Derren Brown The Event - Lottery Prediction

Derren Brown predicts the lottery live on air

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[asbald]

Hmm, odd indeed. This is supposed to be a prediction of the lottery numbers and yet the numbers are only shown after the lottery numbers have been announced. Maybe I have this wrong but doesn't the word 'predict' imply that you say something is going to happen before it does? What DB does here cannot be said to be prediction at all. He merely reveals a set of balls after the event. Now, if he had announced it beforehand in some form, that would be a prediction. But, of course, he cannot.

[drdirs]

A guy walks in and replaces the lottery balls while the numbers are being announced. Meanwhile the left half of the screen is replaced with a static image so you never see the guy replacing the balls. When he's gone the static image overlaying the left half of the screen is removed and nothing seems to have changed (except one of the balls has moved slightly, oops). It can be done with a handheld camera, or (easier) the camera can be on a tripod and fake shaking added.

It's a cheap trick.

[asbald]

@Devoti My reaction to this particular trick was pretty negative because of the weak presentation and explanation. Actually, I am a great Derren Brown fan and felt that his recent series got back to the heights he previously achieved at the beginning of his career on Channel 4. The Lottery Show was, for me at least, relatively cheap and obvious, and far below the standard expected of a truly great performer. But hey! Just my opinion!

[Devoti]

@drdirs i was wondering why the camera completely unnecessarily moved so much. it would be normal to have it rigged on a stable stand as it didn't need to move at all.

[Devoti]

@asbald wow, you're saying that a known magician and mentalist where performing a trick, surely no one would be able to figure that one out by themselves.

sarcasm aside it's not that it's a trick that's amazing it's simply the question of how he did it that's is interesting. i think even though i know it's a trick, it's pretty impressive.

[joshbulldog1661]

why didn't he play those numbers.......

[DTFGful]

People, he can't predict the lottery, he can't read minds, he can't do any of that stuff.

It's purely entertainment.

If we knew how he did it, he wouldn't be popular and it wouldn't be as much fun for us.

Just sit back and enjoy....

[samuelsixvids]

thats gansta

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[NixxerJixxerWixxer]

Haha why is he still  *working* for TV IF he can actually predict winning lottery numbers? Bull SHIT

If his powers were real, He should be in the Caribbean by now, sitting all day at the beach with hundreds of beautiful women

[psmccallion]

@chaoui2france he is