We all gamble to try and reach that dream, the dream of getting a few extra zeros on the end of our bank balance so we can roll around in cash, buy fast cars and cheap women (or men depending on what you go for). Well that first million may not be that far out of touch as you can reach your dream starting with a pound and only having to choose twenty correct even money bets to gain those six zeros. It is harder than it sounds. Here is how the betting would look. 

Making twenty correct even money bets starting with a pound. 

Bet One: £1 Bet – Win £2
Bet Two: £2 Bet – Win £4
Bet Three: £4 Bet – Win £8
Bet Four: £8 Bet – Win £16
Bet Five: £16 Bet – Win £32
Bet Six: £32 Bet – Win £64
Bet Seven: £64 Bet – Win £128
Bet Eight: £128 Bet – Win £256
Bet Nine: £256 Bet – Win £512
Bet Ten: £512 Bet – Win £1,024
Bet Eleven: £1,024 Bet – Win £2,048
Bet Twelve: £2,048 Bet – Win £4,096
Bet Thirteen: £ 4,096 Bet – Win £8,192
Bet Fourteen: £8,192 Bet – Win £16,384
Bet Fifteen: £16,384 Bet – Win £32,768
Bet Sixteen: £32,768 Bet – Win £65,536
Bet Seventeen: £65,536 Bet – Win £131,072
Bet Eighteen: £131,072 Bet – Win £262,144
Bet Nineteen: £262,144 Bet – Win £524,288
Bet Twenty: £524,288 Bet – Win £1,048,576 

On the face of it, it does seem simple and that the hardest part of this task would be holding your nerve. I know I would take the £512 winnings from a pound rather than keep betting the whole sum of money. But one thing is for sure I would rather start doing this each week than putting a pound on the lotto every Saturday as you can have a say in the bets and I feel that although this would be a very difficult challenge, you have more of a chance of getting a result.

Start each week with a pound, one run might keep going for a few weeks and you can choose to bail out on £512 or £4,096 or it might be dead within the first four or five bets, but I think we all stand a better chance of winning some money using this little trick than playing out national lottery each week for a few quid a throw, the whole nation pinning their hopes on six “lucky” numbers, thinking that their dogs birthday has any significance is what I find bemusing. 

If any of you guys try this out leave some comments and let us know how it goes.