Man Lives Under A Bridge For 10 Years As He Tries To Crack The Secret To Winning Lotteries
When lottery is life.
By John Lim — 25 Jan 2018, 04:24 PM
Is there a sure-win and perfect formula for striking the lottery? This Chinese man certainly believes so.
For the past decade, Wang Chengzhou has been living under a bridge, believing that it is only a matter of time before he cracks the code on how to strike gold.
The 49-year-old man makes a living by doing odd jobs, but his obsession and passion in life is research on the lottery, according to the South China Morning Post (SCMP).
Wang had come to Chongqing in 2008 after he recovered from a foot injury he suffered in a construction site accident in Shaanxi province
He told his family that he would be returning to construction work in another province. But he somehow ended up in Chongqing where he started his quest for cracking the lottery puzzle.
Shanghaiist said the idea came to him when he was having a drink back in 2004.
Accompanied by packs of cigarettes and bottles of wine, he spends close to three hours a day trying to determine what the next winning number will be
Wang claims he has "mastered the algorithms of lotteries" and plans to write four books based on his research. He told family members that he would not return until he "made his mark in lottery research."
"I like thinking about lottery numbers in complete darkness in the morning from 2am to 5am and I spend about 2,000 yuan (RM1,230) a month buying lottery tickets," Wang said as quoted by SCMP.
He added that he does not remember how much money he has won thus far. When asked by reporters if they could take a photo of his work, the man refused.
Sadly for Wang, a math professor at Sichuan University said it's almost impossible to calculate lottery numbers in advance
"Lottery numbers are randomly generated," he was quoted as saying.
If the lottery book doesn't materialise, maybe he should write a book on how to live under a bridge for a decade. Now that's New York Times bestseller worthy.