Most of the big lotteries draw twice a week. If you’re like most people, you probably buy a ticket for each drawing. But have you ever stopped to think that it would be better to play the lottery on a given day? Did you ever think that it might be worth playing only one specific day and not the other? So what is the best day of the week to play the lottery? Continue reading to find the answer.

Let’s say a lottery draws twice a week, every Wednesday and every Saturday. I already tell you that it is better to play it on Wednesday than on Saturday. Why? Are your odds of winning on Wednesday better? No, that is not. The reason is that more people play the lottery on weekends than on weekdays. What does this mean? It means that if you win the jackpot on a Saturday, you are more likely to have to split the jackpot with other winners. That means less prize money for you.

Therefore, it is always better to play the lottery in the middle of the week than during the weekend. If you play in all the draws, a good strategy for you, all things being equal, would be to take the money you would spend in both draws and use it to play double the tickets midweek and zero tickets on the weekend. It won’t increase your odds, but you are more likely to get a jackpot if you win the jackpot.