In case you didn’t know, the Powerball numbers drawn yesterday were: 2,5, 34, 51, 58 with nine as the Powerball. If you’re still reading this, you likely haven’t won and have a little spare time on your hands. That’s fine.

At this point, you might be wondering if you should change up your lottery number choosing tactics. It is pretty likely that you haven’t won yet. Since this is certainly an odd occurrence, you may be right. Time to switch up your tactics. Read below to learn a few ways that people win big with the lottery.

Find the Frequent Factors
Lottery websites often show the winning numbers over the years, and they usually add up how much each number is drawn with a frequency chart. Go back as far as you can before your next Powerball ticket purchase and choose the most frequently picked numbers, and then maybe purchase another ticket with all of the least picked numbers to appease to the Law of Averages just a bit more.

Look for the Lucky
Channel your grandmother and get excited about each random number that always seems to pop up in your life. You never know– that number that keeps popping up in your life might pop up right in front of your eyes as you watch the Powerball numbers being picked.

Secure a Second Success
Don’t throw your tickets in the trashcan or tear them up when you realize that your numbers haven’t been picked– A lot of lottery tickets have second-chance winning thats you can sign up for online. If you see any thrown around from the folks who haven’t read this article, why not pick those up too to increase your averages?

There we have it. Feel free to gift the writer if any of them work in your favor!

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