So
How did Derren Brown predict the Lottery outcome last night then?
(Bazongaloid, Thu 10 Sep 2009, 10:06, 59 replies, latest was 16 years ago)

doesn't get revealed till tomorrow night apparently
I thoroughly enjoyed getting stoned and watching his second show last night.

First time I ever saw him on tv I was on mushrooms. It was amazing, I was dumbfounded at how he knew what people were thinking.
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Thu 10 Sep 2009, 10:09, Reply)

Magic.
Simples.
(wellgroomedwookiee is a filthy-minded hobgoblin, Thu 10 Sep 2009, 10:10, Reply)

He used a meerkat?

(Bazongaloid, Thu 10 Sep 2009, 10:11, Reply)

I really do hope
that's how he did it!!
(Flim-Flam the Magnificent "You is talking loco and I like it!", Thu 10 Sep 2009, 10:13, Reply)

Haha! Distract everyone with a meerkat puppet show.
I bet that's it.

I didn't watch it, so I have no fucking idea what everyone's blathering about really.
(wellgroomedwookiee is a filthy-minded hobgoblin, Thu 10 Sep 2009, 10:18, Reply)

I genuinely don't care.
I hate all that crap.
( thealternativefact, Thu 10 Sep 2009, 10:12, Reply)

well, it hates you too

( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Thu 10 Sep 2009, 10:12, Reply)

Nice retort there, V.
Very sharp.
( thealternativefact, Thu 10 Sep 2009, 10:13, Reply)

True though
did you not see the bit at the end of the credits that said "Oh and fuck you too Clendrix"
(Bazongaloid, Thu 10 Sep 2009, 10:14, Reply)

I would have if I'd watched it.
But as I've pointed out that I hate that crap, that was unlikely to happen.
( thealternativefact, Thu 10 Sep 2009, 10:19, Reply)

He mentioned that you probably woulnd't see it
and said he would be posting you a card with it written on to make sure you found out what he thought.
(Bazongaloid, Thu 10 Sep 2009, 10:22, Reply)

Blimey.
Some idiot on the Internet telling me that some bloke I don't give a shit about is going to write to me to tell me he doesn't like me.
Shit.
( thealternativefact, Thu 10 Sep 2009, 10:24, Reply)

Are you wearing grumpy pants today?

(Bazongaloid, Thu 10 Sep 2009, 10:30, Reply)

YES

( thealternativefact, Thu 10 Sep 2009, 10:31, Reply)

might I say how attractive you look in them?

( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Thu 10 Sep 2009, 10:37, Reply)

People at work were talking about it in the kitchen this morning
One guy kept saying 'mirrors, mirrors, its gotta be mirrors, I'm sure its mirrors'. I did feel very tempted to shout 'SAYING IT 100 TIMES ISN'T GOING TO MAKE IT TRUE!' Garrrr!
(Flim-Flam the Magnificent "You is talking loco and I like it!", Thu 10 Sep 2009, 10:17, Reply)

But seriously, was it mirrors?

( G/PP 💩💩💩💩💩&#128, Thu 10 Sep 2009, 12:08, Reply)

he probably
used his bumsexual superpowers, the big (mind) bender
(Cancer Joy was short lived, Thu 10 Sep 2009, 10:17, Reply)

Yes absolutely
being gay is totally relevant to his ability to be a good illusionist.
(Bazongaloid, Thu 10 Sep 2009, 10:18, Reply)

it has
got EVERYTHING to do with it

that, and the magic of television obviously
(Cancer Joy was short lived, Thu 10 Sep 2009, 10:30, Reply)

I didn't see it
But a colleague says he said something like "here we go, a year of my life" before revealing the answer. So, we reckon he spent a year intricately filming every combination, or enough to be able to splice the reveal into the live feed.

Similar to how he did the trick of predicting the winners in horse races, he bet on every outcome, filmed it all, and only showed the winning combination.
( Labia Majora You keep on talking but it makes no sense at all, Thu 10 Sep 2009, 10:18, Reply)

Ahhh see that's what I was wondering about
I was trying to work out if it would end up being a similar sort of trick, like the horse races... that was a-mazing! But the Lotto was LIVE... LIVEEEEEE!
(Flim-Flam the Magnificent "You is talking loco and I like it!", Thu 10 Sep 2009, 10:21, Reply)

He's the kind of guy to spend a year filming every combination of lotto balls
And also the guy to use the same trick as last time, just to fuck with you.
( Labia Majora You keep on talking but it makes no sense at all, Thu 10 Sep 2009, 10:22, Reply)

Exactly
He hurts my brain in so many different ways!
(Flim-Flam the Magnificent "You is talking loco and I like it!", Thu 10 Sep 2009, 10:23, Reply)

See comment below regarding recording combinations

(Bazongaloid, Thu 10 Sep 2009, 10:24, Reply)

Mine too
I like him.
( Labia Majora You keep on talking but it makes no sense at all, Thu 10 Sep 2009, 10:24, Reply)

But he has said
that it's a trick you can perform at home. And he's hardly going to have this much build up and go "Ta-Da! It was a camera trick" And there is no possible way they could have filmed every combination that the lottery could produce. It's far too time consuming.

Over 13 million combination. Ten minute slot

So that's 130 million minutes. How many minutes in a year? 525600.
(Bazongaloid, Thu 10 Sep 2009, 10:22, Reply)

I didn't see the show
But he might only have to film the reveal, so 10 seconds maybe?
( Labia Majora You keep on talking but it makes no sense at all, Thu 10 Sep 2009, 10:24, Reply)

There was no cut in the film
And I don't think it's going to be as crap as "Camera Trick"
(Bazongaloid, Thu 10 Sep 2009, 10:25, Reply)

Hmmmm...
I guess we shall have to all wait until Friday then... I'll end up being confused lots I'm sure.
(Flim-Flam the Magnificent "You is talking loco and I like it!", Thu 10 Sep 2009, 10:27, Reply)

Just sit and look at your husband instead.
That will restore your feelings of intelligence and superiority.
( thealternativefact, Thu 10 Sep 2009, 10:28, Reply)

Hahahaha
Ooooh he's gonna read that and get mad!! Thing is he's actually very clever... he makes me feel quite stupid, unless we're talking about forensics, the Romans or ancient Egypt... they are my better subjects!
(Flim-Flam the Magnificent "You is talking loco and I like it!", Thu 10 Sep 2009, 10:31, Reply)

you should totally be a time-travelling detective!

( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Thu 10 Sep 2009, 10:34, Reply)

That would be
WICKED! I wish I was!!

I am currently debating on doing some sort of forensics course, maybe in pathology or entomology... I'm interested in weird crap!
(Flim-Flam the Magnificent "You is talking loco and I like it!", Thu 10 Sep 2009, 10:37, Reply)

it sounds like interesting stuff
you should do it, and then, when time travel becomes available you can get a position as detective
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Thu 10 Sep 2009, 10:38, Reply)

That's so crazy it
just might work!! :D
(Flim-Flam the Magnificent "You is talking loco and I like it!", Thu 10 Sep 2009, 10:41, Reply)

Haha

( Noeli overtheshoulderboulderholderthingstraplatchboobs, Thu 10 Sep 2009, 10:31, Reply)

Fairy muff
I didn't see it, but was intrigued by the reported (by my mate) comment of "a year of my life".

I'd love it if, on Friday, he reveals that he's actually genuinely magic, and summons up giant flaming robots to storm Parliament and Buckingham Palace and appoint himself Almighty Leader of England.
( Labia Majora You keep on talking but it makes no sense at all, Thu 10 Sep 2009, 10:28, Reply)

See below

(Bazongaloid, Thu 10 Sep 2009, 10:28, Reply)

See below below

( Labia Majora You keep on talking but it makes no sense at all, Thu 10 Sep 2009, 10:29, Reply)

Well he isn't really magic
I don't think I care how he did it.
Unless it was magic.
( Roota zweeeeeoooooowm, Thu 10 Sep 2009, 10:24, Reply)

How cool would that be
if he just turned round and said "actually I am magic" and then shot fireballs at people before ruling the world as an all powerful omnipotent overlord.
(Bazongaloid, Thu 10 Sep 2009, 10:25, Reply)

If genuine violence was involved, I would be more interested.

( thealternativefact, Thu 10 Sep 2009, 10:27, Reply)

If he was really magic
he would teleport you into the studio, even if you were in the middle of having a bath, or a poo, or having hot spunk fired at your norks, and go "HA! What do you think of that then Clendrix!"
(Bazongaloid, Thu 10 Sep 2009, 10:29, Reply)

I would reply,
'Boring.'
( thealternativefact, Thu 10 Sep 2009, 10:30, Reply)

He'd probably lick the spunk off her
Being a gayer 'n' all.
( Labia Majora You keep on talking but it makes no sense at all, Thu 10 Sep 2009, 10:31, Reply)

I'm sure he'd love the spunk
but I don't reckon he would like getting that close to such awesome knockers in case he got converted.
(Bazongaloid, Thu 10 Sep 2009, 10:38, Reply)

FUCK YOU AL
I had the exact same thought, just took longer to write it.
*cries*
( Labia Majora You keep on talking but it makes no sense at all, Thu 10 Sep 2009, 10:28, Reply)

YOU ARE SEXY

( thealternativefact, Thu 10 Sep 2009, 10:29, Reply)

That's the advantage he has over me

(Bazongaloid, Thu 10 Sep 2009, 10:29, Reply)

editz
"That's ONE OF the MANY advantageS he has over me"
( Labia Majora You keep on talking but it makes no sense at all, Thu 10 Sep 2009, 10:30, Reply)

:D

( thealternativefact, Thu 10 Sep 2009, 10:30, Reply)

It's on Channel 4
so its possible! They'd probably make a reality tv show out of it.
(Flim-Flam the Magnificent "You is talking loco and I like it!", Thu 10 Sep 2009, 10:28, Reply)

that would be awesome
then he could take on david copperfield in a wizard's duel

I will not hear anyone say that david copperfield isn't magic, for the following reasons.
1. He can fly
2. He pulled Claudia Schiffer
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Thu 10 Sep 2009, 10:30, Reply)

Claudia Schiffer likes ugly guys.
Have you seen her husband?
( girlinthehole, Thu 10 Sep 2009, 10:49, Reply)

no
she likes ugly guys after david copperfield used magic on her.
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Thu 10 Sep 2009, 10:50, Reply)

Hahaha
Ba-Zing.
(Flim-Flam the Magnificent "You is talking loco and I like it!", Thu 10 Sep 2009, 10:53, Reply)

Loads of reports say he was banned from buying a ticket.
Is there actually any proof of this?

I would have thought that the lottery banning him from buying a ticket would be like them admitting it could be cheated.

I think its extra publicity personally.

Oh I know exactly how he did it. He's a time traveller. On Friday he will show himself going back in time and writing the numbers on the balls.
( Peej, Thu 10 Sep 2009, 11:28, Reply)

Trick
I think, its a relatively easy trick. My guess is split image. There are a few giveaways; the shaky camera/rushed approach to it. He didnt have to be all 'urgent', it was part of the schtick. Watch on Youtube and at 5m.10s the camera stops shaking. They cut the left hand side to a still, and someone adds the balls in as they are called. Cut to the live image again and hey presto. Theres enough time in there for the live cut before he moves over to take a look.
( I have run out of coke is a little sweaty, Thu 10 Sep 2009, 11:36, Reply)