I know that luck plays a role in every lottery system, but in year you do not have any chance? Not even in top 10 once? This is kind of weird thing, and I still doubt if any of the free players can be part of the lottery works. You can see each week there is always a winners but yet no one ever claimed that they are winning the prize. May be some explanation from thequin might help here
There's an easy explanation - you're factually incorrect.
Last week the 3rd place winner had only 70 tickets so I suspect they were gained free.
At least 4 first place winners have come forward and posted about in this and other threads.