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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.

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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.
"It is also no good to follow the alignment of the planets or the arrangement of tea leaves or any other such thing. Any of these ideas will win sometimes, but that is just chance working its magic."

 
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)