Introduction Thank you for purchasing purchasing Powerball Powerball 60. Automatic Mystery Mystery has utilized a brilliant brilliant mathematical principle principle and disguised it in the six scratch lottery tickets you now own. We first came across this principle in Professor Hoffman’s book Puzzles Old and New originally published in 1893. It has also been manufactured as a magic trick and sold under various titles including "The Great Number Mystery" and the "Magic Age Cards." By using scratch tickets we’ve made sense of a necessary process process and given meaning to the numbers. Using the simple process in performance, performance, described described in the next next few pages, your audience will be left with the distinct impression impression that you simply read their minds. And the best part about Powerball 60 is that it’s simple to do. In fact, it’s almost completely self-working, involves zero sleight of hand and delivers a mind blowing impact impact on spectators. spectators. The purpose purpose of this PowerGuide PowerGuide is to act act as a supplement to the DVD instructions you received with your tickets and to unlock the secrets of how to predict their thought of lottery number in advance, read several minds at the same time, perform Powerball while standing on the other side of the room and even perform Powerball on stage in front of hundreds hundreds of people. Remember, if Powerball 60 is in your wallet, you’re always ready for a miracle. Bill Abbott & Richard Sanders
Contents Introduction Table of Contents pg.1 The Basics pg.2 Preparing Preparing The Tickets The Key Numbers The Hidden Keys The Process pg.3 Any Number from 1-60 1-60 Separate Winners from Losers Powerball 60 in 5 Simple Steps Tips & Ideas pg.4, 5 Easy Addition Written Revelation Approach Your Number Numbe r Gag Clarifying The Process Face Down Deception Addition Anxiety Anxiety Wallet Mini-Index Energy pg. 6 Energy Repeat pg.7 Coincidence pg.7-9 Rage Against The Machine pg.9-10 Multiple Mind Read pg.10-12 Envelope Prediction pg.12-14 After-Facting Prediction Prediction pg. 15-16 L.D.T. Part 1 pg.16-18 L.D.T. Part 2 pg.18-20 L.D.T. & E. pg. 20-23 Powerball by Sound pg. 23-25 Powerball on Stage pg. 25-27
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The Basics Preparing The Tickets Remove the six tickets from the envelope. Scratch each of the tickets tickets to reveal the numbers. Leave some of the scratch “residue” around the numbers. This will serve to solidify the authenticity of the tickets in the spectator’s mind.
The Key Numbers The top left corner numbers on the number grid are the key numbers. These key numbers are the secret to knowing any number from 1-60 that the spectator is thinking of. The key numbers are shown circled in the picture at the right.
The Hidden Keys On the back of the ticket, the key numbers are also repeated in the last two digits of the barcode. Each ticket’s key number on the front of the ticket is also on the barcode on the back. In the photo on the right, the key number is “2”.
The hidden key numbers are circled in the stack of tickets in the photo on the right.
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The Process Any Number from 1-60 Ask the spectator to think of any number from 1-60. 1-60. Hand them the tickets and and tell them to imagine their secret number is the winning lottery number. number. Explain that if their number is on a ticket - that ticket is a winner and to place it in the ‘winning pile’. If their number does not appear on a ticket - that ticket is a loser and they are to place it in the ‘losing pile’. The spectator separates the tickets in the photo. Separate Winners from Losers Specify on a flat surface where the winning tickets and losing tickets are to be placed. As the spectator does this separation you secretly add up the key numbers on the winning tickets. Once the spectator has gone through all the tickets, the grand total of the key numbers in the winning pile is their secret number! Once you know their secret number, you are ready to reveal it in a dramatic way!
1. Spectator thinks of a number between between 1 and 60. 2. Hand them the tickets tickets and ask them to separate separate the winning tickets from the losers. 3. As they separate the tickets, secretly add up your key numbers in the the winning ticket pile. 4. Comment on how lucky they they are and put the the tickets away. 5. Now reveal their secretly secretly thought-of number number in a dramatic way!
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Tips & Ideas Easy Addition A quick and easy way to accomplish the addition in performance is to arrange the tickets with the large key numbers on the top of the stack, down to the smallest key number at the bottom. So in sequence from from the top down it would be; 32 - 16 - 8 - 4 2 - 1. If you hand the tickets tickets to the participant participant in this order order you will be adding the numbers from biggest to smallest, making the addition increasingly easier and less complicated complicate d as the process progresses. progresses. Remember that you are only dealing with six of the same numbers each each and every time. The more you perform perform Powerball 60, the the more you will become familiar with the variety of combinations these same six numbers create. Written Revelation Approach To build up the dramatic tension during performance it is advisable to have the spectator write down their thought-of number while you write down your impression of their thoughts on another piece of paper. paper. The revelation happens when you both turn your written numbers numbers over simultaneously simultaneously.. There are are several reasons reasons this is a good idea; 1) It makes for good theatre, theatre, 2) There is physical physical ‘evidence’ ‘evidence’ of the your powers and 3) If you are performing for a group of people, everyone gets to experience the climax of the effect immediately and clearly. clearly. The written revelation is also good for noisy performing environments like restaurants, cafes and bars where a visual conclusion does not have to be explained afterwards. Your Your Number Gag “If I had your number in my wallet would you be impressed?” impressed?” Pull out a business card card that has the words words YOUR NUMBER written written on it. Obviously this this will get a groan groan or small chuckle. Now on the opposite side of the card print their actual secret number and put the card on a table or in their hand, number side down. “Could you imagine if I actually did know your number beforehand? Name it out loud for the first time...turn over the card.” With the ‘gag’ reveal beforehand, the actual number revelation will play that much stronger, simply because they will not be expecting it. When people reconstruct the effect afterwards, many times they will state that you pulled their secret number out of your wallet before they thought of it! Clarifying the Process It’s very important when the spectator goes through the tickets to find the winners and losers, that it’s clear which tickets are the winning tickets and which are the losing tickets. It’s of utmost importance that they place them where you have directed them to do so. Without clear clear direction direction from from you, the separation separation of tickets tickets could get confused and when it comes to tallying the key numbers to reach their secret number, number, you may have difficulty that results in failure. This may seem like a basic concept, but if you’re not direct in your instruction to “place the winner’s in my hand” or “place the winning tickets in front of you and losers over here to the side”, participants are liable to simply run through the tickets and not define which are the winners and losers. It’s critical that you are in control of the situation to reach a successful conclusion.
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Face Down Deception During the process of separating the tickets it is a good idea to ask the participant to place the tickets face down on the table or in your hand with the added line, “I don’t even want to look at the numbers.” When the audience replays the performance in their mind they will consciously or subconsciously remember that you did not even look at the tickets or the numbers, and somehow you were able to deduce what the secret number was. You of course are adding up the key numbers found on the bar code of the tickets to find out their secret number. Addition Anxiety If you didn’t have a chance to accomplish the addition in performance due to the participants quick separation of tickets, obstacles in the way of viewing the key numbers or any other distraction, there is a way out. A simple statement like, “I just need to hold those winning tickets in my hand, just place them in my hand,” you can have them place them face down in your hand, spread them a little yourself so you can view the key numbers, do the addition and you know the secret number. number. Remember, the audience does not know the method of the effect and this only emphasizes a false one (energy). Wallet Mini-Index In six different locations and on six different surfaces in your wallet (possibly using stickers, business cards, maybe photos, etc.) you have six short predictions that read something like, “You “You will have 3 winning tickets.” Each of the predictions will predict predict one of the possible six outcomes the participant will have. Begin by placing your wallet on the table, hand them the tickets and go through the routine to the point where you are about to reveal the thought of number. number. Ask the spectator if they would be impressed if you were to know the exact number of winning tickets they would have? Open your wallet and display the correct prediction that matches up with the winning number of tickets they in fact had. Reluctantly state that in reality reality the odds in this case are only 6 to 1. But would they impressed if you were to know there secret winning lottery number? number? That would be 60 to 1. Verbally Verbally reveal reveal their secret secret number. number.
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Energy Presentation Introduction: This is the ideal presentation if you want to do something quick and mind blowing. It takes up little performance time and plays incredibly strong without a big verbal presentation. presentation.
Energy Script (script lines are in italics and physical actions are capitalized and bold) Performer: Do you play the lottery? I’ve been playing this scratch scratch game Powerball Powerball 60. Random numbers between one and and sixty. sixty. REMOVE TICKETS AND SHOW THEM. Performer: I need you to imagine you are playing the lottery. lottery. So think of a number between 1 and 60 in your mind. Don’t tell me, don’t tell anyone else, just lock your secret number in your mind. Okay? Now take these tickets and go through them one at a time, and if your number appears on a ticket, consider that a winning ticket. Put the winning tickets face down in my hand and leave the losing tickets, the ones that don’t have your number number on them, on the table. HAND THE TICKETS TO YOUR PARTICIPANT. THEY THE Y WILL WIL L SEPARATE THE TICKETS AS YOU HAVE INSTRUCTED. AS THEY DO THIS THIS YOU ADD UP YOUR KEY NUMBERS ON THE ‘WINNING’ TICKETS AS THEY ARE PLACED IN YOUR HAND. HAND.
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Performer: Wow, ow, this is strong. It’s It’s 36 (or whatever their number is) isn’t it?!
Energy Repeat The energy energy theme almost almost begs for a repeat repeat performance. And the nice thing thing is you can, with any other number. number. Because the process of separating the tickets is justified and apparently imperative to the success of the outcome, it is a perfect marriage of presentation and method. The separation of the tickets is legitimized legitimiz ed and necessary. Other people will want you to ‘sense’ their secret number, involving more people and making it personal for them. Simply go through the same performance performanc e structure emphasizing that there is something about focusing on the winning tickets that gives off an energy that you can tap into. To build upon what you’ve begun with and to create an even more impossible scenario, you may want to follow up with the LDT (Long Distance Telepathy) that can be found later in this guide.
Coincidence Presentation Introduction: This presentation was created to have a fun and funny way to perform Powerball 60. Coincidence is perfect for performers who don’t take themselves too seriously but still want want their effects effects to make a strong impact. This presentation presentation leads leads the audience ‘down the garden path’ and then pulls the proverbial rug out from under them with an ending that they don’t expect.
Coincidence Script (script lines are in italics and physical actions are capitalized and bold) Performer: Do you believe in coincidence? coincidence? Spectator: Yes. Performer: That’s That’s amazing! amazing! So do I. OR Spectator: No. Performer: That’s That’s amazing! Neither do I. Performer: Do you play the lottery? Spectator: Yes. Performer: So do I! OR Spectator: No.
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Performer: Neither did I, until last
week.
TAKE OUT THEM.
TICKETS
AND
SHOW
Performer: With this game you have random numbers between 1 and 60 with occasionally matching numbers equalling various cash prizes. These tickets are used but I want you to imagine a number between 1 and 60 in your mind and play the game. Have you got a number? Good, don’t tell me what it is, and go through the numbers on each ticket. If it has your number on it it’s it’s a winning ticket place it in the winning pile. If it doesn’t have your number number on it it’s it’s a loser, loser, place it in the losing pile. Go ahead. HAND THE TICKETS TICKET S TO YOUR PARTICIPANT PARTICIPANT.. THEY WILL SEPARA SEPARATE TE THE TICKETS AS YOU HAVE INSTRUCTED. AS THEY DO THIS YOU ADD ADD UP YOUR YOUR KEY NUMBERS ON THE ‘WINNING’ TICKETS AS THEY ARE PLACED IN THE ‘WINNING’ ‘WINNING’ PILE. Performer: Wow, three winning tickets...that’s the same number of winners I had! That’s That’s amazing! amazing! (Your (Your response here will reflect the actual number of winning tickets they personally have generated, of course) I wonder how close our lucky numbers are to each other?! They say that if the numbers are within 10 digits of each other, we’re going to be very close friends. If they are within 3 digits digits of each other we have to get engaged. And if they are the same exact number...I can’t even tell you what’s going to happen next! HAND THE SPECTATOR A PEN AND PAPER. Performer: I want you to write down your secret number and turn the paper over so I can’t see it and I’m going to do the same. REMOVE A SECOND PEN AND PIECE OF PAPER AND WRITE DOWN THEIR
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SECRET OVER.
NUMBER,
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TURN
IT
Performer: Okay on the count of three, I’ll show you mine, if you show me yours. One, two, three. BOTH PIECES OF PAPER ARE TURNED OVER AT THE SAME TIME, REVEALING THE SAME NUMBER.
Rage Against The Machine Introduction: This presentation attempts to answer the question every magician eventually gets gets asked. “If you were a real real magician, you would would be able to give me the winning lottery numbers!” numbers!” It’s It’s a logical approach to answer answer this eternal question and and leaves them wondering if you really really could know the winning numbers. When you reveal their secret winning number, the tickets are out of play and in your wallet, giving the impression impression that they had nothing at all to do with the effect.
Rage Script (script lines are in italics and physical actions are capitalized and bold) Performer: Do you play the lottery? TAKE OUT TICKETS AND SHOW THEM. Performer: Are you lucky at these these things? As you can see I’m not! These are all losers. Let’s see how lucky you actually are. are. Think of a number number between between 1 and 60 in your your mind. Don’t tell me, don’t tell anyone else, just lock your secret number in your mind. Okay? Now take these tickets and and go through them them one at a time, and if your number number appears on a ticket, ticket, consider that that a winning ticket. ticket. Put the winning winning tickets face face down in front of you and leave the losing tickets off to the side. HAND THE TICKETS TICKET S TO YOUR PARTICIPANT PARTICIPANT.. THEY WILL SEPARA SEPARATE TE THE TICKETS AS YOU HAVE INSTRUCTED. AS THEY DO THIS YOU ADD ADD UP YOUR YOUR KEY NUMBERS ON THE ‘WINNING’ TICKETS AS THEY ARE PLACED ON THE TABLE IN THE ‘WINNING’ PILE. Performer: Wow you are pretty lucky, lucky, 3 out of 6 winners (insert the actual ratio of winning tickets to losing tickets tickets your participant gets here). here). As a magician, the question I get asked the most is, if you’re such a good magician can you tell me the winning lottery numbers!? numbers!? Of course, I can’t because because it’s it’s pure random random luck.
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AT AT THIS POINT YOU CASUALLY CASUALLY GATHER GATHER UP THE TICKETS AND PUT THEM IN YOUR WALLET OR POCKET. POCKET. Performer: It’s It’s a machine that spews out these numbers. There’s There’s no energy behind it, no vibrations, nothing I can read into. But if a person chooses that winning number, number, then there would would be something something tangible to play with. For example you’ve got got a winning number in your head, right? Now think about this, you didn’t tell anybody that number, number, you didn’t write write it down, it’s it’s locked in your mind. I’m going to try to get at that number. number. Think of that number number and look look into my eyes. eyes. Got it. It’s It’s 40 (insert (insert actual secret secret number here).
Multiple Mind Read Introduction: The premise premise for this presentation presentation is a competition between 2-3 spectators to see which one is the luckiest. The participants play secret thought-of numbers using the Powerball scratch tickets to see how many winning tickets, out of six, they can get. While they do this you secretly add up the key numbers for each participant’ participant ’s winning tickets. You keep track of the participant’ participant ’s score using a pen and paper, giving you the opportunity to create a secret crib sheet of the secret numbers generated from your adding the key numbers for each participant. Needed: Powerball 60 tickets Pen and paper Multiple Mind Read Script (script lines are in italics and physical actions are capitalized and bold) Performer: We’re going to see who the luckiest person is here. Using these used scratch tickets each person is going to think of a secret lucky number and play them using these tickets. REMOVE TICKETS FROM WALLET AND SHOW THEM. Performer: This game is called Powerball 60, it’s essentially essentially random numbers between 1 and 60, so lock a secret number number in your minds right right now between 1 and 60. Don’t tell anyone your secret number and please be honest and don’t change your number half way through. Everyone got one? Good. We’ll start with you Mary... HAND THE FIRST PARTICIP PARTICIPANT ANT THE TICKETS. PICK UP THE PEN AND PAPER PAPER AND MAKE A TALL TALLY Y CHART WITH ROOM FOR THE SECRET CRIB UNDERNEATH. UNDERNEATH. Performer: Mary, Mary, take these tickets and go through them one at a time, and if your number appears on a ticket, consider that a winning ticket. Put the winning tickets face down in front of you and place the losing tickets, the ones that don’t have your number on them, off to the side. side. I’ll keep the tally of winners winners here... here... 10
THE PARTICIPANT WILL SEPARATE THE TICKETS AS YOU HAVE INSTRUCTED. AS THEY DO THIS YOU ADD UP YOUR YOUR KEY NUMBERS IN THE ‘WINNING’ TICKET PILE AS THEY ARE PLACED ON THE TABLE. TABLE. AT THE SAME TIME YOU WILL BE MAKING A TALLY OF THE NUMBER OF WINNING TICKETS AND MARKING ON THE TALLY BELOW THEIR INITIAL/ NAME. ONCE THE SPECTATOR IS FINISHED, WRITE IN THEIR SECRET NUMBER (THE TOTAL OF YOUR KEY NUMBERS) UNDERNEATH THEIR SCORE AND THEN COVER IT WITH YOUR LEFT THUMB. Performer: Well, Mary got 3 out of 6 winning tickets. Bob, you’re next, take the tickets and do the same. Place the winning tickets, the ones with your secret lucky number number on them, in front of you you and place the losers losers off to the side. THE SEPARATION SEQUENCE IS REPEATED WITH THE NEXT TWO PARTICIPANTS AND THE TALLY IS KEPT ALONG WITH COMPLETING THE SECRET CRIB UNDERNEATH UNDERNEATH EACH SCORE. PUT THE TICKETS AWAY AWAY AFTER AFTE R THE LAST PARTICIPANT ARTICIPANT IS DONE AND IF YOU CAN MEMORIZE THE THREE SECRET NUMBERS FROM THE CRIB, YOU CAN PUT THE PEN AND PAPER AWA AWAY AS WELL. IF NOT JUST KEEP IT IN YOUR HAND. Performer: Well it looks like Bob had the most winners with 5 out of 6! Now as a magician, I am frequently frequently asked to give people the winning lottery numbers. I know most people are are joking, but secretly secretly I think think they really wish I could! could! I can’t can’t crack the code for the lottery, but I can read people. For example right now each 11
of you are thinking of a secret lottery number. You haven’t told anyone that number and you haven’t written written it down. There is no ‘natural’ way for me to get at the numbers that are hidden hidden in your minds. minds. But I’d like to try try.. Concentrate on those those numbers. numbers. Mary your number is 24, Bob your number is 58 and Isaac your your number is 2.
Envelope Prediction Introduction: This presentation presentation has a devastating effect on audiences. audiences. It is one one thing to read someone’s mind, but it is quite another thing to have predicted in advance what they were going to think. The method is simplicity itself, with no nail writers, carbon impressions, etc. A real time miracle prediction. Needed: No.3 Coin Envelope Business Card (one side must be blank for the written prediction) X-Acto knife or Box Cutters Pencil or Pen Preparation: 1) On the non-flap side side of the envelope you you will need to cut out out a small window, window, approximately 1/2” square, using the knife. To be sure you don’t cut through two layers of the envelope it is advisable to put a business card inside the envelope before cutting. The cut-out window is circled in the photos at right.
2) Take the business card and on the blank side write the following statement; “Your lucky number will be” After the word “be” you will need to have the necessary space to be able to write in the thought of number. number. By writing this message alongside the envelope it will help you to line up the cut out window with the space you leave. Add your signature at the bottom of the card and your done. 3) Slide the business card message message side up on the ‘window’ side of the envelope,
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so the space you created on the business card will be lined up with the cut-out window. window. You can place this in your wallet with your Powerball 60 scratch tickets, along with the pencil/pen you used to write your message with. We put a golf pencil in our wallet so everything is ready to perform. Envelope Prediction Script (script lines are in italics and physical actions are capitalized and bold) Performer: People ask me if I can predict the lottery. lottery. It’s It’s a common question and a curious one. TAKE OUT TICKETS AND THE ENVELOPE KEEPING THE CUT OUT WINDOW FACE DOWN, BEING CAREFUL NOT TO FLASH. Performer: As you can see these are all losing scratch tickets, so you might suspect that my psychic powers for this are a little feeble. But I’ve found that, because I am working with numbers that are generated by a computer, computer, a machine that comes up with these numbers, there is no way that I could read into that. But with a person person it’s it’s totally different. different. There is something to read into. I’d like to try an experiment with you to see how lucky you would be. I need you to imagine you are playing the lottery. lottery. So think of a number between 1 and 60 in your mind. Don’t tell me, don’t tell anyone else, just lock your secret number in your mind. Okay? Now take these tickets and go through them one at a time, and if your number appears on a ticket, ticket, consider that a winning ticket. Put the winning tickets face down in front of you and place the losing tickets, the ones that don’t don’t have your number on them, them, off to the side. I’ll keep the tally of winners here...
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HAND THE TICKETS TICKET S TO YOUR PARTICIPANT PARTICIPANT.. THEY WILL SEPARA SEPARATE TE THE TICKETS AS YOU HAVE INSTRUCTED. AS THEY DO THIS YOU ADD ADD UP YOUR YOUR KEY NUMBERS IN THE ‘WINNING’ TICKET PILE AS THEY ARE PLACED ON THE TABLE. AT THE SAME TIME YOU WILL BE MAKING A TALL TALLY Y OF THE NUMBER OF WINNING TICKETS ON THE CUT-OUT WINDOW SIDE OF THE ENVELOPE. KEEP YOUR LEFT LE FT THUMB OVER THE CUT-OUT CUT-OUT WINDOW HIDING IT FROM VIEW. ONCE THE SPECTATOR IS FINISHED, WRITE IN THEIR SECRET NUMBER (THE TOTAL OF YOUR KEY NUMBERS) IN THE CUT-OUT WINDOW. Performer : Wow you got 3 out of 6! (comment on the particular number of winning tickets they generated). Performer: Do you think it would have been impressive if I had predicted the number of winning tickets tickets you had? I actually took things a step step beyond and made a note note on a business card card before meeting meeting you here here today... today... PICK UP THE TICKETS AND PUT THEM AWAY AWAY IN YOUR WALLET. WALLET. THEN SLOWLY OPEN THE ENVELOPE, WITH THE FLAP SIDE OF THE ENVELOPE UP, CUT-OUT WINDOW SIDE DOWN. DOWN. SLOWLY SLOWLY SLIDE OUT THE BUSINESS. BUSINESS. Performer: Please hold out your hand nice and flat. PLACE THE BUSINESS CARD WRITING SIDE DOWN, ON THE OUTSTRETCHED HAND OF THE SPECTA SPECTATOR. PLACE THE ENVELOPE IN YOUR POCKET. POCKET. Performer: Now the secret number, your secret lucky number has only been in your mind correct? correct? Participant: Yes. Performer: You didn’t write it down, you didn’t tell anyone that number, number, right? Participant: Yes. Performer: So there there is definitely definitely no way I could have known the number before I met you today, today, is that right? right? Participant: Yes. Performer: Turn over the card.
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After-Facting After-Facting Prediction Introduction: This is an extremely bold and effective way to present Powerball 60 as a prediction effect without utilizing an envelope, nail writer, writer, etc. You begin by creating a written prediction, leaving the number of winning tickets and secret number areas blank. You receive this information informati on after the participant participan t performs the separation sequence. You then read your prediction aloud after the separation sequence, verbally filling in the blanks with the number of winning tickets along with their secret lottery number you generated from from the addition addition of your key numbers. At this point point the audience is convinced that you have in fact predicted the secret number and under the guise of signing your name, you simply fill in the two blank spots and give the card away as a souvenir. Needed: Powerball 60 scratch tickets Business card and a pencil Performer: People ask me if I can predict the lottery. lottery. The answer is no. For example here is 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, & 6 losing losing scratch tickets. tickets. REMOVE TICKETS FROM YOUR WALLET AND PLACE THEM ON THE TABLE. Performer: But I have been trying. trying. What I’ve deduced deduced is that it is really really hard to read read into these random numbers. There is no heart, no soul behind them. With people it’s it’s different. different. There’s There’s a heart, there’ there’s a soul, there’ there’s hope behind their their thoughts. I’d like to try something, an experiment. Before we begin begin I’m going to write write something on this this card. It’s just a hunch, but we’ll see how we do... REMOVE A BUSINESS CARD FROM YOUR WALLET AND WRITE THE FOLLOWING ON THE BLANK SIDE, BEING SURE TO HIDE WHAT YOU ARE WRITING FROM YOUR AUDIENCE.
ONCE THIS IS COMPLETED, TURN IT OVER SO THE WRITING IS FACE DOWN. Performer: Richard, I want you to play the part of the National Lottery and Gaming Association for the next few moments, and I want you to pick the winning lottery number. number. These Powerball 60 scratch tickets are random numbers between 1 and 60, so I want you to make the winning number between 1 and 60. Keep the number only in your head. I am going to give you the tickets and I want you to play
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THE CURRENT TIME THE DATE THE PARTICIPANT’S NAME WILL HAVE __________ WINNING TICKETS AND HIS SECRET NUMBER IS _____ . (YOUR SIGNATURE)
your number against these tickets. So if your number appears on a ticket, we will consider that a winning winning ticket, place it in front front of you on the table. If your number does not appear on a ticket place it it off to the side. side. HAND THE TICKETS TICKET S TO YOUR PARTICIPANT PARTICIPANT.. THEY WILL SEPARA SEPARATE TE THE TICKETS AS YOU HAVE INSTRUCTED. AS THEY DO THIS YOU ADD ADD UP YOUR YOUR KEY NUMBERS ON THE ‘WINNING’ TICKETS. Performer: Wow, Wow, you had 2 out of 6. Let me read what I wrote down here... PICK UP THE BUSINESS CARD AND BEGIN TO READ ALOUD WHAT WHAT YOU WROTE ON THE CARD. CARD. BE SURE TO HOLD THE CARD SO THE PARTICIP PARTICIPANT ANT AND OTHER AUDIENCE MEMBERS CAN’T CAN’T SEE WHAT WHAT YOU’VE WRITTEN. WHEN YOU GET TO THE FIRST BLANK SECTION SIMPLY STATE THE NUMBER OF WINNING TICKETS WITH NO HESIT HESITA ATION. AND WHEN YOU GET TO THE LAST BLANK, JUST SAY THE SECRET NUMBER YOU GENERATED FROM ADDING UP YOUR KEY NUMBERS. Performer: At 11:07 p.m., March 28, 2009. Richard Sanders will have 2 winning tickets and his secret number is 10. I’m going going to sign sign this for you you to keep... NOW YOU SIMPLY WRITE IN THE NUMBER OF WINNERS (IN THIS CASE 2) IN THE SPACE YOU LEFT AND THEN THE SECRET NUMBER IN THE SECOND SPACE SPACE YOU LEFT. LEFT. YOU ALREADY SIGNED IT SO NOW YOU CAN GIVE IT TO THE SPECTATOR TO KEEP.
L.D.T. (Long Distance Telepathy) Part 1 Introduction: Now you can read read minds...from minds...from across the room! room! This presentation presentation or approach is ideal as a follow up or repeat performance of Powerball 60. From the audience’s audience’s perspective, you ask them to think of any other number between 1 and 60, hand them the tickets, walk across the room. You ask that they once again play their secret number against the scratch tickets separating the winners from the losers. Without leaving your position from across the room...you name their number with 100% accuracy!
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Preparation: The only thing you need to do is place the Powerball 60 tickets into a decreasing key number stack. stack. So in this order from from the top down, down, 32 - 16 - 8 - 4 - 2 and 1 at the bottom. You will need to memorize these numbers and their order. order. This small bit of effort will be worth it’s it’s weight in audience impact. Believe us. L.D.T. L.D.T. Part 1 Script (script lines are in italics and physical actions are capitalized and bold) Performer: (this is a follow up to the Energy presentation) Let’s Let’s try this again, but this time I don’t want you to think I’m looking at your eyes or influencing your decision in any way, way, so I am going to stand at the other side of the room. I want you to go through this process of thinking of a secret number between 1 and 60 again, but make it another number number to make things interesting. interesting. WHILE YOU ARE SAYING THIS YOU CAN CASUALLY PLACE THE TICKETS INTO THE DESCENDING NUMERICAL ORDER, IF THEY AREN’T ALREADY. ALREADY. Performer: Here take the tickets while I walk across to the other side of the room. THE TICKETS ARE HANDED TO THE PARTICIPANT IN THE DESCENDING KEY NUMBER STACK FROM THE HIGHEST TICKET AT THE TOP AND WITH THE LOWEST AT AT THE BOTTOM. YOU THEN WALK WALK TO THE OTHER SIDE OF THE ROOM AND TURN TO FACE THE SPECTATOR. Performer: I want you to look at each ticket and if your number is on it, that’s a winning ticket, and I want you to place it in your pocket. If your number isn’t on a ticket, that’s that’s a loser and I want you to place it on the table. Okay? Go ahead. AS THEY CARRY OUT YOUR INSTRUCTIONS WATCH WATCH FOR WHICH TICKETS GO INTO THEIR POCKET (THE WINNING TICKETS) AND ADD UP THE KEY NUMBERS OF THESE TO CALCULATE CALCULATE THEIR SECRET WINNING NUMBER. BECAUSE THE TICKETS ARE IN THE SET DESCENDING ORDER YOU WILL KNOW WHICH TICKETS ARE WINNERS AND LOSERS, AND THE ADDITION GETS EASIER AS THE NUMBERS GET SMALLER. Spectator: I’ve done that. Performer: Now you have to admit admit to the impossibility impossibility of this situation. situation. The tickets with your number on them are hidden from view in your pocket, I was over here the entire time and you handled everything yourself. Correct? Spectator: Yes.
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Performer: So if I told you that your secret number was 22, that would be pretty crazy.
L.D.T. (Long Distance Telepathy) Part 2 Introduction: Now you can read minds...from across the room, with your back turned! L.D.T. Part 2 cancels out any suspicions your audiences may have in regards to how you could be figuring figuring out their secretly secretly thought thought of numbers. From the audience’ audience’s s perspective, perspective, you ask them to think of any other other number between between 1 and 60, hand them the tickets, walk across the room and turn your back to them. You ask that they, they, once again, play their secret number against the scratch tickets separating the winners from the losers. Once they’ve done that you ask them to sit on the loser’s and to place the winner’s winner’s between their palms. You then name their number with 100% accuracy! Preparation: Once again you need to do is place the Powerball 60 tickets into a decreasing number stack. So in this order from from the top down, down, 32 - 16 16 - 8 - 4 - 2 and 1 at the the bottom. Memorize these numbers and their order. L.D.T. Script Part 2 (script lines are in italics and physical actions are capitalized and bold) Performer: Let’s Let’s try this again, but this time I don’t don’t want you to think I’m looking at your eyes or influencing your decision in any way, way, so I am going to stand at the other side of the room. I want you to go through this process of thinking of a secret number between 1 and 60 again, but make it another another number number to make things things interesting. interesting. WHILE YOU ARE SAYING THIS YOU CAN CASUALLY PLACE THE TICKETS INTO THE DESCENDING NUMERICAL ORDER, IF THEY AREN’T ALREADY. ALREADY. Performer: Now I am going to the lay the tickets down here on the table and I’m going to go over to here. PLACE THE TICKETS IN ORDER FROM LEFT TO RIGHT RIGHT (OR RIGHT TO LEFT) ON THE TABLE IN FRONT OF THE PARTICIPANT REMEMBERING WHERE THE HIGHEST TICKET IS PLACED, WITH THE LOWEST AT THE OTHER END OF O F THE ROW, OBVIOUSL OBVIOUS LY. Performer: I want you to look at each ticket and if your number is on it turn it upside down. If your number isn’t on a ticket just leave it as is. Okay? Go
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ahead, let me know when you done. THEY WILL TURN OVER THE WINNING TICKETS AS YOU HAVE INSTRUCTED. Participant: Okay, done. Performer: You’ve done do ne that? AT AT THE MOMENT YOU SAY SAY THIS LINE, YOU ARE GOING TO GET A GLIMPSE OF THE TABLED TICKETS AND TAKE TAKE A MENTAL MENTAL PICTURE OF THE ONES THAT THAT ARE TURNED OVER. DON’T WORRY SO MUCH ABOUT THE EXACT KEY NUMBERS RIGHT NOW, NOW, JUST REMEMBER THE POSITION OF THE FACE DOWN TICKETS. Performer: Great, now take the losing tickets and place them in any pocket. WHILE THE SPECTATOR IS DOING THIS YOU HAVE AMPLE TIME TO MENTALLY DETERMINE WHICH KEY NUMBERS WERE TURNED FACE DOWN DUE TO THEIR POSITION IN THE ROW. ROW. NOW ADD THOSE NUMBERS UP IN YOUR HEAD AND THAT TOTAL IS THEIR SECRET NUMBER. Spectator: I’ve done that. Performer: Now gather up the winners and place them between your palms. Now you have to admit to the impossibility of this situation. The tickets are hidden from view, view, I was over here with my back turned to you the entire time and you handled everything yourself. Correct? Spectator: Yes.
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Performer: So if I told you that your secret number was 22, that would be pretty crazy.
L.D.T. & E. (Long Distance Telepathy and Envelope) Introduction: Not only can you read read minds from across across the room...but room...but you can also show how you predicted the number they were going to think about in advance. This is a killer presentation that has the devastating effect of the Long Distance Telepathy, followed with a sealed envelope prediction. They open the envelope themselves, showing conclusive evidence that you predicted their mentally thought of number in advance. This is for the audience members you want to keep awake at night, in fear and wonderment of your deadly powers. Needed: Powerball 60 tickets placed into a decreasing number stack, from the top down, 32 16 - 8 - 4 - 2 and 1 at the bottom. Just like in L.D.T. L.D.T. you will will need to memorize these these numbers and their order.
Rubber Cement Scissors No.3 Coin Envelope Business Card Large Paperclip Golf Pencil Preparation: 1) First you will need to clip a sliver sliver off of the bottom of the coin coin envelope. envelope. This is the access point for your business card prediction.
2) Spread rubber cement around the inside of this opening. Approximately a quarter of an inch into the envelope. 3) Now keep the bottom opening of this envelope open while the rubber cement dries. After it dries continue to keep it open. Your business card prediction will be keeping both cement-treated sides of the envelope opening separate until it’s time to seal it closed. 4) You will need to pre-write the following on a business card, leaving space at the end to write in the participant’ participant ’s secret number. number. 20
THE DATE THE TIME THE PARTICIPANT’S NAME THE WINNING NUMBER WILL BE (YOUR SIGNATURE) SIGNATURE)
5) Insert the business business card, card, writing side side up, into the the opening leaving leaving it protruding protruding enough to be able to write in the secret number in the blank space created. Seal the flap of the envelope closed and use the paper clip to hold the card in this position, placing the entire unit into a convenient pocket along with your golf pencil. We use our inside jacket pocket. L.D.T. L.D.T. & E. Script (script lines are in italics and physical actions are capitalized and bold) Performer: Let’s Let’s take this a step further, further, I am going to stand at the other side of the room. I want you to go through this process of thinking of a secret number between 1 and 60 again, again, but make it another another number number to make things things more interesting. interesting. YOU CAN CASUALLY CASUALLY PLACE THE TICKETS INTO THE DESCENDING NUMERICAL ORDER WHILE YOU DELIVER THE ABOVE LINES. Performer: Now I am going to lay the tickets down here on the table and I’m going to go over to here. here. PLACE THE TICKETS IN ORDER FROM LEFT TO RIGHT RIGHT (OR RIGHT TO LEFT) ON THE TABLE IN FRONT OF THE PARTICIPANT REMEMBERING WHERE THE HIGHEST TICKET IS PLACED, WITH THE LOWEST AT THE OTHER END OF THE ROW, OBVI O BVIOUSLY OUSLY.. 21
Performer: I want you to look at each ticket and if your number is on it turn it upside down. If your number isn’t on a ticket just just leave it as is. Okay? Go ahead, ahead, let me know when you’re done. THEY WILL TURN OVER THE WINNING TICKETS AS YOU HAVE INSTRUCTED. WHILE THIS IS HAPPENING, KEEP YOUR ELBOWS LOCKED AGAINST YOUR BODY, AND REMOVE THE ENVELOPE/PREDICTION UNIT FROM YOUR POCKET ALONG WITH THE GOLF PENCIL. Participant: Okay, done. Performer: You’ve done do ne that? AT AT THE MOMENT YOU SA SAY Y THIS LINE, YOU ARE GOING TO GET A GLIMPSE OF THE TABLED TICKETS AND TAKE A MENTAL MENTAL PICTURE OF THE ONES TH AT AR E TU RN ED OV ER . REMEMBER TO NOTE THE POSITION OF THE FACE DOWN TICKETS AND TO BE SURE THE ENVELOPE SET-UP AND PENCIL IS OUT OF VIEW. Performer: Great, now take the losing tickets and place them in any pocket. NOW MENTALLY DETERMINE WHICH KEY NUMBERS WERE TURNED FACE DOWN DUE TO THEIR POSITION IN THE ROW, ADD THOSE NUMBERS UP THE TOTAL TOTAL AND THEN WRITE THE NUMBER IN THE SPACE YOU CREATED CREATED ON YOUR BUSINESS CARD. Spectator: I’ve done that. Performer: Now gather up the winners and place them between your palms. Now you have to admit to the impossibility of this situation. The tickets are hidden from view, view, I was over here with my back turned to you the entire time and you handled everything yourself. Correct? Spectator: Yes. WHILE YOU ARE STATING THE ABOVE, PUSH THE BUSINESS CARD DEEP INTO THE ENVELOPE AND PRESS DOWN ON THE CEMENT-TREATED OPENING SEALING IT CLOSED.
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Performer: So if I told you that your secret number was 22, that would be pretty crazy crazy. Spectator: Wow, yes! Performer: But what if we went further than that. What if I told you you that I knew the number you were going to think of even before you thought of it. WHILE DELIVERING THE ABOVE LINES, DROP THE SEALED ENVELOPE AND GOLF PENCIL BACK INTO YOUR POCKET. POCKET. NOW TURN AROUND AND WALK BACK TO THE PARTICIPANT. Performer: Before I met you tonight, I wrote something down. An impression. impression. I sealed it in here... here... REMOVE THE ENVELOPE FROM YOUR POCKET AND HAND IT TO THE PARTICIPANT.
Performer: ...I want you to open it up. THEY OPEN IT. YOU CALL THE PARAMEDICS. PARAMEDICS.
Powerball by Sound Introduction: Our friend and fellow performer Michel Huot took Powerball in completely different different direction direction using the element of sound. sound. In this presentation presentation you you actually leave the room the participant is in and based on their verbal reactions to the tickets you have the information needed to calculate their secret number.
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Preparation: The only thing you need to do is place the Powerball 60 tickets into a decreasing number stack. stack. So in this order from from the top down, down, 32 - 16 - 8 - 4 - 2 and 1 at the bottom. Memorize these numbers and their order. Powerball by Sound Script (script lines are in italics and physical actions are capitalized and bold) Performer: Let’s Let’s try something something even even more challenging. challenging. I want you you to go through this process of thinking of a secret number between 1 and 60 again, but make it another number to make things interesting. interesting. This time I want you to go through the tickets and for each one you will either cry cry out in victory, victory, because you have a winning winning ticket. Or you will moan in failure because you have a loser. loser. Based on your reactions alone and the energy and hope, or disappointment behind these reactions, I will attempt to know your secret secret number. number. This will be incredibly incredibly difficult difficult because I am am going to be in the the next room! Are you ready? WHILE YOU ARE SAYING THIS YOU CAN CASUALLY PLACE THE TICKETS INTO THE DESCENDING NUMERICAL ORDER, IF THEY AREN’T ALREADY. ALREADY. Performer: Here take the tickets tickets while go into the next room. Don’t start yet until until I’m in there. there. I’ll let you know know when to begin. THE TICKETS ARE HANDED TO THE PARTICIPANT IN THE DESCENDING ORDER STACK FROM THE HIGHEST TICKET AT THE TOP AND WITH THE LOWEST AT THE BOTTOM. YOU THEN WALK INTO THE NEXT ROOM AND SIGNAL THE SPECTATOR VERBALLY TO BEGIN THE PROCESS. Performer: Remember, I want you to look at each ticket and if your number is on it, that’s that’s a winning ticket, cry out in victory! If your number isn’t on a ticket, that’s that’s a loser and I want you to moan in defeat. defeat. Okay? Go ahead. AS THEY CARRY OUT YOUR INSTRUCTIONS LISTEN FOR WHICH TICKETS GET A VICTORY CRY (THE WINNING TICKETS) AND ADD UP THE KEY NUMBERS OF THESE TO CALCULATE CALCULATE THEIR SECRET WINNING WINNING NUMBER. BECAUSE THE TICKETS ARE IN THE SET DESCENDING ORDER YOU WILL KNOW WHICH TICKETS ARE WINNERS AND AND LOSERS. ONCE THEY HAVE HAVE GONE THROUGH THE SIX TICKETS YOU SHOULD KNOW WHAT THEIR THOUGHT OF NUMBER IS, BY SOUND ALONE! REMAIN IN THE OTHER ROOM AND TALK TALK YOUR PARTICIP PARTICIPANT ANT.. Performer: Okay is that all of the tickets? tickets? Now you have to admit admit to the impossibility impossibility of this situation. I have been in this this room the entire entire time and you you handled everything everything yourself. Correct? Spectator: Yes.
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Performer: So if I told you that your secret number was 22, that would be insane Afterthought You could also do this over cell phones. With the spectator doing the victory cry or moan of defeat over the phone while you listen and make your calculations. You then make your revelation of their secret number over the phone.
Powerball On Stage Introduction Introduction:: Imagine Imagine you’re you’re in a position position where where you’ve been been asked asked to do something magical on stage in front a large group of people. With Powerball 60 in your wallet, you can perform a very powerful and entertaining routine on stage. Powerball On Stage Script (script lines are in italics and physical actions are capitalized and bold) Performer: The two most popular popular questions questions I get as a magician are; are; 1) Can you make my wife disappear, disappear, and 2) Can you tell me the winning lottery numbers. Well let me be the first to tell you that your wife can, shall we say, disappear permanently for a fee, and if I knew the winning lottery numbers I wouldn’t be here with you people... (PAUSE)...dr (PAUSE)...dressed essed like this. But I’m not ashamed to let you guys in on the fact that I’ve been trying to the win at the lottery . REMOVE TICKETS FROM WALLET. WALLET. Performer: What I realize, after all my research, research, is that it is total luck and I want to prove it to you guys tonight. tonight. How many people people here consider themselves themselves lucky? lucky? AUDIENCE MEMBERS RAISE THEIR HANDS. Performer: We’re going to find out who the luckiest person in the room is tonight...so let’s let’s see, how about about you sir! ADDRESS A GENTLEMAN IN THE FRONT ROW, ROW, INVITING HIM TO THE STAGE. STAGE. Performer: And I think you look pretty lucky and how about you as well...let’s well...let’s give these guys a big hand for coming up! INVITE TWO WOMEN NEAR THE STAGE TO COME UP, AND LEAD THE APPLAUSE TO WELCOME THEM. Performer: Thanks for coming coming up up guys. guys. Do you you play play the lottery? It really really doesn’t doesn’t matter if you do, or or not, because luck luck has little to do with how much much you gamble or risk.
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You either have it, or you don’t. In a minute each of you are going to think of a secret winning lottery number. number. We’re going to use these used scratch tickets, a game called Powerball 60 that that has random numbers numbers between one and sixty sixty on them. So I want you to choose a number between one and sixty in your mind. Do you guys have a number? PARTICIPANTS RESPOND. Performer: Please keep the number in your head, don’t tell anyone, don’t write it down just lock it in your mind. Now each of you will play your secret number against these scratch tickets. You’re going going to take the tickets, look over each one, one, and if your number number is on a ticket, that’s that’s a winning ticket ticket and I want you to place it here here on this table. If your number does not appear on a ticket, that would would be a loser and I want you to place it on this chair here. here. Let’s Let’s start with you... HAND THE TICKETS TO THE FIRST FI RST SPECTATOR SPECTATOR AND POSITION THEM BEHIND A TABLE, WITH A CHAIR BESIDE IT AND PICK UP AND PEN AND PAPER TO KEEP SCORE. YOU WILL ALSO BE WRITING DOWN DOWN THE PARTICIPANTS ARTICIPANTS SECRET NUMBER AS YOU CALCULATE IT UNDERNEATH THEIR SCORE, TO KEEP TRACK. Performer: Okay, let’s see how you do. I’m going to keep score over here. PARTICIPANT GOES THROUGH THE TICKETS, SEPARATING THE WINNERS FROM THE LOSERS, AND YOU KEEP SCORE AND ALSO CALCULATE THEIR SECRET NUMBER. Performer: Good job, three out of six winners! You’re next... THE SECOND PARTICIPANT GOES THROUGH THE TICKETS, SEPARATING THE WINNERS FROM THE LOSERS, AND YOU ONCE AGAIN KEEP SCORE AND CALCULATE THEIR SECRET NUMBER, WRITING IT BELOW THEIR TALLY. Performer: Well, two out of three is not bad. Don’t leave yet! We have one more contestant... THE THIRD AND FINAL PARTICIPANT GOES THROUGH THE TICKETS, SEPARATING THE WINNERS FROM THE LOSERS, AND YOU ONCE AGAIN KEEP SCORE AND CALCULATE THEIR SECRET NUMBER, WRITING IT BELOW THEIR TALLY. Performer: I think we have a winner, the luckiest person in the room, or at least out of you three, is Jennifer with 4 out of 6 winning tickets! Let’s Let’s hear it for her and our other two lucky people. I think we’ve proven that that it truly doesn’t matter who it is, our success success in these games of chance really comes down to luck. And that’s that’s the real reason I can’t 26
predict the lottery. lottery. But three people just mentally selected numbers, numbers in their minds. Numbers they didn’t didn’t write down down and didn’t didn’t whisper to anyone. anyone. Secret numbers numbers that only exist exist in your heads. heads. Right guys? PARTICIPANTS PARTICIPANTS RESPOND POSITIVEL POSITI VELY Y. Performer: I’m going to attempt to read each of your minds...Bob if you’re thinking of the number 15 take a seat. THE FIRST FI RST PARTICIPANT TAKES TAKES A SEAT, SEAT, TO A ROUND R OUND OF APPLAUSE. APPLAUS E. Performer: Sarah, look at me and just think of that number. number. Say nothing out loud, just think...I’m think...I’ m getting the number 22. If that’s that’s your number take a seat. THE SECOND PARTICIPANT TAKES THEIR SEAT, TO A ROUND OF APPLAUSE. Performer: Now people if I get this last number correct correct that’s that’s three out of three. three. Think about this, these are random numbers that have only existed in their minds! Are you ready to go nuts? Okay, Okay, hardly seems worth it, but let’s let’s try...Jennifer try...Jennifer,, it’s it’s an odd number is that true? Participant: Yes. Performer: A high number, number, a number over 45, am I right? right? If your number is 53 you are are going to take your your seat to the world’s world’s biggest round round of applause. applause. PARTICIPANT PARTICIPANT TAKES TAKES HER SEAT AND THE AUDIENCE APPLAUDS. APPLAUDS . TAKE A BOW. Afterthought If you have access to Powerpoint, a large pad of paper or white board you could also write down the numbers and just before revealing your impressions you could have the participants name their numbers out loud.
BONUS: ENERGY (THE POWER HOUSE ROUTINE) Performer: People are always asking me if I can tell them the winning lottery numbers. (PAUSE) (PAUSE) …Not yet, but I’m working on it! TAKE OUT THE POWERBALL 60 TICKETS Performer: I’ve discovered something. There is a very strong energy that happens every time people play the lottery. If you think about it, it makes sense; there is a lot of hope, anticipation anticipation and excitement excitement every time we play the lottery. lottery.
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And with that comes some very strong strong energy. energy. So strong that sometimes I can actually pick up on it. I know this sounds crazy, crazy, let me try something with you. This is Powerball 60 so think of a number between 1 and 60 and that will be your secret winning lottery number number.. In order for this to work, I need you to really imagine imagine that you are playing the lottery. So here, take these tickets and play them out. If you see your number on a ticket imagine that is a winning ticket, try to feel the excitement and then put the ticket in my hand. If it doesn’t have your number on it, imagine it’s a loser and put is off to the side. AS THEY ARE DOING THIS PROCEDURE, TALLY ALLY UP THE NUMBERS IN YOUR HEAD. WHEN THEY ARE FINISHED, YOU SHOULD KNOW THEIR NUMBER. NUMBER.
Peformer: Wow that was strong. I think I sensed the number….was number….was it 23? Phase 2 (The Repeat) Performer: Let’s Let’s try it again but this time, I don’t want to actually touch the tickets. Do it again but this time put the winning tickets on the table in front of you…not in my hand. REVEAL THEIR NUMBER AGAIN USING THE SAME PROCEDURE AS BEFORE. Phase 3 (The Killer Ending) Performer: This time I am going to try something something I have never tried. tried. I am going to stand all the way on the other side of the room as you do this and because your energy energy was so strong, I think I may be able to still pick up on it. AS YOU ARE GATHERING GATHERING UP THE TICKETS FROM THE LAST PHASE, CASUALLY PLACE THEM IN DESCENDING NUMBER ORDER (32 TO 1). HAND THE TICKETS TICKETS TO THE SPECTATOR JUST BEFORE YOU MOVE TO THE OTHER SIDE OF THE ROOM AND KEEP YOUR EYE ON THEM TO MAKE SURE THEY DO NOT MIX UP THE ORDER OF THE TICKETS. ONCE ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE ROOM, ASK THE SPECTATOR TO REPEAT THE PROCEDURE, BUT THIS TIME WHEN THEY SEE A WINNING TICKET THEY SHOULD PUT IT INTO THEIR POCKET AND DISCARD THE LOSERS ON THE TABLE. SIMPLY BY WATCHING THE ORDER OF THE TICKETS, YOU WILL SEE WHICH ONES GO INTO THEIR POCKETS AND YOU WILL KNOW WHAT CORRESPONDING NUMBER TO ADD EACH TIME THEY PUT ONE IN THEIR POCKET.
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EXAMPLE: 1ST TICKET = 32 + 3RD TICKETS = 8 + 6TH TICKETS = 1 THEIR SECRET SECRET NUMBER IS : 32 + 8 + 1 = 41
Performer: Wow great energy, I can’t believe it but I think I got it from way over here! YOU CAN BUILD THIS UP FOR ALL IT’S WORTH TO REVEAL THEIR SECRET THOUGHT OF NUMBER FROM THE OTHER SIDE OF THE ROOM. Afterthoughts: Remember, we are giving you an idea of how to structure each phase but please feel free to structure this any way you want. The key is to make it so that each phase gets gradually stronger. The beauty of this routine is that you can pick and choose different methods from the PDF to use for each phase.
You can play this routine for 5-10 minutes…right out of your wallet. Have fun with this!
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