ABSTRACT
C hapter 6 Quick Pick: A Sensible Style o f P lay A voiding foolish com binations is easier said th a n done. T h ere is a general danger connected w ith m anual play, in p a rtic u la r ( th a t is, w hen you choose your num bers yourself). N am ely, for one reason or an o th er, you have been a ttra c te d to som e com bination . B u t how can you assum e th a t o th er p layers have no t been draw n to th e sam e com bination? It seem s th a t a ltho u g h hund reds of m illions of lo tto players all a round th e w orld go a b o u t the ir busi ness separately , th e ir behavior is m uch the sam e, an d rem ark ab ly s tab le as well. For exam ple, people often pick num bers th a t rep resen t special occasions, such as b irth d ay s an d anniversaries, or th e y m ight pick th e cu rren t day. T hus, if you were born on F ebruary 6, 1942, you m ight choose th e num bers 2, 6, 19, 42; or on N ovem ber 7, you (and p robab ly countless o thers) m ight pick th e num bers 7 and 11.
