Swing A Chicken Above Your Head To Win The Lottery? Powerball's Wacky Humor
/The people at USA Powerball HQ have revealed a way you can win their lottery. And they've done it with some gags that are not out of place in a comic's standup show.
Swing a chicken for good luck? We hope no chicken was harmed during this Kaparot ceremony in Jerusalem as part of a Jewish ritual. Photo: ABC News
On the Powerball information page, the question is asked: Is There A Secret To Improve Your Chance Of Winning Powerball?
Here's what they say about it. And along the way they have some interesting advice on winning too...
"Yes. There is a way to improve your chance of winning the dual-drum games (Powerball, Mega-Millions, Hot Lotto, and Wild Card). But you have to promise to keep the secret - called THE BIG SECRET TO WINNING POWERBALL -- between you and me."
"First, we need to cover some things that don't work. Swinging a live chicken above your head while wishing for the future numbers does NOT work. There is no improvement to be had by swinging a dead chicken."
"Although I have not tested it, swinging a bucket of extra crispy is not likely to work either. We have had winners who played their fortune cookie numbers - on two occasions - but such things are just bound to happen sometimes."
Emma Duvoll won $2 million in a February Powerball drawing after playing the numbers found in her fortune cookie.
Here the Powerball page gets down to business:
"The secret to the dual-drum games is that they pay a prize for matching just one number from the second drum. There are 35 numbers in Powerball's second drum and so, if a group buys 35 tickets in the Powerball game, each with unique red Powerball number, then you are 100% guaranteed to win the $4 prize, at least."
The red Powerball is what they're talking about.
"At first, that $4 might not seem like much, but if you think about it, you can see just how special this secret can be for a group. In a regular (pick 6) lotto game, a group can buy lots of tickets and sometimes never win anything."
"In Powerball (and the other dual-drum games), you can buy a set of tickets that will have a winner EVERY TIME. A lottery may occasionally offer special pricing on a ticket package, but why wait for the lottery to run a limited-time promotion? With this secret you can create your own discount (a rebate really) for EVERY draw."
So there you have it, win every time and never a mention of the Silver Lotto System! (Note: We think they're kidding... it's no advantage in winning each time if you only get $4)
