Some lottery games aren't all they're cracked up to be. And this can be either a big deal-maker - or a deal-breaker - for you. But only if you know what to look for.
For example, our country's Powerball didn't jackpot on Saturday after weeks of no-wins. It may go to $30 million this coming weekend. But the twist is this... $30 million is as high as it's allowed to accumulate. Then it MUST be drawn and the prize distributed.
If no-one gets all 6 numbers plus the Powerball number, the jackpot will be divided up and go to those 2nd division winners who have 5 numbers with the correct Power ball lottery number.
So if you expected your chances of winning lottery jackpots to be higher, this is not the game you should be playing right now. Check and see whether your lotto game has restrictions like this.
Another lottery strategy example: Some countries and states give out lottery prizes tax-free - but some don't. Do you know which ones?
You should. Depending on the tax demanded, it makes up to 40% difference on your winning figure, and you could be taking home far less than you thought.
And which prize package should you take... an Annuity (the prize paid out by installment over 20 years or more), or a Lump Sum? The difference will surprise you.
Sometimes the information gets plain nasty. For example, in some countries or states, if you give any part of your winnings to a family member, it is considered a gift - and you pay additional tax or a duty on it. Not many people know that.
Now's the time to take a good look at your current lottery game, and check it out for problems like these. The small print is usually on their websites.
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The Top 5 Most Asked Lottery Ticket Questions
You've won the lottery. Great!
Your heart has stopped pounding, your pulse has steadied. You look again and yet again at the ticket in your shaky hands, daring to acknowledge your good fortune.
But don't get too complacent. You may have won the big prize, but it's Saturday night - and you can't get into the lottery headquarters to present your ticket until Monday. You have a problem. The security of your ticket is the first priority. You can't put it into a safe deposit box because the banks are closed. You don't trust it in your wallet, and that flimsy safe in your bedroom is the first place anyone would look if they knew you had a winning ticket.
How do you keep this fragile piece of paper absolutely secure for the next 36 hours?
This kind of scenario goes through the minds of many winners. Some believe they will be able to keep it safe by taping the ticket to their chest and sleeping with it under their pillow. Others will put the ticket in the fridge, thinking this will be the last place a burglar would look. (Wrong - skilled burglars are far more savvy than you realize!)
There are many other questions about tickets besides security that winners need to worry about. Here are the top 5 problems, along with some solutions...
1. Your ticket is stolen. What can you do?
You should protect your ticket first by signing it with your name and address. According to the Washington lottery website, a lottery ticket has the same authority as currency. A ticket is a 'bearer instrument' which means the person holding the ticket is also the owner. So when you sign the back of your lotto ticket, that act will make the ticket yours officially, because only the bearer whose name matches the signature on the ticket can claim its winnings.
2. You got your ticket as a gift. Who gets the money?
You do. But often when a winning lotto ticket is given as a gift, there can be problems if the giver receives nothing back. Since the prize is seen as 'found' money - money that cost little to obtain - there may be resentment that the gift ticket giver didn't receive any part of the winnings. The answer is simple. Why not split it with the giver? Even a 90/10 split will go a long way to keeping the friendship.
3. Can your family make a claim on the prize?
Generally no. But if you worry about your family claiming a portion of the prize, then why not split the money up equally among all the family? There is no better way to unite a group of people than to include them in your good fortune.
4. So you missed the winnings claim expiry date. Can you get an extension?
Few lotteries will extend a deadline. The best way to avoid this is to make a regular trip to your lotto store within a few days after each game, and have them put the tickets through their counter machine. You get added security this way by knowing there won't be any mistakes in the numbers either.
5. What happens if you lose your ticket?
You will lose your money, because in order to claim your prize you must present your winning ticket intact. Without your ticket, there is no proof of ownership, and this means you won't be able to collect your winnings. So your first and essential step is to sign your ticket when you buy - in case it ends up in someone else's hands. By signing your name and address, it acts as strong security against someone else trying to claim your prize if your ticket is lost or stolen. So the news is bad - usually your money is gone for good unless you have the physical ticket. Even a photocopy is unlikely to get accepted by the lottery organization. You've got to keep it safe.
Your heart has stopped pounding, your pulse has steadied. You look again and yet again at the ticket in your shaky hands, daring to acknowledge your good fortune.
But don't get too complacent. You may have won the big prize, but it's Saturday night - and you can't get into the lottery headquarters to present your ticket until Monday. You have a problem. The security of your ticket is the first priority. You can't put it into a safe deposit box because the banks are closed. You don't trust it in your wallet, and that flimsy safe in your bedroom is the first place anyone would look if they knew you had a winning ticket.
How do you keep this fragile piece of paper absolutely secure for the next 36 hours?
This kind of scenario goes through the minds of many winners. Some believe they will be able to keep it safe by taping the ticket to their chest and sleeping with it under their pillow. Others will put the ticket in the fridge, thinking this will be the last place a burglar would look. (Wrong - skilled burglars are far more savvy than you realize!)
There are many other questions about tickets besides security that winners need to worry about. Here are the top 5 problems, along with some solutions...
1. Your ticket is stolen. What can you do?
You should protect your ticket first by signing it with your name and address. According to the Washington lottery website, a lottery ticket has the same authority as currency. A ticket is a 'bearer instrument' which means the person holding the ticket is also the owner. So when you sign the back of your lotto ticket, that act will make the ticket yours officially, because only the bearer whose name matches the signature on the ticket can claim its winnings.
2. You got your ticket as a gift. Who gets the money?
You do. But often when a winning lotto ticket is given as a gift, there can be problems if the giver receives nothing back. Since the prize is seen as 'found' money - money that cost little to obtain - there may be resentment that the gift ticket giver didn't receive any part of the winnings. The answer is simple. Why not split it with the giver? Even a 90/10 split will go a long way to keeping the friendship.
3. Can your family make a claim on the prize?
Generally no. But if you worry about your family claiming a portion of the prize, then why not split the money up equally among all the family? There is no better way to unite a group of people than to include them in your good fortune.
4. So you missed the winnings claim expiry date. Can you get an extension?
Few lotteries will extend a deadline. The best way to avoid this is to make a regular trip to your lotto store within a few days after each game, and have them put the tickets through their counter machine. You get added security this way by knowing there won't be any mistakes in the numbers either.
5. What happens if you lose your ticket?
You will lose your money, because in order to claim your prize you must present your winning ticket intact. Without your ticket, there is no proof of ownership, and this means you won't be able to collect your winnings. So your first and essential step is to sign your ticket when you buy - in case it ends up in someone else's hands. By signing your name and address, it acts as strong security against someone else trying to claim your prize if your ticket is lost or stolen. So the news is bad - usually your money is gone for good unless you have the physical ticket. Even a photocopy is unlikely to get accepted by the lottery organization. You've got to keep it safe.
How to Pick Winning Lottery Numbers and Increase Your Lottery Payouts
This morning after breakfast I set my Roomba robot vacuum cleaner down on the kitchen floor, and pressed the 'on' button.
It gave a happy beep, and set off on its whirring, random path round the room.
In the middle of the floor was a small piece of fluff from our cat - probably a result of it cleaning itself in the middle of the night.
I call little bits of rubbish like this my 'control.' They help tell me when the floor has been properly cleaned.
And sure enough, when I returned an hour later, the control piece was gone.Success!
This is very much how a good lottery system works.
It crisscrosses around winning numbers in a seemingly random pattern.
Then, at some point one of the paths crosses a set of numbers, and a prize is won.
The most effective lottery systems will do this very quickly.
You can speed up the winning process even more by using these three tips:
1. Scale up. Think big... you won't get the best results by only playing just a few tickets each game. Time and time again it has been proven that to achieve great success, you need to do great things. In order to get large winnings, you need to play big. But that doesn't mean spending all your housekeeping in one go. It's always best to concentrate your larger investment in one game - but play less often.
2. Stick to your knitting. By that I mean you should play only one game, and resist any temptation to spread your playing investment around to other games. Many people are attracted by the larger payout and jackpots in multinational games like Powerball, Mega Millions and Euromillions. This is fine if they are available to you, but don't disregard your local games either - they could be hidden opportunities. While smaller lottery games may have a correspondingly smaller jackpot payout, the odds of winning are often better for you because fewer people play.
3. To really increase your winnings, play your chosen lottery game more frequently. Double up - it increases your chances a lot. I sometimes put two of my robot vacuum cleaners down in the same area, and the cleaning gets done much faster than twice as quickly. It is the same with anything... if you increase the number of times you play, buy tickets or increase the frequency of all these things combined, you're going to get faster results. This snowball effect is how great success in any field of endeavor is achieved.
Now you know the answer, get out there and start sucking up your game's winning numbers!
It gave a happy beep, and set off on its whirring, random path round the room.
In the middle of the floor was a small piece of fluff from our cat - probably a result of it cleaning itself in the middle of the night.
I call little bits of rubbish like this my 'control.' They help tell me when the floor has been properly cleaned.
And sure enough, when I returned an hour later, the control piece was gone.Success!
This is very much how a good lottery system works.
It crisscrosses around winning numbers in a seemingly random pattern.
Then, at some point one of the paths crosses a set of numbers, and a prize is won.
The most effective lottery systems will do this very quickly.
You can speed up the winning process even more by using these three tips:
1. Scale up. Think big... you won't get the best results by only playing just a few tickets each game. Time and time again it has been proven that to achieve great success, you need to do great things. In order to get large winnings, you need to play big. But that doesn't mean spending all your housekeeping in one go. It's always best to concentrate your larger investment in one game - but play less often.
2. Stick to your knitting. By that I mean you should play only one game, and resist any temptation to spread your playing investment around to other games. Many people are attracted by the larger payout and jackpots in multinational games like Powerball, Mega Millions and Euromillions. This is fine if they are available to you, but don't disregard your local games either - they could be hidden opportunities. While smaller lottery games may have a correspondingly smaller jackpot payout, the odds of winning are often better for you because fewer people play.
3. To really increase your winnings, play your chosen lottery game more frequently. Double up - it increases your chances a lot. I sometimes put two of my robot vacuum cleaners down in the same area, and the cleaning gets done much faster than twice as quickly. It is the same with anything... if you increase the number of times you play, buy tickets or increase the frequency of all these things combined, you're going to get faster results. This snowball effect is how great success in any field of endeavor is achieved.
Now you know the answer, get out there and start sucking up your game's winning numbers!
How to Win the Lotto - What You Can Learn About Winning Lotteries From a Successful Concert Pianist
Ever wondered why some people are wildly successful?
And some are not?
In his recent book "Outliers: The Story of Success," author Malcolm Gladwell says it's simply down to practice.
And he's even found a time formula for the amount of practice anyone needs to do to be successful.
It's 10,000 hours.
Easy, isn't it?
All you have to do is practice your skills 40 hours a week, for 250 weeks.
Before you get upset at all the hours you need to play lottery games, be reassured this doesn't apply to winning lotto.
But it does mean something just as important.
Now, some lottery players don't need any practice at all. With the right system they can win almost immediately.
But what many often forget is they need to keep playing regularly, just like practice. I call it "play persistence."
Because every game you miss is a winning opportunity lost for ever.
In his autobiography, Chinese superstar pianist Lang Lang tells the story when he was a child of being late to lessons one day. His father was annoyed.
"You have lost two hours of time that you will never get back again!" said the father.
And that's the secret of not only Lang Lang's phenomenal success, but our own.
Play often, and never miss a game.
Time and opportunity lost can never be regained.
A friend of mine for many years found this out to his great loss.
His numbers came up just a few weeks ago, and his winning line in the Australian Tattslotto gave him a win of $1 million. The win would have solved all his problems and set him up for retirement.
Sadly he didn't play that game.
And I had to listen to his disappointment on the phone. It was a bitter blow for him.
Once you miss out on a game, the opportunity to win is gone forever.
And unless you play, you'll never know whether your numbers have the winning potential.
It only takes one line of numbers to bring you a fortune and completely change your life.
There's a reason the slogan for playing the lottery is "be in to win."
You need take part in each and every game - it is quite simply an essential step to win any lottery.
And you won't have to spend 10,000 hours to do it either!
And some are not?
In his recent book "Outliers: The Story of Success," author Malcolm Gladwell says it's simply down to practice.
And he's even found a time formula for the amount of practice anyone needs to do to be successful.
It's 10,000 hours.
Easy, isn't it?
All you have to do is practice your skills 40 hours a week, for 250 weeks.
Before you get upset at all the hours you need to play lottery games, be reassured this doesn't apply to winning lotto.
But it does mean something just as important.
Now, some lottery players don't need any practice at all. With the right system they can win almost immediately.
But what many often forget is they need to keep playing regularly, just like practice. I call it "play persistence."
Because every game you miss is a winning opportunity lost for ever.
In his autobiography, Chinese superstar pianist Lang Lang tells the story when he was a child of being late to lessons one day. His father was annoyed.
"You have lost two hours of time that you will never get back again!" said the father.
And that's the secret of not only Lang Lang's phenomenal success, but our own.
Play often, and never miss a game.
Time and opportunity lost can never be regained.
A friend of mine for many years found this out to his great loss.
His numbers came up just a few weeks ago, and his winning line in the Australian Tattslotto gave him a win of $1 million. The win would have solved all his problems and set him up for retirement.
Sadly he didn't play that game.
And I had to listen to his disappointment on the phone. It was a bitter blow for him.
Once you miss out on a game, the opportunity to win is gone forever.
And unless you play, you'll never know whether your numbers have the winning potential.
It only takes one line of numbers to bring you a fortune and completely change your life.
There's a reason the slogan for playing the lottery is "be in to win."
You need take part in each and every game - it is quite simply an essential step to win any lottery.
And you won't have to spend 10,000 hours to do it either!
5 Tips To Pump Up Lottery Winnings
The good news is that the Silver Lotto System continues to get more lucky winners every day.
Congratulations to them!
But for some *almost* lucky people--like Kumaran here--it's not quite as good...
---
Hi Ken,
Just thought I update you. The good news
is 5 out of 6 (and the additional number)
were in, in the last draw.
The bad news is I had not bought the tickets.
I'll be persistent from this time onwards...
How do you do it Ken?
Rgds
Kumaran
---
How do I do it, Kumaran?
Simple.
I focus on my end target.
Some players find it hard to bounce back after a losing streak. Others blame the system, the weather, bad luck.
I don't.
I have strong, immovable goals that I work on each day. I'm extremely persistent. And the rewards flow in.
Here's how anyone can improve their persistence like me, in 5 simple steps:
1) Believe that your winning day will come.
As you've seen in the many testimonials on my web sites, my System gets wins for a lot of folk. And I've found it's normal for these winners to continue to play even when the last game was a no-win. They know the power of the System works for others. They believe it will work for them. They have stickability... and sooner or later it pays off.
2) Refuse to acknowledge losses.
Whenever there are top people in their field, you can bet they got there through determination. Not all of them are exceptionally gifted, they're just determined. Most have lost big-time in their lives, but fought on to make a comeback. Happens all the time. Read any book on any of life's winners and you will discover the same thing... they all possess a gritty determination against huge odds. Lotto is no different, believe me.
3) Have a bigger goal.
If you give up too soon, it's probably because you haven't set your play target high enough. Don't expect to win in 2 year's time - tell yourself you are going to make it in two months! Then plan to make your winning a reality by playing more in the games that give you the best chance.
4) Get a ritual going.
Go down to your local lottery shop at the same time each week. Go with the same friend each time. Park in the same spot if you can (or like me, walk - it's better for you). See the same assistant to have your tickets processed. Have a coffee afterwards in the same shop. These small rituals build on your play tactics so you'll feel as if you're missing out when you don't do it. That gives you an automatic incentive to keep going. Once you've done this a number of times, it will be easy to continue through the no-win periods.
5) Enjoy the game.
Yes, it's only a game. You might only play 3 games before you have a good winning... or you may play more. But whatever the number it takes, remember - it's not rocket science. You don't have to perform any mumbo-jumbo to do your tickets using my system. Trust the system to work for you.
One more tip... if you have had a string of bad luck in your past, don't worry. Winning a lotto game does NOT depend on how much bad luck you've had in your life.
As long as you keep moving and trying, you will make your own good luck.
Winners do more, play more, work harder. That's all you need to do too, to change your circumstances.
Congratulations to them!
But for some *almost* lucky people--like Kumaran here--it's not quite as good...
---
Hi Ken,
Just thought I update you. The good news
is 5 out of 6 (and the additional number)
were in, in the last draw.
The bad news is I had not bought the tickets.
I'll be persistent from this time onwards...
How do you do it Ken?
Rgds
Kumaran
---
How do I do it, Kumaran?
Simple.
I focus on my end target.
Some players find it hard to bounce back after a losing streak. Others blame the system, the weather, bad luck.
I don't.
I have strong, immovable goals that I work on each day. I'm extremely persistent. And the rewards flow in.
Here's how anyone can improve their persistence like me, in 5 simple steps:
1) Believe that your winning day will come.
As you've seen in the many testimonials on my web sites, my System gets wins for a lot of folk. And I've found it's normal for these winners to continue to play even when the last game was a no-win. They know the power of the System works for others. They believe it will work for them. They have stickability... and sooner or later it pays off.
2) Refuse to acknowledge losses.
Whenever there are top people in their field, you can bet they got there through determination. Not all of them are exceptionally gifted, they're just determined. Most have lost big-time in their lives, but fought on to make a comeback. Happens all the time. Read any book on any of life's winners and you will discover the same thing... they all possess a gritty determination against huge odds. Lotto is no different, believe me.
3) Have a bigger goal.
If you give up too soon, it's probably because you haven't set your play target high enough. Don't expect to win in 2 year's time - tell yourself you are going to make it in two months! Then plan to make your winning a reality by playing more in the games that give you the best chance.
4) Get a ritual going.
Go down to your local lottery shop at the same time each week. Go with the same friend each time. Park in the same spot if you can (or like me, walk - it's better for you). See the same assistant to have your tickets processed. Have a coffee afterwards in the same shop. These small rituals build on your play tactics so you'll feel as if you're missing out when you don't do it. That gives you an automatic incentive to keep going. Once you've done this a number of times, it will be easy to continue through the no-win periods.
5) Enjoy the game.
Yes, it's only a game. You might only play 3 games before you have a good winning... or you may play more. But whatever the number it takes, remember - it's not rocket science. You don't have to perform any mumbo-jumbo to do your tickets using my system. Trust the system to work for you.
One more tip... if you have had a string of bad luck in your past, don't worry. Winning a lotto game does NOT depend on how much bad luck you've had in your life.
As long as you keep moving and trying, you will make your own good luck.
Winners do more, play more, work harder. That's all you need to do too, to change your circumstances.
How Daily Affirmations Can Help You Win the Lottery
I came across an illuminating statement that I want to share with you. Think about this for a minute:
"Money is nothing but energy that reflects one's thoughts."
It makes perfect sense, doesn't it? We are what we think about. Some clever writers have tied up this principle in books like "The Secret." And of course Norman Vincent Peale's "The Power of Positive Thinking" is a classic.
I've normally ignored popular thinking on this kind of simplified mind control. It seems a bit too 'new age' for my liking. But I have to admit, it really works. You see, what this clever comment on money and energy is really saying is this...
You are your thoughts.
Put another way - you are the sum of your thinking. There's nothing crazy about it. It's a fact... consistent, focussed desire will get you whatever you want.
I've proved that time and time again, and I'm the most practical, sensible-to-the-point-of-boring kinda person out there. Everything I see around me, home, cars, luxury, and a happy fulfilling life... has been achieved through this kind of focused optimism.
I'll tell you how it's done. Every day, as many times as you can, say this simple motivational sentence to yourself out loud:
"I earn $------ a year, easily and consistently."
(This is to increase your income. I'll get to the way you can work it for the lottery shortly).
The amount can be anything. You work out what you want, and use that figure. Could be $50k... could be a million.
Just say the affirmation up to 50 times a day, or more.
- Say it 5 times on awaking.
- Say it 10 times before breakfast.
- Recite it on your way to work.
- Mouth it silently as you work.
- Spend a few minutes in your breaks keeping the sentence alive.
- Instead of listening to music on the way home, say your affirmation.
- Repeat it when things go bad.
- Take a break before bed and repeat it again, 10 times.
Now, the universe won't fall into your lap as if by magic. That's not how it works. What this affirmation does is make you more sensitive to your goals.
Remember when you bought a car - then kept seeing the same model all over the place - when before it never appeared anywhere? It's like that... the mind is awakened to fresh possibilities. You don't have to do anything more than keep your affirmation in front of everything you do.
But winning the lottery is not as predictable!
There's an element of luck that even the best lottery winning system can't control.
So how can your affirmation give you more wins - or bigger winnings?
Like this. By unconsciously letting you increase your involvement in your goal. You see, if you keep a goal in the forefront of your conscious mind, it will very quickly affect everything you do. Then - even when you're not thinking about it - it will work subconsciously to your benefit.
It's the eureka moment all over again. The answer comes when you least expect it.
Now, when you apply your affirmation to winning lotto, you'll soon notice these things happening:
- You will play more games. Because when you increase your exposure to winning opportunities, you will start to win more easily and consistently.
- You will increase the number of tickets you take. You increase your winning odds even more by multiplying your opportunities.
It's a magical suggestion tool, your affirmation. I've proved that it works, and here's the proof:
Remember the popular cliche: "Be careful what you wish for...?"
That's because for everyone that follows it, the statement ends like this... "...you may receive it!"
"Money is nothing but energy that reflects one's thoughts."
It makes perfect sense, doesn't it? We are what we think about. Some clever writers have tied up this principle in books like "The Secret." And of course Norman Vincent Peale's "The Power of Positive Thinking" is a classic.
I've normally ignored popular thinking on this kind of simplified mind control. It seems a bit too 'new age' for my liking. But I have to admit, it really works. You see, what this clever comment on money and energy is really saying is this...
You are your thoughts.
Put another way - you are the sum of your thinking. There's nothing crazy about it. It's a fact... consistent, focussed desire will get you whatever you want.
I've proved that time and time again, and I'm the most practical, sensible-to-the-point-of-boring kinda person out there. Everything I see around me, home, cars, luxury, and a happy fulfilling life... has been achieved through this kind of focused optimism.
I'll tell you how it's done. Every day, as many times as you can, say this simple motivational sentence to yourself out loud:
"I earn $------ a year, easily and consistently."
(This is to increase your income. I'll get to the way you can work it for the lottery shortly).
The amount can be anything. You work out what you want, and use that figure. Could be $50k... could be a million.
Just say the affirmation up to 50 times a day, or more.
- Say it 5 times on awaking.
- Say it 10 times before breakfast.
- Recite it on your way to work.
- Mouth it silently as you work.
- Spend a few minutes in your breaks keeping the sentence alive.
- Instead of listening to music on the way home, say your affirmation.
- Repeat it when things go bad.
- Take a break before bed and repeat it again, 10 times.
Now, the universe won't fall into your lap as if by magic. That's not how it works. What this affirmation does is make you more sensitive to your goals.
Remember when you bought a car - then kept seeing the same model all over the place - when before it never appeared anywhere? It's like that... the mind is awakened to fresh possibilities. You don't have to do anything more than keep your affirmation in front of everything you do.
But winning the lottery is not as predictable!
There's an element of luck that even the best lottery winning system can't control.
So how can your affirmation give you more wins - or bigger winnings?
Like this. By unconsciously letting you increase your involvement in your goal. You see, if you keep a goal in the forefront of your conscious mind, it will very quickly affect everything you do. Then - even when you're not thinking about it - it will work subconsciously to your benefit.
It's the eureka moment all over again. The answer comes when you least expect it.
Now, when you apply your affirmation to winning lotto, you'll soon notice these things happening:
- You will play more games. Because when you increase your exposure to winning opportunities, you will start to win more easily and consistently.
- You will increase the number of tickets you take. You increase your winning odds even more by multiplying your opportunities.
It's a magical suggestion tool, your affirmation. I've proved that it works, and here's the proof:
Remember the popular cliche: "Be careful what you wish for...?"
That's because for everyone that follows it, the statement ends like this... "...you may receive it!"
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