Here’s how the issue manifests, per The Globe and Mail: Excel uses pseudo-random number generators, a class of algorithms that rely on formulas to generate numbers.

He has won lotto seven times claiming to use a "little bit of maths" to choose numbers.

Mathematician cracks Lotto by using spreadsheet and a ‘unique formula’ to pocket more than $400,000 in winnings THIS man is on to something. He has won lotto seven times claiming to use a ...

An Ontario man who relied on an extensive Excel spreadsheet to play the lotto has finally won the 6/49 jackpot, proving that his number crunching was worthwhile.