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Can you predict the lottery?
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- Oxford Sparks Big Questions
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- Apr 22, 2026
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- 778
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Summary
"It's as likely as winning the lottery." A phrase used in situations where something is, well, pretty near impossible. But is there anything you can do to increase your chances of claiming that life-changing pot of money? What about one of the smaller prizes? We chat to applied mathematician Dr James Munro about probability, chaos theory and whether anyone could ever predict the lottery.