Getting Lucky [Paperback]

Ben E. Johnson (Author)

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If you want to chuck the old 9-to-5 and take your chances at supporting yourself by entering lotteries, here's your life skills guide extraordinaire. As in any other form of gambling, lottery players can greatly improve their chances of winning if they understand the game and take steps to maximize their odds. The individual player stands a much better chance of obtaining a payout of some sort by internalizing the information in this book. Aside from advice to lottery players, Johnson provides a brief, entertaining look at lottery history and some of the remarkable happenings therein. Fast moving and written in very accessible question-and-answer format, this is a great book for reading a few snippets at a time. Who knows? It might just pay for itself. Mike Tribby

Product Details

• Paperback: 188 pages
• Publisher: Bonus Books (August 1990)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1566250161
• ISBN-13: 978-1566250160
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 6 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,341,700 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3.0 out of 5 stars Interesting But Slightly Outdated, December 31, 2003

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David (Irving, Texas, United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Getting Lucky (Paperback)

Getting Lucky, by Ben Johnson, is a compilation of his newspaper columns over the years, answering questions posed by his readers regarding the lottery. The book addresses lotteries in most states, the multi-state lotteries, and the daily pick 3 and pick 4 games.

Being a compilation of his columns, some of the questions are redundant, and should have only been included one time, not multiple times. Also, the information is a little dated. For example, the Texas lottery was just starting when some of the questions were posed, and is not addressed at all in other questions and answers.

The book is a good "basic" guide to the lottery for the beginning lottery player. It is highly entertaining and does shed good information, even though out of date. However, to the more experienced lottery player, there is little to offer.

This is not a bad book, just a little dated and includes redundant questions. It is a fast, quick read, being in a question and answer format.

5.0 out of 5 stars Getting Lucky (Paperback) by Ben E. Johnson, November 30, 2007

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G. Furman "Lotto Hunter" (Chicago, IL USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Getting Lucky (Paperback)

This book has a lot of different info about lotto and lottery. I found almost everything what I want to know. Not all info is current for now, but it does not do this book worse for reading.