Possible solution for Derren Brown's lottery trick


Earlier this week, UK mentalist Derren Brown predicted the winning lottery numbers on live television -- watch it here. It was a neat trick, and people are still trying to figure it out.

The video above offers a plausible explanation of how he did it. Later today, Brown is going on TV to show how he really did it.

Mark Frauenfelder

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