So, is it better to play Quick Pick or to select your own numbers? Chances of winning the lotto between playing quick picks or selecting your own numbers are both equal. Around 70 to 80 percent of Powerball players use Quick Pick tickets, and the same percentage of winning entries are Quick Picks,  one report said.

The only way to really increase the odds of winning any lottery is to buy more tickets. The more tickets you buy, the more chances you have to win,  Kapoor said. I've seen it all and those tips are usually technically true but useless, or are just not true,  said Lesser, who maintains a website on lottery literacy.