Derren Brown guesses the lottery numbers

[Mojo]

This was on Channel 4 earlier but annoyingly I missed it. Did he get them right?

 

[Bayum]

I think by the comments on Facebook... he did.

However, if you have Channel 4+1, you might still be able to catch it!

 

[spoony]

Yes, however he did not predict the numbers. He merely told us them after the event so I am quite dubious

 

[Mojo]

Yes I did catch it on c4+1! We will have to see what is said on Friday...

 

[me123]

He got them all right, I'm sad to say.

Yes, however he did not predict the numbers. He merely told us them after the event so I am quite dubious

He could not reveal the numbers before it was drawn, which is of course fair enough. The game has to be fair for everyone who plays it.

That said, I'm convinced that there was something at work here. If he could really predict the lottery, he'd but a ticket on and bag the jackpot rather than playing stupid games with television viewers.

 

[Mojo]

And also, he wasn't revealing the lottery numbers. He was just giving his prediction of what they'd be. If I told you what numbers I'd put on my lottery ticket I wouldn't be revealing the numbers.

 

[spoony]

He got them all right, I'm sad to say.



He could not reveal the numbers before it was drawn, which is of course fair enough. The game has to be fair for everyone who plays it.

That said, I'm convinced that there was something at work here. If he could really predict the lottery, he'd but a ticket on and bag the jackpot rather than playing stupid games with television viewers.

Why not? It was a prediction. Hundreds of thousands people predict the numbers every week!

 

[Mike Redding]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cHZ2mQczkcg

That's the video. It's been quite funny on Digital Spy tonight watching people try to come up with how he did it. I think it's quite impressive what he did, and i'm looking forward to the show on Friday where he reveals how he did it.
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Why not? It was a prediction. Hundreds of thousands people predict the numbers every week!

I wouldn't be suprised if it was because of Exclusivity rights that the BBC have with Camelot, so if he got them all right then technically the results would have been revealed before the BBC, although of course we wouldn't know the official results until the Draw was done on BBC One. I'd guess that the BBC opposed the showing on another channel in some way, meaning the show had to be done in the way it was.

 

[flymo]

If he can predict Saturdays numbers now then why not write them down, seal them in an envelope put somewhere safe and secure so that nobody can tamper with them (I'll look after them if he likes) and we'll see what happens. If he wins I'll send him the money, honest !

 

[Lower Quadrant]

There were no winners on last nights Lottery. Dezza will be miffed.I wonder if it is possible to "ask" the main computer for six numbers that have not been chosen by the punters,once the terminals have been closed?

http://www.national-lottery.co.uk/player/p/results/lotto.ftl
http://www.national-lottery.co.uk/player/lotto/results/prizeBreakdown.ftl

 

[hairyhandedfool]

So he is going to tell us how he predicted the results before the draw so we can all copy it and win a whooping jackpot of <£1 per ticket each next week.

Cheap ratings trick if you ask me.

 

[Death]

I havn't seen the programme in question, but I wonder how it'd have been possible for him to guess the numbers accurateley given that the Lottery is truly random?
IMO; This would be better run over a number of draws to see if he can be consistently accurate, and having him guess the bonus ball as well would help to guage accuracy and run it as a proper, scientific experiment. 8)

In the meantime though, does anybody have his telephone number? hock:

 

[mrcheek]

The lottery draw is fixed. fact.

Most likely this is a publicity stunt between Brown and Camelot to boost flagging sales of lottery tickets.

 

[EM2]

Here's what he did (not how he did it!)

In a TV studio that was completely empty, apart from himself and two cameramen, he had a rack with six ping-pong balls and a TV.
He announced that the ping-pong balls were his prediction for last night's lottery numbers. At no point did he pr anyone else touch the balls, they were in sight at all times. He then switched on the TV, to show the Lottery draw. To satisfy myself, I flicked across to BBC1 to prove that what I was seeing on C4 was what was being shown on BBC1.
After the numbers were drawn, DB copied them onto a piece of card, then walked across to the rack of balls. Again, he did NOT touch the balls but turned the rack so that they were facing the viewer.

All six balls matched.

You can see it in split-screen here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lmxua_V1AcM

 

[JustinStacey.x]

I havn't seen the programme in question, but I wonder how it'd have been possible for him to guess the numbers accurateley given that the Lottery is truly random?
IMO; This would be better run over a number of draws to see if he can be consistently accurate, and having him guess the bonus ball as well would help to guage accuracy and run it as a proper, scientific experiment. 8)

In the meantime though, does anybody have his telephone number? hock:

If what Derren Brown did was not a fix (unlikely probably...) then this could prove my theory that absolutely everything in life (even what people 'perceive' to be random, but that is another discussion entirely) is in fact predetermined, and he was in fact looking into the future. Personally, I think if such foresight is even possible (as demonstrated perhaps?) this also proves that life's events are predetermined, else, how else could one look into the future?

I personally believe that there is no such thing as random, or choice in the true sense, in that anything we do, and consequences therein, is just one huge scripted outcome, to put it simply.

 

[flymo]

9 17 22 38 40 47 This Saturdays numbers.

Just had Brownie on Skype and he sez, Oi! get these number on, sure fire winners these are like m8. 2 Broon ale if they win like.

Gotta be worth a punt eh?

Halfers if they come up eh?

:roll:

 

[BlythPower]

S'gotta be a fix. The midweek draw's a lot less popular than Saturday's. This would've been a good way to publicise it and sell more tickets. The fact that there was no winner (thus no-one potentially diddled out of their jackpot by Derren) makes it even more likely.

Let's face it, if you actually had predictive powers, you'd probably keep them to yourself and quietly use them for gain rather than do gimmicky stunts like this.

 

[JustinStacey.x]

S'gotta be a fix. The midweek draw's a lot less popular than Saturday's. This would've been a good way to publicise it and sell more tickets. The fact that there was no winner (thus no-one potentially diddled out of their jackpot by Derren) makes it even more likely.

Let's face it, if you actually had predictive powers, you'd probably keep them to yourself and quietly use them for gain rather than do gimmicky stunts like this.

Depends to be honest. He probably has a better life earning millions for his publicity than keeping quiet and using his powers to his own advantage. In a sense what he does currently still gives him an advantage he is just also doing the double stunt of publicising it as well.

 

[flymo]

What powers? What advantage?

He's a con man through and through. Simple as that. If he offered you this weeks lottery numbers for a tenner would you buy it?

Wanna buy London Bridge? He'll give you a good price.

 

[Lower Quadrant]

9 17 22 38 40 47 This Saturdays numbers.

Just had Brownie on Skype and he sez, Oi! get these number on, sure fire winners these are like m8. 2 Broon ale if they win like.

Gotta be worth a punt eh?

Halfers if they come up eh?

:roll:

If you had played this line from draw one,flymo,you would be £947 down..See how it did. http://lottery.merseyworld.com/cgi-bin/lottery?S=S&C=B&X=1&Y=0&D=1&R=1&A=NoTables&M=IQVlnu

 

[flymo]

QED. I say no more

 

[Lower Quadrant]

There were no winners on last nights Lottery. Dezza will be miffed.I wonder if it is possible to "ask" the main computer for six numbers that have not been chosen by the punters,once the terminals have been closed?

http://www.national-lottery.co.uk/player/p/results/lotto.ftl
http://www.national-lottery.co.uk/player/lotto/results/prizeBreakdown.ftl

Then call a friend and say forecast this line,and stand back....

 

[GB]

If your going to "predict" the lottery results, why would you not bother with the bonus ball? There must be some technical reason why he didnt bother with that ball.

I saw it on Sky+ this morning so will be very interested in Fridays show.

 

[flymo]

Hang on Lower Quadrant you're quoting yourself there..were you not happy with your quoted post?

 

[EM2]

If your going to "predict" the lottery results, why would you not bother with the bonus ball? There must be some technical reason why he didnt bother with that ball.

I saw it on Sky+ this morning so will be very interested in Fridays show.

He said that he was expecting to get at least five of the main draw numbers.

 

[Lower Quadrant]

Hang on Lower Quadrant you're quoting yourself there..were you not happy with your quoted post?

An afterthought,and possible (but unlikely of course) scenario added.

 

[krus_aragon]

Wanna buy London Bridge? He'll give you a good price.

Nah, it wouldn't look very good next to the Blackpool Tower I just bought.

 

[Death]

A number of years ago (Back when I was a teenager) I tried to write a program that worked on the basis of looking at every single set of numbers ever drawn, and finding from that six numbers that had not yet won a single prize on the basis that "their turn" ought to be coming up soon...And on a Sinclair 128K, no less! :razz:
Mathematically speaking though, the theory that I was working on is probabally a complete fallacy. Though highly unlikely, it's not impossible for 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7 to be drawn - In sequence - Three draws running! hock:

And back onto good prices for Lotto funded things:
Does anyone have a good amount of info on this rumoured 2-for-1 deal that they're going to be doing on the London Eye fairly soon? One of 'em isn't much use to me...But if I can get a hold of a pair, then I can have a go at building the Worlds biggest and fastest Bicycle! hock:

 

[ukrob]

I can't believe that some people actually believe he predicted the numbers.

He is an illusionist (a very good one too).

So, did anyone notice that he said the words 'two thousand' twice during that seven minute programme, without them being a part of a sentence? I wonder what the significance of that is and if we will find out over the next four Friday night shows.

 

[Menace Dennis]

According to one daily paper, this was a fix and by predicting the numbers, directly they were Actually being drawn on the BBC, by use of a split screen television in the same studio.