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BIRTHDAYS WITH A DIFFERENCE
Many people use the birthdays of those close to them to get their lottery numbers. However, they use the day of the month. As these are in the range of 1-31, this puts a bias on the numbers chosen.
Here is a method which uses instead the days of the week, and does not have such a bias:
1. Take 12 people and find what day of the week their birthday is this year.
2. Take the first person's birthday
day of the week and convert it into a number by taking Sunday=0, Monday=1, Tuesday=2, etc.
3. Now take the second person's birthday day of the week and convert it into a number by the same method.
4. Multiply the first number by 7, add the second number, and add 1. You now have your first lottery number.
5. Repeat the process a further five times using the remaining ten birthdays.
Star quality: The use of something personal about people close to you to generate your chance of winning.
Advantages: Having to look up those birthdays, you'll reduce the chance of forgetting anyone's birthday!
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