How They Did It

Secrets, Tips, and Inspiration from Top Lottery

Winners

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Table of Contents

 Introduction

 Chapter 1 – The Ultimate Game of Numbers

 Chapter 2 – Richard Lustig: The Man Who Won

7 Times

 Chapter 3 – Cynthia Stafford: The Woman Who

Believed She Already Won

 Chapter 4 – Seguro Ndabene: Strategy, Belief,

or Foul Play?

 Chapter 5 – Lottery Winners and Their

Strategies

 Chapter 6 – Things to Do Once You’ve Won the

Lottery

 Conclusion

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Introduction

I want to thank you and congratulate you for downloading the book, “How They
Did It – Secrets, Tips, and Inspiration from Top Lottery Winners”!

This book contains only the most amazing information, strategies, tips,
and inspirational stories about the lottery and lottery winners who seem to have
tamed luck and changed their own lives. Lottery is a world-renowned game which
creates hundreds of new millionaires and changes thousands of lives every year!

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 Everybody knows that you have an astronomically low chance to win the
lottery just by sheer luck. The question is, is luck all it takes to win? In this book,
top winners and those who won the lottery, some not just once but multiple
times, will share a thing or two on how they managed to accomplish such an
impossible feat. It’s a fact that you have as much chance as they do to win, so how
come they’ve won and you haven’t? Read on and find out for yourself what you
can actually do to change your fate!

Thanks again for downloading this book. I hope you enjoy and learn a lot
of valuable lessons from it!

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Chapter 1 – The Ultimate Game of Numbers

Ever wondered how the entire game of lottery started? Where did all the
money for the prizes come from? Well, let’s look first at the very beginning.

Did you know that without the lottery, there would be no Great Wall of
China? Well, at least part of the funding for the Great Wall came from the lottery.
In the beginning, and perhaps up to now, lottery games are held by governments
to raise funds for public projects and for the development of government
property. An early trace of a lottery game can be found in the period 205-187 BC
in China. In the Han Dynasty, the Chinese empire introduced the game Keno
which is very much like the lottery as we know today. Although lotteries and
several forms of gambling are outlawed in some governments, they cannot deny
that it is through lottery and gambling that some of the most marvelous historical
wonders are done.

Forms of lottery-like gambling are referenced in many historical texts from

different civilizations. The earliest form of lottery-like gambling began in ancient
Greece in the 8th Century BC. Greek poet Homer referenced a lottery-like gamble
“casting lots” in his classic epic novel, The Iliad. Lottery-like gambling was also
evident in 450 BC which was called the Celtic Era. In Rome, Augustus Caesar
probably used lottery to fund repairs for infrastructure damage.

The first lottery game that was open to the pubic came about in 1434 in a
Dutch town of Sluris. However, winners were presented with various prizes
instead of money. Lotteries began giving cash prizes to winners in 1444 in what is
now called Belgium, Holland, and France. You can say that this early form of
lottery was for a good cause since the money raised from them was used to aid
the poor and fund government interests. These lotteries were much preferred
over the mandatory taxes for raising funds for public necessities. The lottery-like
game dramatically gained popularity as the years went by.

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 Today, the lottery is probably the most popular form of gambling in the
world. Millions of people around the globe buy lottery tickets every day, and in
turn, the game has turned hundreds to thousands of people into millionaires.
Maybe the most important factor as to why the lottery is so popular is its
rewards; a single jackpot winner can win hundreds of millions of dollars! This
staggering prize system is what drives millions of people to buy tickets each day
and hope that somehow, they might get lucky. However, among all forms of
gambling, it is also the hardest to win.

In a game like poker, skill can be incorporated with luck in order to

increase your chance of winning. When it comes to the lottery, though, everyone
would most likely agree that skill or strategy is not a factor in winning. These
people try to analyze the game through the use of the mathematical concept of
probability, which is also a very logical way of looking at it.

Myth: You are more likely to get struck by lightning than to win the
lottery!

The above lottery myth has been debunked. Using statistical records (and
common sense), Iowa Lottery Commissioner Ed Stanek disproved this myth in an
issue of Public Gaming International magazine in October 1997. Stanek happens
to have a doctorate in physics, and according to the statistical data collected by
NASPL, 1,136 people won a million dollars or more while 4,520 more people won
$100,000 or more in North American lotteries. And this was just in one year
alone (1996 to be precise)!

So if the myth is true, then there should be more than 5,656 people killed
that year, right? The good news is the casualties from lightning strikes are not as
dire as the myth claims. During the same year, only 91 people were killed by
lightning, thus giving a measure of comfort (unless, of course, you happened to

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be one of those who got struck by lightning). Still, it does not make the lottery any
easier to win.

On May 18, 2013, a single ticket in Florida beat the odds and won the
highest Powerball jackpot in history—a staggering $590.5 million.

The Powerball is one of the highest-paying lottery games in the United

States, along with Mega Millions. The game is played in 44 jurisdictions and it
costs $2 to play.

The Powerball website dictates that the chance of winning the jackpot is
astronomically low at only 1 chance in 175,223,510. To understand how this
number works, we must first understand how the game is played. A game of
Powerball can be played by first picking five different whole numbers from 1 to
59. If you would list all the possible combinations for the first five numbers—(1,
4, 6, 7, 8), (2, 6, 8, 9, 10), and so on—you will end up with more than five million
possible combinations (5,006,386 to be exact, and that’s only the first part of the
game)!

The next step to playing Powerball after picking your first five numbers is
to choose another number from 1 to 35; this will be your “Powerball.” Now, to
calculate the amount of possible combinations (including the first five) with the
Powerball, we multiply 5,006,386 with 35. And the result is 175,223,510 possible
combinations!

That’s incredibly low. And at first glance, it seems too improbable that you
might as well give up and not play the game at all. Still, whether you choose to
purchase a ticket or not, there will be a winner, and it is easy to say that the
winner had as much chance to get the winning combination as you did. If you
chose not to play, then the first and most important difference between the two of
you is that the winner decided to buy a ticket despite knowing the odds of
winning were unbelievably low.

It is almost guaranteed that lottery winners didn’t win the game on their
first try. Some of them probably even purchased more tickets in order to increase
their chances of winning, even by a microscopic amount.

The game of Powerball is quite enticing, with $2 being the general value of
one ticket and with hundreds of millions of dollars as the potential reward. It
seems like a “why not” kind of investment right?

Another very popular lottery game in the United States is the Mega
Millions. In order to play Mega Millions, players must first pick five different
numbers between 1 and 75, and then pick another number between 1 and 15, or
select easy pick. To win the Mega Millions jackpot, you must match the first five
winning numbers AND match the sixth number from 1 to 15. In addition to this,
there are several other prizes you can win.

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 Here is the complete data of the Mega Millions prizes along with the
corresponding chance of winning.

Match 5 + 1 Jackpot 1 in 258,890,850 chance of winning

Match 5 + 0 $1,000,000,000 1 in 18,492,204 chance of winning
Match 4 + 1 $5,000 1 in 739,688 chance of winning
Match 4 + 0 $500 1 in 52,835 chance of winning
Match 3 + 1 $50 1 in 10,720 chance of winning
Match 3 + 0 $5 1 in 766 chance of winning
Match 2 + 1 $5 1 in 473 chance of winning
Match 1 + 1 $2 1 in 56 chance of winning
Match 0 + 1 $1 1 in 21 chance of winning

Looking at all these numbers, you are given an overall chance of 1 in 14.7
of winning anything, so there is still a good chance that you will get your
investment back by simply matching the sixth number!

Each ticket costs only $1 to play and is half the price of Powerball tickets.
This is because the prize pool can be significantly lower in Mega Millions as
compared to Powerball. The jackpot for Mega Millions starts at $15 million while
the jackpot for Powerball starts at $40 million; that’s more than 2x!

Rule number one: Always play!

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Chapter 2 – Richard Lustig: The Man Who Won 7
Times

We all know that winning the lottery is close to impossible. Even with the
help of mathematics and statistics, this is accepted as fact. The odds are, in fact,
too low to win that to us, lottery winners seem to be too amazingly lucky that the
notion of winning is hard to conceive. We can even consider ourselves very lucky
to know somebody who would win the lottery.

If you think a person who won the lottery is extremely lucky, then how
about someone who won twice? Now that’s totally impossible, right? Wrong.

Winning the lottery twice or thrice has, in fact, already been done by
SEVEN-time lottery winner, former singer, and drummer Richard Lustig, 59, of
Florida.

Before his first win, Lustig is whom you could consider an average
American. Living in an old house, Lustig and his wife used to place buckets to
catch the water leaking from the ceiling when it rains, just like a dramatic movie
scene. “At that time, we were like everybody else, we were living paycheck to
paycheck,” said Lustig.

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 The Lustig family was just average. No one can say they are unfortunate,
and likewise, no one can say they were fortunate—that is, until one day, Richard
Lustig’s son was born.

Like any responsible father, Lustig was faced with a financial dilemma as
insurance doesn’t cover all the medical bills for the birth of his son—again,
another dramatic scenario straight out of a movie. Now you can call them an
unfortunate family, but not for long.

Just two weeks after his son’s birth, Richard was in for a very pleasant
surprise. Little did he know that he was about to become $10,000 richer, from his
very first lottery win, and the timing couldn’t have been better.

First things first, Lustig paid off the hospital bills and invested in the
repair of their roof. Now, everyone can say they are a fortunate family, but it
didn’t stop there!

Calling the Lustigs a fortunate family may be an understatement because

for the next few years, Richard Lustig managed to win different lottery prizes
with over a million dollars in accumulated winnings!

“I didn’t even realize that I had a method until my fourth win. Even though
everybody else was saying ‘Oh, you’re just a lucky guy, there’s no such thing as a
method.’ I’m saying, ‘I won four times. How can you say that’s just luck?’”
Apparently, these events are far too peculiar to be just pure coincidence, meaning
that what Richard Lustig said was entirely true. How can winning the lottery four
times be labeled as “just lucky?”

In fact, winning the lottery once is just lucky, but four times? Now that will
get you thinking that perhaps there is something Lustig does that nobody else
did. But by this time, it is still mere speculation.

Until his fifth win, that is. In 2002, Lustig won his biggest prize yet—a
whopping $842,000!

So do people still think Richard Lustig is “just lucky?” Of course not!

Now everybody wants to know what Richard Lustig’s secret is. Everyone is
almost certain that there is something he does that no one ever did before, and
naturally, they want the same results. More importantly, unlike a lot of lottery
winners, Lustig managed to avoid bankruptcy and preserved his wealth.

According to Lustig, the very first thing a lottery winner should do is to

seek financial advice. “Get a financial planner, an accountant, a lawyer – make
sure whoever you get is a reputable person, and then have them help you decide
what to do with that money.” In hindsight, a lot of lottery winners should’ve
thought the same way as he did. A lot of lottery winners, even those winning a

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whole lot more than Richard Lustig did, end up being broke or being in a worse
situation than before. “The first thing you should do is pay off all your bills, set up
a future plan of investments and stuff to protect yourself for the rest of your life,
and then you go out and buy the talking cars.”

Richard Lustig firmly believes that his system works, and based on the
math and his outcome, there is a strong reason that everyone else should believe
it too.

Playing smart

Do not play for greed, play smart – Richard Lustig

Richard Lustig claims that, even before his first winnings, he already lost a
lot of lottery games before he started practicing the system that he was to
discover after four wins. To him, the lottery is comparable to a full-time job and
that it requires hours upon hours of attempts.

Do people have control over their own fate? Is it possible that somehow,
there is a way to predict which numbers will come up? What are the factors in
which these numbers are selected? Is it pure randomness? Not according to
Richard Lustig.

A person can do something to increase his or her chances of winning;

that’s basically Richard Lustig’s advice to aspiring winners. As of today, Lustig
managed to bag a jaw-dropping 7 lottery game prizes! So why is believing in his
system so difficult for a lot of people?

The winning numbers in lottery are always random, people say. The odds
of getting your numbers picked are just equally as low as getting the numbers 1,
2, 3, 4, 5, and 6 picked in each drawing. This seems to be logical, but when it
comes to Richard Lustig who has defeated the logic behind lottery itself, the odds
can be twisted or bent.

 Pick only the numbers that you choose yourself.

Lustig strongly recommends people to pick their own numbers

themselves. This means you should not resort to random number-
generating software or machines. Although there are many other
big lottery winners contradicting this principle, no one can disprove
its merits. Lustig believes that using quick picks will lower the odds
of you winning.

 Pick a set of numbers and stick with them all the time.

If you pick your numbers smartly, then have faith in them and hold
on. We never know, sometimes when we finally decide to change

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 our combination, then they would come up—something you will
regret for a very long time.

Also, Lustig is against using birthdays and anniversaries for a

combination, as those numbers only go up to 31.

 Research the numbers you’ve picked and see if they’ve

won before.

According to Lustig, if you want to increase your chances of

winning, you should avoid number combinations that have already
won. The logical approach to this reasoning is that the odds of the
same numerical sequence to come up more than once in a given
time frame are significantly lower than those of having a new set of
different numbers to come up.

For example, if during week 1, the winning combination 1, 2, 3, 4, 5,

and 6 came up, wouldn’t you think it’s laughably impossible to have
this same combination of numbers come up for the next 2 to 4
consecutive weeks? Richard Lustig thinks so too.

 Play scratch-off lottery, about 10 tickets at a time!

Lustig thinks scratch-off tickets are a good way to go, too. Basically,
he says that with scratch-off tickets, you have a better chance of
winning. Make sure to buy 10 tickets of the same type in a row to
further increase your chance of winning. Furthermore, he strongly
discourages discarding your losing tickets; they can still be mailed
for a second chance drawing.

“Most people buy a $1 ticket and win $10, and then they put the
$10 in their pocket,” Lustig says. To him, it’s not the way the lottery
game should be played. Instead, he said that if you win $10, then
you should buy $11 worth of tickets.

He considers lottery just like any business investment; you need

to invest money in order to make money. He uses lottery winnings
to buy more tickets, which would eventually yield even more
winnings. This rinse and repeat process earned him a total of
$98,000 after playing the Fantasy 5 game in Florida, so it’s not
such a bad approach after all.

 Buy as many lottery tickets as you can, but only what

you can afford.

As a general rule not only in lottery but with budgeting as well,

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 never overspend. If you didn’t win this time, make sure you still
have money for next time, and the next time, and so on. Play smart,
as Lustig would say. You don’t want to spend all your college money
or the money for groceries, do you?

Since Lustig considers lottery a form of investment, any reasonable

investor will never go all-in at any one time. He advises players to
set their own lottery weekly budget and consistently abide by it.

 Do not wait for the jackpot to become immensely big

before you start playing.

It is a proven fact that there is a direct relation between the amount

of the jackpot prize and the amount of people who will buy tickets.
Simply put, you have a better chance of having a single winning
ticket when there’s minimal competition, and a relatively bigger
chance to get a winning ticket altogether. Remember the rule:
always play. The more attempts, the more chances of winning.

More into lotto

Lustig strongly disagrees with people who say that lottery is a game of pure
luck. In fact, several other winners which include 2 professors and a few
mathematicians state that lottery is a game of probability and that probability
and luck are two different things. According to these winners, solely relying on
luck in order to win the lottery is a grave mistake most lotto players make.

Bottom line – Chapter 2, Richard Lustig

Some people would argue that Richard Lustig is just extremely and
incredibly lucky while others would disprove all of his methods because they
think that the only reason as to why Richard managed such an amazing feat is
because he buys a lot of lottery tickets and plays a lot of scratch-offs.

Argument # 1: Richard Lustig is just lucky!

In this book, we already did the math and calculated the probability of
winning the Mega Millions and the Powerball lottery game. The odds of winning
are so tiny, like a speck of dust, while the chances of losing a drawing are
humongous!

So there is no doubt that a person winning the lottery is extremely lucky.

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 But no, Richard Lustig did not win just once; he bypassed that level of
“lucky” and won 7 times!

Now that we’ve covered the issue about sheer luck, let’s address the second
issue:

Argument # 2: Richard Lustig wins by buying a lot of lottery tickets!

Undeniably, Lustig does buy a lot of lottery tickets, and he does it often,
probably weekly.

The thing is, that is his method. He created a perfect budget plan for his
lottery tickets and follows his method down to the letter, and in return, his
investments paid off.

Lustig didn’t claim that his method is by the use of something “illogical”
like magic, but he knows how to play the game with probability, and he still does
so today. He plans his budget for lottery tickets, keeps his numbers, plays often,
buys a lot of tickets, plays often, and he doesn’t quit. That is Richard Lustig’s
method, and look where it brought him. He is the only person in history to ever
win a lottery seven times.

Chapter 3 – Cynthia Stafford: The Woman Who

Believed She Already Won

Do you believe in a higher power? Whether you believe in an eternal all-

knowing entity who always listens or a universal force that links all

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consciousness, or you simply think that the supernatural is too silly for you,
prepare to have your beliefs questioned.

Some people believe in the law of reciprocity in this universe; what you
give, the universe will give back to you eventually.

Cynthia Stafford belonged to an average American family as a child, but

even in her youth, she strongly believed in the value of giving. As a child, Cynthia
generously donated her allowance money to UNICEF to help less fortunate
children elsewhere in the world. Believe it or not, generosity is not something you
usually find in kids these days, even for the higher age group. Cynthia thanks her
mother for teaching her the value of giving, and without this virtue, she doesn’t
believe all her good fortune today would’ve ever become possible.

Cynthia’s brother, a father of five, tragically died in an unfortunate car

crash. With the beautiful and instinctive intent of compassion, Cynthia stepped
forward to fight for custody of her late brother’s offspring.

However, it did not look very good in the beginning. She didn’t have the
sufficient assets to be able to provide for the five orphans. Even so, she never
backed down and instead became resilient. She didn’t let the children get
separated and sent to live with foster families.

Deep in her mind, Cynthia really believed that she will be able to provide,
and if she wasn’t, she will find a way.

The above story is not made up, and even though the next events will
sound like a scene out of a drama movie, they did happen.

In 2007, Cynthia Stafford won a massive $112 million in the California

state lottery. In her entire life, she always believed that life will turn out great for
her, and she was right. Cynthia took the $67 million payout and split it with her
family. She no longer worries about giving her late brother’s kids everything they
need for a good future, and she is confident that their lives will be forever
enriched.

Even with the tremendous, newfound wealth, Cynthia Stafford didn’t

forget her true quality—the initiative to give.

Cynthia Stafford, a loyal UNICEF supporter, continued to donate to the

organization generously. She also helped the Kids in the Spotlight foundation and
the Natural Resources Defense Council.

Another generous feat for Cynthia is a donation of $1 million at a theater

in Los Angeles, the Geffen Playhouse. This donation was said to support an arts
program for the city’s children.

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 It is undeniable that Cynthia Stafford was very fortunate, but was she just
lucky that things turned out the way they did?

According to her, it was something more inspiring than just sheer luck.
Interestingly, she was an avid follower of the law of attraction.

“If you want to do good for others, start now. Don’t wait for the perfect
time, because it doesn’t exist. Don’t wait until you have a certain amount of
money in the bank, because giving back is not all about money. You can always
give of yourself, your time, your services, your energy, and your talents,”
Cynthia Stafford

Beautiful words from a wonderful woman: there could be nothing more

believable than a statement of pure kind-heartedness and sincerity. However, the
question remains: how did Stafford manage to bag a whopping $112 million
dollars?

The power of positive visualization

Whether you believe in the supernatural or not, you should believe in the
power of the human mind. The so-called law of attraction was a subject of
fascination for popular culture especially in recent years. And thanks to the
movie, The Secret, the law of attraction gained even more merit.

In an interview, Cynthia Stafford and fellow lottery winner Richard Lustig

were asked about what they did, or if they had some kind of secret method to win
the lottery. At first, Richard Lustig answered by dictating his winning system: buy
lots of tickets, stay on a budget, research on winning numbers, and stick with
your numbers. On the other hand, Cynthia Stafford simply answered, “I asked
myself what I wanted to win, and I said $112 million.”

The interviewer and Lustig were both rather perplexed by Cynthia’s

response.

Cynthia Stafford claimed she visualized herself winning the $112 million,
and said that she had to genuinely believe that she already won. She sincerely
expected that she was going to win, and based on her track record, she was always
so sincere not only with herself but with others as well. In other words, Cynthia
Stafford claimed that the “law of attraction” made her win.
The most interesting part about this story is she knew she was going to
win $112 million four months before the actual win. The law of attraction works
brilliantly if you can be as specific as possible. Stafford claims she’s been
constantly thinking about the amount $112 million and visualized winning it for
weeks. She also claims she sleeps with the number $112 million under her pillow
and meditated on it. She constantly visualized how excited she will be once her
money arrives. Of course, it didn’t come so suddenly; she waited and never gave

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up on her vision. “Once you’re in the flow of the energy, it’s going to happen,”
says Cynthia. And then it did, and it only took her four months!

Does it sound too good to be true? If you were just merely scratching the
surface about the law of attraction, then the answer is yes.

So all you have to do is to genuinely believe that you’ve already won and it
will happen, right? It’s actually not that simple.

First, understand the power of positive visualization. Everybody knows

that a positive outlook is very important. “Think positive” is what they’ll always
say.

What will positive thinking actually do to you?

1. Having a positive outlook will fill you up with self-

confidence. Our performance at work, school, or anywhere else is
directly affected by our self-confidence. If you truly believe that you
have the capability to do something and do it well, then you will be
able to do so with confidence. And with good confidence,
performance is sure to increase with it.

2. Having a positive outlook allows you to take more

chances. With positive outlook, you will be more willing to make
attempts in anything. Think like this: “I won the lottery; I just need
to buy tickets so I can claim my prize.” Cynthia Stafford already
assumed she won $112 million before she even bought the ticket.

3. Having a positive outlook helps you cope with

failure/losing. Failure and losing happens and it will happen
often; it is an inescapable fact. Almost each and every one of us is
terribly afraid of failure, and still a lot don’t know how to recover
from failure. Having a positive outlook and always looking ahead
will keep you playing until you finally get that win.

4. Having a positive outlook in everything you do improves

your performance. In everything you do in life—school, work,
entertainment, sports, and so on—if you have a positive outlook and
expect to succeed, your mind works at a subconscious level and will
improve performance greatly.

5. Having a positive outlook will allow you to have better

visualizations. Dreaming about something is never a bad thing;
in fact, it gives anyone something to shoot for. Do not settle for less
than what your true potential can really achieve. If you’re only given
one chance in this life, make this one your best. You only live once.

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Joseph Murphy

Divine Science minister Joseph Murphy is Cynthia Stafford’s favorite

author. Both Murphy and Stafford firmly believe in a higher power; some would
call it divine intervention.

Whether it is called the law of attraction or God answering prayers, Joseph

Murphy explains how life can be affected by thoughts alone.

 Embrace the “manifest condition”; you must first accept your life
the way it is now.

 Accept that all your current conditions were the products of your
own past thinking.

 Believe in your super-conscious, an inner energy that lies within

you.

“Live in the embodiment of your desire, and your thought and feeling will
soon be made manifest.” – Joseph Murphy

According to Cynthia Stafford, it was not just her luck that made her win
$112 million. To her, it was her intention. Before buying the lottery ticket, she
knew exactly what she wanted and she got it. However, it required more than just
visualization, according to her.

How do you replicate Cynthia Stafford’s results? The law of attraction

works and only works in one way, and here are three simple guidelines:

1. Constantly visualize yourself already in the situation you want. See

yourself living in that dream house, driving your dream car; use
your imagination to the best of your ability. Make sure that it is
consistent and clear.

2. After a strong and clear visualization, it is time to take the next step.
Your vision should be backed up by action. The law of attraction
works by presenting you with opportunities to help you turn your
dreams into reality. Go on and buy another ticket with these things
in mind; just genuinely feel and that you’ve already won, and you
will.

3. Always stay focused, and make sure you never doubt yourself. The
law of attraction also works with bad thoughts; if you expect you’ll
fail, and so you shall. Focus and try to eliminate distractions; keep

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 your eyes on the prize.

Bottom line – Chapter 3, Cynthia Stafford

Just like any remarkable story that science cannot explain, a number of
skeptics still believe that Cynthia Stafford just got extremely lucky. Believe what
you will but there are already millions of believers in the law of attraction, and
the law of attraction always works whether you’re aware of it or not. How often
do you get the feeling that something good or bad is coming to you? You expect it
to happen and with such anticipation you even prepare for it, and then it does
happen.

The law of attraction may be considered supernatural or plain illogical, but

a lot of things in this universe still cannot be explained by science. Even scientists
today cannot explain how the human consciousness really works, and yet how
come they think that everything has a scientific or mathematical equation to
explain it? What really is the power of the super-conscious?

Only one fact remains: Cynthia Stafford won an amazing $112 million
which she had been expecting for months – the exact amount.

Chapter 4 – Seguro Ndabene: Strategy, Belief, or

Foul Play?

Now we already know the lottery winning methods that rely on strategy
(Richard Lustig) and the “super-conscious” (Cynthia Stafford). Now how about a
little mix of both?

Here is a man who, like Richard Lustig, won the lottery not once, not
twice, but an astonishing 5 times! He is Seguro Ndabene of Airdrie, Alberta.
Although not as impressive as Lustig who won 7 times, Seguro Ndabene’s first
win was already $1 million, and his latest winning was a staggering $17 million!

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The controversy

Unsurprisingly, many people come to question Mr. Ndabene’s winnings.

People who believe that lottery is purely a game of luck accuse him of deliberate
cheating, and who can blame them? Since winning the lottery once is amazingly
improbable enough, how did Seguro manage to pull it off?

In fact, Seguro had trouble claiming his fifth and biggest win. After
claiming that he won the $17 million jackpot, he was unable to collect his prize
money due to a lottery probe which was followed by a court proceeding. Lottery
win investigations were normal since the Western Canada Lottery Corporation
had the authority to investigate any lotto win amounting to more than $10,000.

Expecting to collect his prize with no problems, Ndabene was faced with a
frustrating dispute. The dispute began when a certain Antonin Koprnicky claimed
that Ndabene’s winning ticket came from a group-buying organization from a
lottery kiosk in Airdrie—something not uncommon. The lottery corporation soon
turned over the case to the Alberta Court of Queen’s Bench when the case was
deemed to be too complicated.

However, further investigations proved that Seguro Ndabene’s ticket was

not from a group-buying venture, and soon his ticket was confirmed legal. So
does this conclude that he won the lottery 5 times just by sheer luck? Or did he
create a system that knows how to manipulate the odds?

The funny thing is, according to Mr. Ndabene himself, he has no system.

“If I had a formula, I’ll be winning every week,” said Ndabene jokingly. He
actually believes he is just extremely lucky that he wins, but statistically speaking,
winning the lottery five times should be impossible without cheating or using a
secret system. Fortunately, his amazing winnings can be explained.

Reality awareness

Before the discovery of the solar system, nobody realized how many
planets there actually were and how the solar system works, but it did work even
without being realized by humans. So, is it possible that Seguro was in fact using
a system without him realizing it?

In a span of 8 years, Ndabene has won five lottery games.

1. Western 649 Jackpot – $1 million; Chance to win: 1/6.9 million

Year 2005

2. Super 7 Extra Jackpot – $100,000; Chance to win: 1/76,791

Year 2006

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 3. Western 649 Jackpot – $50,000; Chance to win: 1 /1.1 million
Year 2008

4. Western 649 Jackpot – $1 million; Chance to win: 1/6.9 million

Year 2008

5. Super 7 Jackpot – $1 million; Chance to win: 1/20.1 million

Year 2009

That’s an amazing record. Even more amazingly, Ndabene claims that he has
no system, yet he did admit playing the lottery the same way every time. Is that
not the same as having a system, Mr. Ndabene?

Here is how Seguro Ndabene plays the lottery:

 He admits he plays every week; that has always been the first rule. Do
not let even just one chance to play slip away. The more attempts, the
more chances of winning.

 He purchases a few hundred tickets per week! Basically, his system is

similar to that of Richard Lustig. Remember that Richard Lustig
straightforwardly recommends people to budget their ticket purchases
accordingly. Well, it looks like Seguro Ndabene has a huge budget for
lottery tickets.

 In direct violation of Richard Lustig’s no quick pick system, Seguro

Ndabene does indeed patronize randomly-generated numbers.
However, he still keeps a set of his own combinations. For example, his
winning combination in the 2009 drawing was the same combination
he used when he won the 2006 lottery! So it didn’t matter if he uses
quick picks since his winning numbers were always the same.

Was Seguro Ndabene following Richard Lustig’s system without knowing

it? Or was there something more that Ndabene does which affected the outcome
of his lottery games?

In an interview, Ndabene states that he stays cool with every drawing, and
he doesn’t stress out if he loses. One thing’s for sure, though; he already knew he
was going to win, maybe not in the next drawing or the one after that, but he just
knew that he will win. Why would someone invest a lot of money in lottery tickets
without expecting a great win?

The mindset of Seguro Ndabene is simple; he buys lottery tickets because

he is certain that he will win. He doesn’t care if he loses; he just stays calm and
keeps on trying, with the same numbers and a few other randomized numbers.
He felt that there was an abundance of chances that he’s still willing to take.

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 In 8 years, he won 5 lottery games and earned $20 million in winnings
because he follows a system and has a healthy mindset.

Bottom line – Chapter 4, Seguro Ndabene

So what was Seguro Ndabene’s secret? Actually, it was not really a secret.
You can even speculate that this gentleman doesn’t even know what he was doing
right, but it works and that’s what matters.

To wrap it up, this is Seguro Ndabene’s formula—a kind of deviation from

both Richard Lustig and Cynthia Stafford’s advice on winning:

 Invest in lottery and treat it like a business. Seguro Ndabene has

got some tricks up his sleeve and puts his eggs in separate baskets. Not
only does he buy around 200 lottery tickets each week, he also plays
random numbers while keeping a set of his own “lucky numbers.”

 Always play the game. You never want to miss one drawing for it
might be the one when your numbers will come up! Ndabene buys
tickets every week—so did Richard Lustig and Cynthia Stafford right
before they got their big wins!

 Maintain a healthy and positive outlook. Mr. Ndabene never

doubted himself and kept on playing while buying a lot of lottery
tickets. He knew that all of his investments will be worth it in the end,
and that’s why he had the courage to spend a lot of money on lottery
tickets. Undoubtedly, he lost a lot of drawings but even so, he still
played the game until he eventually won—for a total of 5 times!

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Chapter 5 – Lottery Winners and Their Strategies

The lottery is still a game of probability; there is always a probability that

you will win and a greater probability that you will lose. Whether or not you
believe that the people mentioned in this book just got lucky or you believe that
they all follow a similar pattern, the fact still remains that they’ve won, and
there’s a huge probability that you haven’t won anything yet since you’re reading
this book. And always remember that even though the odds of winning the
lottery are incredibly low, several thousand people still win every year. Maybe
one day, you will be one of those thousands of people.

Richard Lustig, Cynthia Stafford, and Seguro Ndabene were not the only
ones who have remarkable stories about how they won.

Robert Hong

Robert Hong is a two-time lottery winner. He played the 6/49 game which
has a significantly bigger chance of winning—about 1 in 14 million. His is still an
amazing story nonetheless.

Robert Hong’s first win happened in April 2007. He won second prize in
the 6/49 draw. The odds of winning second prize for 6/49 are 1 in 2.3 million—
better than the grand prize but still incredibly improbable. His first win didn’t
exactly change his life and most of his winnings presumably went to his savings

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and to his family restaurant business. Still, it was a good win and Hong continued
playing.

Just a few months later, in November that same year, another amazing
thing happened. Playing the same game, Hong won the jackpot at the time which
was a whopping $15 million!

In an interview, Hong said he was just surprised and amazed, thinking

that he’s merely just lucky. But what actually did he do?

In Richard Lustig’s words, “play smart.” Robert Hong didn’t play

Powerball or Mega Millions which both have an astronomically low chance of
winning. He played the 6/49 which, compared to Mega Millions and Powerball,
had an immensely bigger chance of winning!

Plus, there was speculation that Hong bought $100 worth of tickets every
week for several years before he got his entire investment back along with
considerable interest. It is entirely probable that he increased the amount of
tickets he was buying after his first win, which eventually led to his big $15
million win.

Robert Hong won because he took a lot of attempts and wasn’t afraid to
fail. He invested money and treated lottery like a business. In time, his
investments paid off and forever changed his life and that of his family.

Joe Palmarchuk

Michigan man Joe Palmarchuk also won the lottery more than once. It
seems that Joe Palmarchuk can turn failed attempts into one of the biggest prizes
anyone in this world can receive—a lottery jackpot.

After winning $1 million in the lottery back in 2011, retiree Joe

Palmarchuk from Barrytown bagged $1.35 million after winning the Classic Lotto
47 jackpot—not bad but not impressive either when compared to Robert Hong,
Cynthia Stafford, or Seguro Ndabene.

Joe’s first win was back in 2011, just two years before his new jackpot win.
Joe and his wife Phillis left Tennessee and moved north of Grand Rapids in
Mecosta County in order to be near relatives. Six months later, Joe got a call back
home from Tennessee saying that he had won a million dollars. It was a pleasant
surprise, indeed. As it turns out, he won a second-chance lottery draw.

For a total of $2.35 million, Joe Palmarchuk and his wife now look forward
to help supporting their children and finally enjoying a wonderful and fulfilled
retirement.

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 Just like the rest of the winners mentioned in this book, Joe Palmarchuk
buys lottery tickets every week.

The difference was in how Palmarchuk picks his numbers.

Palmarchuk’s first win was from mailing a losing ticket and winning the
second-chance draw! Remember that Richard Lustig encourages mailing losing
tickets for second-chance drawings. From then on, Palmarchuk believed that
both his winnings are from karma.

He even said he usually buys the lottery tickets that retailers discard as
mistakes. What a very resourceful—and effective—method.

Ever since he bagged his amazing fortune, Palmarchuk began having a

winner’s mindset. He predicts that he will get another win next year—not just
another million dollars, but he says he is expecting a multi-million-dollar win.

“I’ve learned that it works… You can’t win if you don’t get a ticket!” says
the millionaire retiree. Joe admits he plays the lottery several times every day.

Not only that, he’s taking his visualizations to the next level. Palmarchuk
believes he will finally win a Powerball or a Mega Millions drawing in the next
three years.

Joe and Phillis plan to purchase a house somewhere with a warmer

climate as they are not fond of Michigan winters.

Having a winner’s mindset

In all the cases described in this book, there is one thing prevalent among
the personalities mentioned: a positive outlook.

It is as if the numbers you pick don’t actually increase your chances at all
since each ball is 100% randomized each drawing. It all comes down to these
three tips:

1. Plan a budget and don’t go overboard when buying tickets.

This is very important. The lottery must be considered as a business
investment, and you must learn how to play smart. Try to play
games with a bigger chance of winning something, which means
you should buy more scratch-off tickets!

2. Play every week: Never stop buying tickets, and don’t quit.
Every single big winner mentioned in this book plays every week.
Attempts are very important. You’ll never know when your
numbers will come up and you don’t want to miss that drawing!

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 3. Think positive! Believe as if you’ve already won.
The law of attraction works on so many levels. It improves your
own self-confidence and performance. Our mind and thoughts are
so powerful that these send out “signals” to the universe to
eventually give us what we really visualize.

Mohan Srivastava

Mohan Srivastava is considered as the person who cracked the system of

scratch-off lottery.

His story begins in his office in Toronto, June 2003. At work, he found a
few lottery tickets buried in his desk papers. The first ticket lost, but the second
one gave him $3. It was a tic-tac-toe game. He felt pretty excited and went down
to the gas station to cash in his winning ticket. Then he noticed that the tic-tac-
toe tickets were mass produced and used some sort of computer program to print
the numbers.

Being a trained statistician with degrees from MIT and Stanford,

Srivastava grew interested in the random numbers that appeared in the tic-tac-
toe games. He suddenly grew more interested in figuring out how the tickets
worked and tried to find out just how the numbers were related to each other.

And in time, he figured it out. He was able to separate the winning cards
from the losing cards. The trick was to find the “singletons” or the numbers that
appeared only once. In a regular tic-tac-toe ticket, there are 72 visible numbers
from which you should find the singletons. If the singletons were aligned next to
each other, then the ticket is a winner.

Srivastava tested his formula in different stores, and with his expertise in
statistics, he found out that his method works 90% of the time. At first, he
thought that he might as well abuse the system to get rich. However, he figured
out that he can make more money being a consultant instead of playing the
lottery, and it was more interesting for him. So he went to the Ontario Lottery
and Gaming Corporation to inform them of this game’s “flaw.”

At first, the lottery corporation didn’t believe him. Srivastava grew

frustrated and sent them a package.

He bought 20 tic-tac-toe tickets, sorted the winners from the losers, and
sent them, all unscratched.

An hour later, he received a call from the Lottery Corporation’s security

team. Mohan Srivastava’s prediction was 95% accurate – 19 out of 20 tickets. All
tic-tac-toe games were recalled the next day.

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Bottom line – Chapter 5, Lottery Winners and Their Strategies

Lottery winners, especially those who’ve won multiple times, all share the
same positive outlook. They look ahead and they expect the future to be what
they wanted it to be.

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Chapter 6 – Things to Do Once You’ve Won the
Lottery

Not all lottery winners end up happy for the rest of their lives. In fact, most
of them lose their winnings and sometimes even go broke after winning several
millions of dollars. Apparently, winning a lot of money does not make anyone
invincible; too bad a lot of lottery winners think otherwise.

Why does this happen?Are millions of dollars not enough to ensure

financial security for a lifetime? The short answer is it should be enough, but the
thing lacking is the winner’s discipline.

This is the guide which will help you manage your lottery winnings
properly for the long run because you will win. It’s just a matter of time.

When it comes to discipline, a lottery winner can be faced with these three
problems that will turn winning the lottery into a terrible curse.

1. Excessive expenditures

It’s hard not to spend money especially when you’ve got millions to
burn. For a long time, each one of us, including lottery winners, already
had a list of things that we dream of buying for our lifetime, whether
they are luxury cars, mansions, vacations, or even private islands.
Money, no matter the volume, is a finite resource and must be properly
managed.

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 2. “Friends” who want a piece of the pie

Perhaps the most emotionally difficult thing about winning the lottery
is the friends and relatives who want a share of your prize money.
While there is nothing wrong with giving out small pieces of your
fortune, in time you will realize that your winnings will run out before
you can give each of your friends a share. Though it is already hard for
a lottery winner to say “no,” sometimes these “friends” will take
extreme measures just to get their share.

3. Abuse

In a lot of lottery winner stories, drug and substance abuse became a

reason as to why these lottery winners lost their fortune. These things
will not only make you lose money fast, but will also have a negative
effect on your life in the long run.

Lottery Winners Who Lost Their Fortune

You may think that a person who goes broke after winning the lottery is
stupid, but maintaining millions of dollars in your bank account is way harder
than you may realize. Possessing the power to buy anything you want fills you
with such excitement and you’ll end up spending millions in a short amount of
time.

These are the fortunate lottery winners who were unfortunate when it
comes to their financial future.

2004 – Sharon Tirabassi

Sharon Tirabassi was a single mother who belonged to the working class
right before winning $10.569 million. That’s a lot of money and, if
managed correctly, it has the potential to generate millions in return.

However, investing or saving was not Sharon Tirabassi’s style.

She wasted most of her lottery winnings spending on big houses, luxury
cars, designer clothes, impressive parties, spectacular vacations, family
shares, and friends. She was living the American dream, but it didn’t really
last long. In less than 10 years, she went back to her working class lifestyle
and living in a rented house.

What were the wrong things that Sharon Tirabassi did? Well, nothing you
cannot find in our list of three money parasites: expenditures, “friends,”
and abuse.

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 However, she did one thing right. She saved some cash for trusts for her
children—all six of them. These kids can claim the money once they turn
26.

1989 – Willie Hurt

Actually, Michigan man Willie Hurt was already doing well before his
lottery win. He was popular in the neighborhood as a happily married
man. However, things drastically fell apart after winning a generous
amount of $3.1 million in the local lottery.

In two years, Willie Hurt, hurt his marriage and succumbed to cocaine
addiction. He then left his wife and lost custody of their children.
Struggling to get by, Hurt burned his entire fortune, most of it on cocaine.
He was even charged with attempted murder.

When the dust cleared up, his lawyer acquired all the money and went to
address the divorce and drug addiction.

1993 – Suzanne Mullins

Suzanne Mullins won $4.2 million from the Virginia State Lottery. She
tried to be a smart saver at first and planned an annual payout from her
winnings rather than the whole lump sum.

In less than five years, she found herself under a big pile of debt. Trying to
quickly solve her financial problems, she sought the help of a financial
institution and asked for a loan, but it was just not enough.

Eleven years later, she owes more than $150,000 in loan payments.

According to Mullins, she spent about a million dollars for her uninsured
son-in-law’s medical bills.

This case shows that simply saving your money is not enough.

Martyn and Kay Tott: Lottery’s unluckiest winners?

Remember is to keep your tickets safe and to always watch the drawing—a
lesson that this couple learned the hard way.

Martyn Tott was already living a good life. He was content with a good job
and a loving wife, and money was never really a problem.

Like a lot of lottery players in the world, Martyn and Kay both never
expected to win in the first place. They bought lottery tickets nonetheless. While

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Martyn was keeping himself busy living his normal day-to-day life, he started to
become careless with his lottery tickets even though he played every week.

And this is something he regrets up to this day.

On March 5, 2oo1, the couple saw a local news bulletin. There was an
announcement that someone in their area possessed an unclaimed winning
lottery ticket, and there were only 24 hours left for the winners to step up before
the 180-day limit expires.

However, the lottery ticket had won six months ago. Martyn Tott was
shocked to be suddenly informed that he has been holding a £3 million ticket for
six months. At first, the couple was delighted, but there was one problem; they
could not find the ticket.

For seven weeks, Camelot officials have successfully investigated their

winning claim. According to them, the couple’s claim was legitimate and there’s
no question that they were the rightful winners of £3 million.
Martyn was able to verify the location from which the winning ticket was
purchased as well as the exact time of purchase (1 pm). The winning numbers
were 6, 7, 11, 23, 32, and 44. It was the same numbers that they pick each week.
They even proved the significance of these numbers and why they keep them
every week.

This is how they got their winning combination:

6 – Martyn’s birthday

7 – Kay’s birthday

11 – The day they got engaged

23 – Kay’s age when they met

32 – Martyn’s age when they met

44 – The number of Martyn’s grandmother’s house

They play the same combination every week but never anticipated to win
since Martyn was already happy and feeling abundant in his life. However, the
fact that they just lost £3 million was mentally devastating, especially for Martyn.

By the time they were able to prove the legitimacy of their win, it was
already long past the 180-day limit. Also, there was a rule of a 30-day window to
report lost tickets. No matter how much the population favored the couple,
Camelot claims that there was just no legal way for them to receive the prize.

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They claimed that the lottery rules should not be changed just to suit popular
opinion or even government intervention.

Martyn Tott didn’t give up on his money easily. He launched a total of

three legal battles that all ended in vain.

No matter how many birth certificates, passports, and other

documentations the couple can provide, they just couldn’t receive the prize. Even
if the couple somehow managed to recover the lost ticket and present it, it was
already too late, and rules are rules after all.

Winning the lottery can be a very dangerous reward. Relationships can

suffer. Your normal life can change, and not always for the better.

So once you win the lottery (which you will), there are a few things that
you need to remember. The first thing is to remain absolutely calm. Once you see
your numbers come up in the drawing, it’s hard not to shout and feel the desire to
claim your money right away. However, you should remember that you will get
your money, and you should win the lottery properly and not end up spending it
all.

1. If you can, try to protect your identity

This can be very important. This is to prevent your friends and

relatives from suddenly chasing you around for a piece of your
winnings. Not only those but charities will also try and grab your
attention. Donating to charity is good but there’s a right time for
making donations.

To prevent all these problems, simply stay incognito.

2. “Get a financial planner, an accountant, a lawyer – make

sure they are reputable and then have them help you
decide what to do with that money.” – Richard Lustig

Richard Lustig doesn’t only have advice for winning the lottery; he
also has advice on what to do after winning the lottery.

The above statement is rather self-explanatory. First you must

analyze your current spending and try to form a financial plan.
Lustig also advises future winners to get a lawyer to help with tax
problems, if there are any. “The first thing you should do is pay off
all your bills, set up a future plan of investments and stuff to protect
yourself for the rest of your life,” says the 7-time winner.

3. Plan a budget

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 People who suddenly gain an enormous amount of wealth are likely
incapable of managing their money properly. From the way you
should buy tickets to the way you should win, self-discipline is very
important.

Ideas on Investing Your Lottery Money

When you win the lottery, merely saving the money by controlling your
expenses would be insufficient in the long run.

What all financial advisers would say to a lottery winner is to invest.

The most common mistake lottery winners make is not to know what to do
with the money. This often leads to them being broke, shifting back to being in
the working class, or ending up with life-shattering situations. Investing your
money in assets that can generate even more money is the secret to long-term
wealth and prosperity.

There are many forms of business investments out there that you may be
interested in. Hire a broker and invest in stocks. Start up or invest in a small
business. Whatever you do, make sure you build a solid foundation that will
ensure your financial security in the future. Simply having money is not enough;
you will need to know how to make that money work for you.

According to Richard Lustig, he treats lottery like a full-time business. He

uses his winnings and reinvests these to buy more lottery tickets. The result is
quite impressive and steady, but you do not have to follow exactly what he does.
You may opt to invest in something you are knowledgeable about.

How to Say “No” to Your Friends and Family

One of the most difficult things to do is to turn down somebody’s request

for a share of your winnings, especially if that person is close to your heart.

The first thing you can do is stay anonymous. If you kept quiet about your
lottery win, you may somehow avoid being faced with these problems. However,
if you’ve already spread the word, you can approach these problems in different
ways.

1. Say “no” directly. Do not give unconfirmed answers such as

“next time” or “not now.” If you really have no plans to give this
person a cut, then it’s a good idea to say it directly and not leave
that person hanging.

2. Ignore the person. This is better especially if this person is not

really your friend—just someone who claimed to be your friend out
of thin air. Also, try not to let everyone know and prevent the news

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 from spreading. Some people are unpredictable and will take
extreme measures just to get money. If they contact you through
text or mail, simply ignore it. If they come to you face to face, tell
them you can’t talk and hightail it out of there.

3. Give them a limited share. If the person is very close to you

(like your father, spouse, child, or sibling), remember to not
pamper them too much. Only give them a limited amount for a set
time and never give them much more than you can really spend. If
you want to become a successful lottery winner, you must know
how to handle unnecessary expenditures.

What a lottery winner should understand is that no matter how much

money he or she has, it is not infinite. Do not wait for your lottery winnings to go
down to 50% of the original amount before you start planning for your financial
future.

Conclusion

The lottery is a game of probability which is a fact that nobody can deny.
The people mentioned here were actual people, and the amazing fortune that
came to them is real. Whether or not you will accept their own testimonies and
explanations regarding how they got their fortune, they already proved to the
world that they did it.

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