Number systems

There are many number systems in use at different times in human history. The system which suits CPU's is the binary system where only two digits are used: 0 and 1. Also popular are the Octal (base 8) and the hexadecimal (base 16) systems. Modern lotteries use computers to generate their winning numbers. This has become a favorite pastime of people and I must admit that I do indulge in this activity at one time or another. There are many systems being used by different people but very few have come up with a winning formula that assures them with a good chance of winning.

There are those who believe that lotteries are rigged but I doubt if there is any kind of proof of this that can be presented. I do know that most people believe in luck and that people do win the lottery. A popular technique is to pool resources together and if their pool wins the lottery then they share equally in the winnings.

There was one time when a very enterprising young man combined network marketing and the lottery. He sold subscriptions to pools of a hundred numbers each. If the pool won then each subscriber would share one (1) percent of the winnings. Using a 5 x 6 forced matrix he gave an added incentive of downline profits to induce members to recruit others. He sold twenty pools but unfortunately, luck was not with him and none of his pools won so people stopped joining. If he had won something I am sure his business would have survived longer than the one year that it operated.

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