By Joe Smith People who use certain strategies or patterns when picking their lottery numbers might be hurting their chances of winning big, an expert has warned. Laura Pearson, vice president of global corporate affairs at Lottoland, said the company had studied user data and found that massive numbers of people were sabotaging their chances of winning. Millions of Brits make a few simple mistakes when choosing their numbers that could be stopping them from scooping the jackpot, in many cases it is because people are trying too hard to win, Ms Pearson said. There are three main errors made ov…