I've given this tip before, but this time I want to explain why it only improves your odds by a small amount, and how to make it even better.

My rough and ready way to improve your odds for next week's game works like this:

STEP 1. You'll first need to check out the results of your last game from the official website.

STEP 2. Then look to see if your game has unusual number combinations, like these examples:

• Three consecutive numbers together like 3, 4, 5, or 25, 26, 27.

• Or numbers concentrated together at one end of the range, like 33, 35, 36, 38 or 2, 4, 5, 7, 8.

Not those exact numbers - just a pattern like that.

STEP 3. When you find this kind of pattern, then make sure you play the very NEXT game. It might be this weekend's game, or you might have to wait for a few games.

But make sure you play the very next game after the unusual patterns.

Here's how it works:

Your winning chances improve because it's highly unlikely these unusual number patterns will appear again in the very NEXT game. So the chances of 'ordinary' numbers falling due are very high.

And that's when you play.