“Better to pick your numbers or have random numbers,” lottery expert Tim Chartier told the Post. “The odds of you winning at the same. But, the odds, if you win, of not having to share the winnings is much better if you have entirely random numbers ...

The odds of winning the jackpot Sept. 3 are 1 in 292.2 million. But that hasn't stopped people from playing a numbers game. And dreaming big.