. At least no controllable ones. For example in the game of poker, you need to be lucky with the cards you are dealt, however there are options and decisions you can make to decrease your chances of losing. This is not to say however that there are any guarantees of winning or losing a hand but the point to be made here is that there are a lot lower odds of winning in poker. The number of other people playing the same lotto game does not affect the outcome of the draw.

The following odds table for Canada's Lotto Super 7 are based upon 3 number sets (bets/tickets). When one Lotto Super 7 ticket of seven numbers is purchased for $2.00, the lotto player receives one play of a set of 7 picked numbers or a quick pick combination and also receives two additional randomly selected 7 number sets/bets. The actual odds of winning a single 7 out of 47 Lottery play is 1 to 62,891,499.