[1] [b]Buy the same sequence of numbers from previous draws :[/b] If you buy the same set of numbers from each of the past draws, you will have very small chance of getting that jackpot. The same set of numbers from one draw will hardly appear again in another draw.

[2] [b]Pick numbers in an arithmetic sequences :[/b] Try picking numbers in order such as 2,4,6,8,10..... and see how good is your chance.....will be very small. Past results shows that you can almost never win by picking numbers in this way.

[3][b]Buying numbers in a small range :[/b]Have you seen a draw that consist of numbers from 1 to 20 or 20 to 40 only. Buying only numbers within small range and ignoring other numbers will hardly get you anywhere close to the jackpot.

[4] [b] Buy birthdays of [/b] you, your spouse, your children, your uncle ... of all your family members. But how many days are there in a calendar? You will not be covering the numbers from 32 onwards....so your chance is again very small.

[5] [b]Buy your lottery numbers according to the pattern on the betting slip: [/b]Some people buy an "S" shape, others buy all the numbers diagonally. Try putting the results of past draws in the betting slip and most of the time you won't see any pattern.