I'm reading on twitter that he couldn't show them before the actual draw

due to BBC legal restrictions. So he could have faked it?

Posted By: BerlinCanary on September 9th 2009 at 22:44:31

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Five minutes to Derren Brown cheating the lottery. (n/m) (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Sep 9, 22:30:58
- That was a bit weird, I wonder if he bought a ticket (n/m) (General Chat) - stringersrevenge, Sep 9, 23:03:30
  - I don't think he's allowed. (n/m) (General Chat) - Garry Brooke, Sep 9, 23:06:19
    - he wouldn't take part even if he could (General Chat) - Worzel Scrimmage, Sep 9, 23:33:42
      - I know. (n/m) (General Chat) - Garry Brooke, Sep 9, 23:34:51
        
        good trick though (General Chat) - Worzel Scrimmage, Sep 9, 23:37:35
        
        It'll be more clever than that (n/m) (General Chat) - duke of york, Sep 9, 23:39:58
        
        Yep, I reckon so, definitely. Im sure he Twatted at about 7, that he (General Chat) - Yellalee, Sep 9, 23:46:30
        
        I reckon it's a projection onto the ping pong balls. (General Chat) - Garry Brooke, Sep 9, 23:54:43
        
        Dunno - they move very realistically when he touches all of them (n/m) (General Chat) - Yellalee, Sep 9, 23:57:16
    - That's gotta hurt (n/m) (General Chat) - stringersrevenge, Sep 9, 23:11:02
  - C4 wouldn't let him (General Chat) - duke of york, Sep 9, 23:04:37
    - It'll be interesting on Friday, probably end up being a load of old bollocks (n/m) (General Chat) - stringersrevenge, Sep 9, 23:13:10
      - It will be a trick - intriguing though (n/m) (General Chat) - duke of york, Sep 9, 23:22:11
- So, has he beaten it then? (General Chat) - BerlinCanary, Sep 9, 22:39:11
  - In about 30 secs or so... (n/m) (General Chat) - Yellalee, Sep 9, 22:40:06
    - He reckons he can predict 5 of 6 (n/m) (General Chat) - Yellalee, Sep 9, 22:40:51
      - Kin ell - he got all of them!!! (n/m) (General Chat) - Yellalee, Sep 9, 22:43:21
        
        How fucking good is he, I can't wait till friday now! (n/m) (General Chat) - NCFC4life, Sep 9, 22:47:28
        
        I'm reading on twitter that he couldn't show them before the actual draw (General Chat) - BerlinCanary, Sep 9, 22:44:31
        
        Yep, true. There was, I supppose, about 15 seconds between the end of the draw (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Sep 9, 22:45:57
        
        That would be pretty shit though, wouldnt it. Telly delay. (General Chat) - Yellalee, Sep 9, 22:47:24
        
        I wondered about some sort of fibre optic feeding a projection of the numbers into the bal (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Sep 9, 22:49:08
        
        I on tele how David Coperfields made a jumbo jet disappear (General Chat) - Small, Sep 9, 22:52:37
        
        ^^I'll tell you how to do the missing words and letters trick for a fiver (n/m) (General Chat) - Small, Sep 9, 22:54:36
        
        There's a system to it, I've always said that. The lottery is fixed somehow (n/m) (General Chat) - NCFC4life, Sep 9, 22:49:00
        
        NO fucking WAY!!!!! (General Chat) - Tombs, Sep 9, 22:54:21
        
        All we fucking need now is for Stoopid to rock up claiming to be a lottery expert ever sin (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Sep 9, 22:55:40
        
        the real distilled pure genius of it all is, of course (General Chat) - Tombs, Sep 9, 22:58:26
        
        Only a matter of time before Carroll manages to Hutchence himself off. (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Sep 9, 23:08:29
        
        no way - someone greater than you would have cracked it (General Chat) - Yellalee, Sep 9, 22:50:34
        
        I don't think he has cracked it (n/m) (General Chat) - Small, Sep 9, 22:53:02
        
        I'm just throwing the conspiracy theory angle at it. (n/m) (General Chat) - NCFC4life, Sep 9, 22:55:58
        
        Nope - I had two tellies on (n/m) (General Chat) - Yellalee, Sep 9, 22:45:21
        
        That doesn't tally with ABs post... (n/m) (General Chat) - BerlinCanary, Sep 9, 22:47:10
        
        I sais "yes", Lee said "No". However, I said "Yes" to confirm that what you read on twat (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Sep 9, 22:51:27
        
        Well I meant you could see his balls there, just not the numbers (General Chat) - Yellalee, Sep 9, 22:48:46
        
        Ah, got you (General Chat) - BerlinCanary, Sep 9, 22:50:32
        
        How in the name of all that is holy did he do that? (n/m) (General Chat) - wgf500, Sep 9, 22:43:59
        
        Not a fucking clue! YHou could tell he'd done it though - he was stifling a grin during it (n/m) (General Chat) - Yellalee, Sep 9, 22:45:06
        
        he will tell you on Friday how he has convinced you all that he is great (General Chat) - conker, Sep 9, 22:44:59
        
        To be fair, while he's too much of a gentleman to phrase it in that manner, he has never e (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Sep 9, 22:47:27
        
        Of course he is! He freely admits he's a magician not a fortune teller (n/m) (General Chat) - BerlinCanary, Sep 9, 22:46:33
        
        well, obviously. That's what he does. Isn't this whole thing called 'misdirection'? (n/m) (General Chat) - Yellalee, Sep 9, 22:46:25
        
        which is called cheating? (n/m) (General Chat) - conker, Sep 9, 22:48:25
        
        Whoosh (n/m) (General Chat) - duke of york, Sep 9, 23:03:08
        
        lol - looking at his Twats he has got all indignant about it - he is SURE its all (General Chat) - Yellalee, Sep 9, 23:11:18
        
        I know (General Chat) - BerlinCanary, Sep 9, 23:14:14
        
        Yep. I thought it was great, anyway. Not sure if I want to find out how it is done or not. (n/m) (General Chat) - Yellalee, Sep 9, 23:15:27
        
        Wish I'd seen it - I like a bit of showmanship. Guess it'll be on YouTube soon enough (n/m) (General Chat) - BerlinCanary, Sep 9, 23:20:06
        
        ... (General Chat) - Yellalee, Sep 9, 23:22:26
        
        Fucking amazing! (General Chat) - BerlinCanary, Sep 9, 23:31:58
        
        Yep. However much C4 are paying him, they're getting their money's worth. (n/m) (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Sep 9, 23:49:11
        
        Wonder how his ratings compare to the BBCs while the draw took place? (n/m) (General Chat) - BerlinCanary, Sep 9, 23:53:09
        
        agreed, I think he's well missed the point of what Derren Brown does. (n/m) (General Chat) - NCFC4life, Sep 9, 23:12:10
        
        Well, yes, obviously. And the point? (n/m) (General Chat) - Yellalee, Sep 9, 22:49:36

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