LONDON, May 9, 2012 /PRNewswire/ --



More people are choosing to maximise their chances of winning

More lottery players than ever before are choosing to play in syndicates after two massive jackpot wins in recent months, with one leading lottery website reporting sales of its online syndicates are up by 50% in 2012.

Following a $171 million win on the USA Powerball lottery, which was shared by 48 transport workers, and a $218 million prize won by three school employees on USA Mega Millions [http://www.wintrillions.co.uk/play_syndicate.php?syndicate_id=113 ], lottery fans are wising up to the fact that 1-in-3 lottery jackpots worldwide are won by syndicates.

"We're noticing that more and more people are choosing to play in a group, either with their friends or buying shares in an online syndicate," says Lucy Gold, spokesperson for international lottery website, WinTrillions. "The odds of hitting the jackpot on some national lottery [http://www.wintrillions.co.uk ] games can be as high as 170 million-to-1 and players are realising that syndicates can maximise your chances of winning, as our sales figures demonstrate."

As the recent BBC drama The Syndicate showed, playing with your friends and family is not always straightforward, especially if any members of the syndicate are behind with their contributions when you win, which is another reason why many people are choosing to play online. Using services like WinTrillions, lottery fans can join online syndicates from around the world, sharing their tickets and prize money with other customers.

"I've been playing the EuroMillions [http://www.wintrillions.co.uk/play_lottery_syndicates.php ] Max syndicate with WinTrillions for months now and I also signed up to play the recent Mega Millions world record jackpot draw," says Ivan Deere, a retired teacher from Glasgow. "It's a great way to play and you get loads more chances to win without the stress of having to manage the money and buy the tickets."

With big-money draws, such as EuroMillions, USA Mega Millions and USA Powerball, playing multiple tickets can boost your chances of hitting the big prize. For example, if you play 100 tickets in a syndicate, you're 100 times more likely to win.