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National Lottery organisers Camelot have released a series of statistics which will seemingly improve your odds of winning the lottery.

According to the National Lottery records which were published last week, you are more likely to hit the jackpot with an old-fashioned which people can spell. John and Margaret top the lists of men and female names respectively, whilst James, Peter, David, Michael, Susan, Patricia, Mary, and Linda also stand a good choice of winning.

Ilford, Essex is in pole position for Lotto wins, where there has been a top prize winning ticket among every 6,722 people. Newcastle-Upon-Tyne closely follows Ilford, where there is a winning ticket for every 6,884 people.

The statistics also reveal you are more likely to get lucky on the lottery if you work in construction, administration or management. Taxi and lorry drivers are in with a better-than-average shot at the winnings, whilst chefs, factory workers and shop assistants are also better equipped to strike it lucky. Bankers, politicians and estate agents however aren’t so lucky, statistically speaking, and are far less likely to win.

Other stats include nearly half (49%) of all lottery millionaires have won with a lucky dip, and nearly 40% of jackpot scoopers claim to have received a ‘sign’ that they were going to win. 53% of Lottery Millionaires considered themselves to be ‘lucky’ people, while 92% described themselves as ‘fairly or very optimistic’ in life.

Popular buys for the newly rich include a Mercedes Car, a holiday to the Caribbean, Canada or Australia, a hot-tub, a walk-in wardrobe and a snooker table.

The final stat revealed the most jackpot winners toast their new found wealth with… a cup of tea!
Don’t despair however, if you are not a Peter, from Ilford who drives a cab and has an optimistic approach to life.

To date, the biggest solo lottery winner is Iris Jeffrey, from Belfast, who won a cool £20,100,472 in July 2004.