I won a $100,000 Powerball jackpot - my favorite strategy to help you win big and it's easy
A STATISTICS teacher used his skills — and a bit of luck — to hit a $100,000 jackpot.
Nicholas Kapoor won the Powerball jackpot in 2016 by picking his favorite numbers.
When he won he told ABC7 that it was a great way to teach his class about how hard it is to win something in the real world.
Now, he said players should choose the numbers that strike them.
Other previous winners have also recommended picking the same set of numbers regularly to boost your chances of winning.
This includes the late Richard Lustig, who was the author of the book Learn How To Increase Your Chances of Winning the Lottery.
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They aren't the only people with a winning strategy, however.
Last month's $810million drawing has breathed new life into the lotto game, and more past winners are sharing their own strategies.
Beating the odds
Rich Wheeler, president of Lottery Now, revealed to The U.S. Sun that playing state lotto games gives you a better chance at winning than national games.
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"Someone always wins Mega Millions or Powerball eventually, but your odds are greater of being struck by lightning than winning those," Wheeler said.
The exact odds are around a one in 300million chance of taking home one of these jackpots, according to the Mega Millions website.
Most states have multiple styles of draw games, giving you more chances to win.
These state-wide games offer cheap buy-ins and big rewards.
They also have drawings at different frequencies, some being daily and others weekly, so the prizes are more diverse.
Van Denton, director of communications at the North Carolina Education Lottery, shared his tips with the Charlotte Observer.
Mr Denton said understanding how the lottery works can potentially increase your prize winnings when you play.
“If you want to increase the size of your prize if you do win, consider buying a $3 Power Play ticket or a $3 Megaplier ticket,” he told the outlet.
Most states offer a Megaplier feature to increase non-jackpot prizes by up to five times and it costs an additional $1 per play, according to Mega Million rules.
Before each Mega Millions drawing on Tuesday and Friday nights, the Megaplier is drawn.
From a pool of 15 balls, five are marked with 2X, six with 3X, three with 4X and one with 5X.
Depending on what combination of winning numbers you have, you could end up making much more than on a regular ticket.
Don't wait for the big jackpot
Most Americans wait to play until the jackpot gets very large, missing out on the chance to win smaller prizes — and you can't win if you don't play.
Mr Denton said most people don't realize that you don't need an exact match of every number to win some money in the Powerball and Mega Millions.
There are nine ways to win, meaning you could still get a life-changing amount of money when you play any given game.
Some people have even won multiple times by playing regularly, like Mary Riedel.
In 2014, she won the lottery twice in four months.
If you're keen to buy lottery tickets, make sure you don't spend more than you can afford.
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One Florida couple finally hit it big winning a multi-million dollar fortune, after playing the same numbers for three decades.
Plus, the couple who won over $1billion in the largest jackpot ever shared what they did with the money.
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