So, you have heard about the pick 5 lotto and now you want to play it, right? You receive loads of advice from friends and family and you hear how easy it is to play and pick numbers; do not be so fast to jump on the bandwagon and start playing the pick five lottery without mastering a few techniques for planning how you will fill out your pick five playslip. I mean think about it; have any of your friends and family actually won the pick five lottery? The answer to the latter question is probably no, so you can benefit from learning how to avoid the same mistakes as your friends and family are making when they fill out their pick five playslips. Imagine that your uncle has just told you to play the pick five lotto and that he is told you that he plays the game by choosing the birth dates of his three children. Of course, he has never won the pick five and because he keeps choosing the birth dates of his three children, which are standard calendar dates, the likelihood of him winning is very slim, if ever. Calendar dates are commonly chosen by amateur pick five players who believe that special occasions have some kind of magical or lucky significance. In truth, calendar dates are nothing more than numbers that have not been thoroughly researched for their frequency levels, and therefore do not come up in pick 5 lottery drawings very often. While your wise and friendly uncle may be trying to offer you some amiable advice, think twice and stay away from calendar days when you are filling out your pick five playslip. Your best friend plays the pick five lottery and she has a certain obsession for the number three and multiples of the number three. Again ask yourself has he or she ever won the pick five lottery in their lifetime? The likelihood that your best friend has won the pick five lottery is, of course, slim to none because the frequency in which numbers or multiples of numbers show up is extraordinarily low. A thorough examination of previous winnings in the pick five lottery will illustrate to you how uncommon it is for multiples to come up in a pick 5 lottery drawing. While I suggest you do not forego a friendship would your best friend because he or she does not do well when it comes to making successful pick five drawings, I do suggest that you take your best friend’s advice with a grain of salt. Think your sister has a solid pick five strategy because she is appreciative of patterns? Think again; patterns are another unlikelihood in pick five lotto drawings and do not make for a high-quality pick 5 strategy or pick 5 system. Once again, I suggest that you give thorough consideration to previously drawn numbers. You will find that there is typically little consistency in terms of patterns. Thus, it is not wise for you to follow your sister’s advice on selecting patterns. Instead, take a little time to develop your own system which is bound to have far more success. Getting introduced to the pick 5 lottery by friends, family, and associates, opens the door to the opportunity a big winning. That is, if you forego the traditional advice that many common pick five players deliver. In reality, if you are really going to be successful at the pick five game, you are going to have to play it your way: strategically. Get your hands on some real tips and advice, and give critical consideration to the advice that is freely given to you. Just remember because advice is free does not mean it is good advice. Be prepared to develop a rigid pick 5 system for pick five lottery drawings and you will find that you are far more successful in the game.