Canada lottery winner used the weather to pick numbers

Comment #8

Wintariofan — Fri, 26 Jan 2007 16:58:46 GMT

It was more than likely the temperatures or at least an average of them for different places on draw night/day. We do use celcius as opposed to fahrenheit..since about the early 1980's. It's not uncommon here to have Yellowknife at plus 5 and Toronto be in a heatwave at 46 in July. Strange enough is the weather board at CFTO TV where they conduct the Lotto-649 and Super 7 drawings is right beside the lottery machine (literally). Although that's ironic...that guy was lucky to find something t... [ More ]

Comment #7

LckyLary — Thu, 25 Jan 2007 13:41:13 GMT

Many of my algorithms seem to do better in colder months like December, January. But, only when it's not abmormally warm; it has to be like we're having now. I've sometimes picked numbers in unusual ways i.e. the truck or bus # in front of me and won once or twice, but normally I use my program. Notice that he used the weather at the drawing site. I'd say it might NOT be pure luck because it was a game that has odds of millions to one so 4 years with a few tickets a day he might be on to somethi... [ More ]

Comment #6

datamatx — Wed, 24 Jan 2007 22:14:31 GMT

Coin Toss; i have another 'theory' on why some people win. This is a true story based on personal experence. About 12 years ago, in the early days of GA. Lotto, my mom (who never had a desire to play lotto), was anxiouis about buying a ticket, using 3 numbers that had 'popped' out at her on interstate road signs. Naturally, i was skeptical, but helped her buy her ticker. Lo behold, her 3 numbers showed up later that nite! If only i had used those 3 numbers as 'key' numbers, and played th... [ More ]

Comment #5

Coin Toss — Wed, 24 Jan 2007 15:57:05 GMT

Well then there must be a lot of us here on LP that are out of synch!

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Comment #4

datamatx — Wed, 24 Jan 2007 08:22:43 GMT

It's called synchronicity . When Fl. 1st started their lottery, i remember reading how 1 of the largest (this was the late 80's) jackpots was picked by a elderly lady. She simply used the 1st 6 numbers she read on her sunday paper! And in TX? , a couple played the numbers that their cat picked, using a 'lotto pen'. The couple won the jackpot. No matter how you do it, it's all sychronicity.

Comment #3

Coin Toss — Wed, 24 Jan 2007 00:31:43 GMT

In the sense that he stuck with it for four years, kind of a system.

But since it was a weather report and he probalby chose six numbers from among many, and he chose the numbers from the report he watched (which one? Early a.m.? Noon? Evening? Late night?), LUCK.

Comment #2

CA LotteryGuy — Tue, 23 Jan 2007 16:16:13 GMT

Ok, four years of using weather pattern for his numbers. Is this a system or just plain old luck?

My vote is for luck

Comment #1

CASH Only — Tue, 23 Jan 2007 14:57:23 GMT

I couldn't tell if temperature was used in picking the numbers. Canada now uses Celsius instead of Fahrenheit, and metric measurements for snow and rain.

Canada lottery winner used the weather to pick numbers

Lottery Post — Tue, 23 Jan 2007 14:51:01 GMT

Scarborough's weather can forecast big bucks.

Just ask recent multi-millionaire Robert Medwid, a 39-year-old stucco contractor from Red Deer, Alberta who won almost $14 million on Lotto 6/49.

For the last four years Medwid has played numbers based on Scarborough's weather patterns, because lottery draws take place at the CTV studios near Hwy. 401 and Brimley Road.

How the sun, rain and snow in Scarborough led to the actual numbers Medwid picked remains cloudy but the unorthodox system... [ More ]