一男子为研究彩票在桥下生活10年

For 10 years, a Chinese man has been living in solitude in hopes that he will be able to figure out the formula behind winning lottery numbers.

一中国男子独自生活了10年，以期能够找出彩票中奖的公式。

The 49-year-old man, identified as Mr Wang Chengzhou, has made a home under a road bridge in Chongqing where he spends his time researching the mathematical formula behind the lottery’s winning digits, reported local media.

据当地媒体报道，这位49岁的男子名叫王成周，他在重庆的公路桥下安了家，他在桥下花费大量的时间研究彩票中奖数字背后的数学公式。

To make ends meet, Mr Wang has worked part time in jobs at the post office or as a cleaner, according to media reports.

据媒体报道，为了维持生计，王成周在邮局做过兼职工作，也做过清洁工。

The man had worked at a construction site in Xian, Shaanxi province, but suffered a thigh fracture. After he recovered from the injury, he told relatives that he was going to work at another building site in Yunnan province, but ended up in Chongqing in 2008, reported South China Morning Post (SCMP).

据南华早报报道，这名男子曾在陕西西安的某建筑工地工作，但是受了伤造成大腿骨折。恢复之后，他告诉亲戚们他要去云南的某建筑工地工作，但是2008年又回到了重庆。

His family reportedly had no knowledge of his whereabouts until reporters contacted them.

据报道，在记者联系到该男子的家属时，其家属对该男子的下落毫不知情。

Despite his 76-year-old mother begging him to return home for the upcoming Chinese New Year, Mr Wang rejected her, saying he would not return until he had "made his mark in lottery research", according to SCMP.

据南华早报报道，尽管他76岁的老母亲恳请他回家过年，但是他拒绝回家，称要在彩票研究中取得成果才回家。

"I have mastered the algorithms of lotteries," he was quoted as saying.

正如他所言：“我已经研究出彩票的算法。”

Mr Wang, who spends about 2,000 yuan (S$400) on lottery tickets each month, said he plans to write four books on topics of mental arithmetic and lottery codes based on his research.

王成周每月大约花2000元（合400新元）买彩票，他说他计划根据自己的研究，围绕心算和彩票中奖码写四本书。

Sichuan University maths professor Zhou De told the Chengdu Commercial Daily that it is "almost impossible" to predict winning lottery numbers in advance."Lottery numbers are randomly generated," he was quoted as saying.

四川大学数学教授周德告诉成都商报记者，提前预测抽奖码“几乎是不可能的”。他说：“因为抽奖码是随机产生的。”