No. This is my theory: He guessed one of the balls, and filmed all the possible combinat

ions of the remaining five. He only ever claimed that he would predict five of the numbers. He then, just after switching the TV off on his live show last night, cunningly and almost seamlessly switched to the correct pre-recorded 45 seconds of film to show those five numbers.

This meant that he had chances around 6/49 (it more complicated than simply 6/40, but it'll do) of getting the sixth number by chance on the night.

The odds of getting five numbers, without the bonus ball, on the lottery are 55419/1 (approx). That's fifty five thousand odd combinations. 45 seconds per combination makes (again approx) about 28 days worth of film. You could do that in a year, if you were significantly mental. And significantly remunerated.

^^^ Clearly, because I was able to figure all that out, that is not the way he did it.

But I don't think it'll be that far off.

Posted By: Arizona Bay on September 10th 2009 at 15:49:17

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Not FAO Tombs (General Chat) - Yellalee, Sep 10, 15:12:02
- All those people scoffing that he couldn't have filmed all possible outcomes. (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Sep 10, 15:24:57
  - Haven't seen any of it, BUT... (General Chat) - yarmyyarmy, Sep 10, 15:37:15
    - Oh yes, certainly. The careful reader will note that below my (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Sep 10, 15:40:16
      - Keep your counsel, then claim to have known along once it's revealed. (General Chat) - yarmyyarmy, Sep 10, 16:13:49
      - lol (n/m) (General Chat) - Yellalee, Sep 10, 15:43:48
  - I was the only one who agreed with you (General Chat) - duke of york, Sep 10, 15:34:47
  - How many possible out come could there be? (General Chat) - jafski, Sep 10, 15:31:47
    - 9 (n/m) (General Chat) - Ken Dodds Dads Dog, Sep 10, 15:40:00
    - 49 choose 6 (General Chat) - yarmyyarmy, Sep 10, 15:38:02
    - Fifty five thousand odd. vvv Scroll down vvv (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Sep 10, 15:34:08
      - Is that all, seriously? I'm scrolling right now to check. I'll get back to you. (n/m) (General Chat) - jafski, Sep 10, 15:35:28
        
        Right, I didn't really understand that, but he got all 6 which means he would of had to of (General Chat) - jafski, Sep 10, 15:40:47
        
        No. This is my theory: He guessed one of the balls, and filmed all the possible combinat (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Sep 10, 15:49:17
        
        Oh I get it now. Jesus, he ought to get out more. (General Chat) - jafski, Sep 10, 15:50:56
        
        I like cheese... (General Chat) - Fierce Panda, Sep 10, 15:52:53
        
        You like knob cheese (n/m) (General Chat) - Old Git, Sep 10, 15:53:42
        
        No, no I don't... (General Chat) - Fierce Panda, Sep 10, 15:54:22
        
        Oh (n/m) (General Chat) - Old Git, Sep 10, 15:58:18
        
        It's exactly the same concept as the "ten-flips-of-the-coin" thing he did a couple of year (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Sep 10, 15:52:36
        
        I've told this story before on here but I went to a fancy do in that London once and they' (General Chat) - jafski, Sep 10, 15:57:55
        
        And the horse betting thang... (General Chat) - Fierce Panda, Sep 10, 15:53:40
        
        Yes. Exactly. (n/m) (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Sep 10, 15:56:21
        
        A lot of what he does is kind of to prove (General Chat) - duke of york, Sep 10, 16:00:51
        
        Did you see the things he did on pretending to be a psychic in America? (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Sep 10, 16:20:49
        
        haha (n/m) (General Chat) - duke of york, Sep 10, 16:24:19
- If you had any clue you would know for sure it can only be magic. (General Chat) - Ken Dodds Dads Dog, Sep 10, 15:18:33
  - I was watching the secret magician of whateger he's called on ITV4... (General Chat) - Fierce Panda, Sep 10, 15:51:14

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