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Derren Brown: The Events    * Episode 1 “How to Win the Lottery” 11 September    * Episode 2 “How to Control the Nation” 18 September    * Episode 3 “How to be a Psychic Spy” 25 September    * Episode 4 “How to Beat the Casino” 2 OctoberEvent 1 – How to Win The LotteryThe first show, a live event broadcast on Wednesday 9 September 2009, appeared to show Derren Brown predicting that night’s lottery draw. This was conducted by a set of white balls lined up, facing a wall, next to a television displaying a live feed from BBC One as they aired the live draw. After the draw, Brown wrote the results on a piece of card prior to turning the white balls around, facing the camera, to reveal that both the numbers on the balls and the numbers on the card were the same. The winning numbers were: 2, 11, 23, 28, 35 and 39. The bonus was number 15, however, his predictions did not include the bonus ball. If the numbers were chosen at random, there would be a 1 in 13,983,816 chance of predicting all 6 Event 2 – How to Control the NationOn Friday 18 September, the second event was broadcast[10] where Brown attempted to control the nation by forcing an inability to get up and walk away from the show. Brown showed a short film, consisting of rotating lines, that was meant to produce a sense of physical inability to rise from one’s chair. Approximately half of the live studio audience appeared to experience this effect, though Brown claimed that the percentage of viewers experiencing the sensation would be lower in the less-optimal conditions of their homesEvent 3: How to Be a Psychic SpyInspired by the CIA’s top secret Stargate Project, Brown conducted a nationwide experiment in remote viewing – the ability to see and describe an object that is hidden from view. The curator of the Science Museum was asked to paint a simple picture on a canvas, which she then covered over and placed on display in the Science Museum for one week, where visitors could draw what they thought was on the canvas. Brown repeated this with an audience in the museum and viewers at home. The four main things both the visitors and audience drew were: trains, Stonehenge, horses and concentric circles. Near the end of the show it emerged that between 30% to 35% of people drew some form of concentric circles, this was then revealed as the design painted on the canvas. In an additional twist, the next most common drawing was of Stonehenge (around 10%), and it was revealed that the painter, who had been at a secret location for the duration of the show, was actually at Stonehenge.At the end of the show, Brown revealed that the show was recorded three weeks previously, and that he had arranged for adverts influencing people to draw concentric circles would be placed into major newspapers on the day of transmission. Details of where to find these adverts were then given.Event 4: How to Take Down a CasinoBrown attempted to beat the odds at roulette by calculating the winning number based on the speed and trajectory of the ball and wheel. Using £5000 of a member of the public’s money, which he acquired by hypnotising them in the street, Brown aimed to win £175,000 for them. Filming with hidden cameras at a secret location in mainland Europe, Brown in fact made an incorrect prediction, betting on black 8 while the winning number was the adjacent red 30. The show ended on this anticlimax, with the accomplice informed that he would be repaid the £5000. A stage hand was visible at the end of the show waiting with a large cheque worth £180,000, the amount the accomplice would have received if Brown’s prediction had been accurate.