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Bingo Best Bet for a million?

The researcher Oliver Johnson claims the National Bingo game gives you a 200,000-1 chance of becoming a millionaire Christmas.

More obvious routes to fortune – like the lottery or game programs like Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? – It was far less likely to be at a premium more to win, he said.

All these games are based on chance and nothing will ever do can guarantee success

Dr. Oliver Johnson

The researcher developed probability the chances of a £ 10 bet placed on various game formats.

Camelot National Lottery Lotto Draw out with probabilities 1.4 million to win a million.

And ITV1, who wants to be a millionaire? quiz fared even worse with odds put at 1.5 to one, according to Dr. Johnson.

According to his calculations, with a stab in the National Bingo December 22 Christmas game can mean gamblers were eight times more likely to see the cash call Chris Tarrant's TV show.

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Skill and ignored trial

Just behind bingo came sports betting, which generally 247,596 gamblers provides a chance of becoming a millionaire.

The pools of comparatively long weekend means road-likely 639,685 to one.

But Dr. Johnson, 28, said his research has ignored the effects of skill or trial that may be present in the betting sports competitions.

He added: "Some assumptions have to be done to reach these results, but are broadly accurate."

The odds of a million

Bingo 200,000-1

Sports Betting 247,596-1

Football pools 639,685-1

Lotto 1.4 m-1

Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? 1.5 m-1

He said the calculations for Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? were much more easy as it had been 38 million calls, 600 people in the seat and three winners.

The figure of bingo was calculated on the basis that the organizers Bingo estimate that 200,000 tickets will be purchased for a draw and one million pounds is at stake.

"Bingo represented the best value among all the bets, giving a better chance of everyone else, "said Dr. Johnson.

Dr. Johnson said he had "stopped playing" after have been unsuccessful.

He added: "All these games are based on chance and nothing will ever do can guarantee success."

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