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Monty Hall Problem and Implications Explained
The Monty Hall problem is a famous case study in the application of Probability, specifically the concept of Conditional Probability. In simple terms Conditional Probability is the probability that something will occur given the additional information that something else has occurred. If something else is known to have occurred, it may or may not affect the probability of something . Examples of the probability of something not being affected by something else are (a) the outcome of the n-t
Mar 28, 2024, 9:56 pm - Orange71 - Mathematics Forum

Mathematics and the LotteryReply
I've never developed an algorithm for playing any game including Ohio's Classic Lotto. Lately I haven't been playing OCL because its jackpots have been less than $2M and their cash value are 50%. Except for Ohio's Rolling Cash5, I prefer to play jackpot games with a potential of winning $1M cash and right now MM and PB are the only ones. While I don't have an algorithm I have developed a set of rules using history, mathematics and observations to pick combinations I play and they are constant
Mar 23, 2015, 6:36 pm - RJOh - Mathematics Forum

Some new results on some old techniques.Reply
This is one of the counter sheets from the books. This one is from the even/odd for January, like the one i just posted. This is exactly what the second number did. If you look at the patterns here in B thru E, you will see they are the same as they are in I thru M in the above photo. What this does is count the amount of times the number did what. That's the B thru E. J and K compiles each into one section. J counts up the total amount of times the number was even (or up) and K is for odd or do
Feb 20, 2013, 5:27 am - Greenfox - Mathematics Forum

Random Occurences.Reply
Hi! I like Roulette too, last time I played I won 7 spins in a row. I was ready to leave the table I had to myself but the croupier said I should stay until I lost. Next spin I lost. Never went back. Taking the random out of random is the holy grail of gamblers. LP would cease to exist along with the games if it could be done. So the best bet is to know your game and what can be expected. There are rules to lay down and learn for smart luck. Bet with a plan that works with your f
Nov 2, 2009, 9:09 am - Delta Draw - Mathematics Forum

Moving average test for Pick 3&4
I seem to recall reading here recently a suggestion to use a moving average of the sum of Pick-3 numbers as a base for the next draw.Moving averages of various kinds are often used to determine trends of gradually changing data, not for random fluctuations from one extreme to another. But why not try the idea if a short test indicates it might work for lottery numbers. Such a test should be based on a few hundred draws.The evening draws in the CT Play-3 game from June 03 were made available to m
Jul 20, 2004, 7:55 pm - Bertil - Mathematics Forum

What pre-tests do to our game(Pick-3) - a simple simulated(game) random generation test
Hi, I wanted to test/see statistics with and without pre-tests. I created a pick-3 game. I used 3 Random generators that use 3 different seeds(to simulate 3 different ball holder/separate pools) from random.org The random generator is AES key driven non-linear random generator using a math library for Java - uncommon math library). I simulated ball set changes by changing the seeds of all three generators every 720 draws. I also added 5 pre-test draws in it. Here are the statistics sheets
May 12, 2017, 8:24 am - thamizhpayan - Mathematics Forum

Can math and logic improve chances of winning a jackpot?Reply
What Jammy fails to realize is that things can be BOTH ways, random AND non-random at the same time. With the exception of the very first pick-3 drawing, there is a 65.7% chance at least one of the digits from the previous drawing will repeat. There is 72% chance all three digits will be different too. The reason it is a random drawing is because only one three digit number will be drawn, but that doesn't change the fact that number will either be 1 of 720 numbers or 1 of 280 numbers. Does
Jul 8, 2013, 3:23 pm - Stack47 - Mathematics Forum

Pick 3/4 Meter Made Math MovesReply
You aren't getting it, yes you observed 6,7,8 but if it occurred in 1,2,3 you also would have OBSERVED it and announced there was a flaw in the system. The only reason you OBSERVED only 3 consecutive numbers is be cause you limited your view to a graphical view that made those more obvious. But if you were thorough and imagined there was a flaw then you would have looked for any set of three, not just an arbitrary consecutive set. My point, which you aren't getting because you don't ha
Jan 19, 2016, 11:43 pm - dddwww - Mathematics Forum

What's next?Reply
Not sure what TFR means. Actually, I don't do any filtering, per se. It's imagination, intuition, experience, and in some situations, WAGs (wild a.. guesses) No, I didn't play All or Nothing. What happened is someone at TLC suddenly realized that, given the ability of some players to freuently choose correct numbers, the lottery bank could take a huge hit. To prevent that from happening, they are changing the rules so that the jackpot payout will be parimutual when there are 20
Jul 11, 2013, 2:21 pm - bobby623 - Mathematics Forum

Of Cat Washing and BacktestingReply
As I've said before his test seems to be picking a combination and seeing how many times it would have hit in the past which is the same as calculation the odds of it hitting any time. I've been hoping we see a test that resembles actual pick-3 or any lottery game play. The only tests I saw were 5000 to 50,000 random players betting $1 every night for years. But for testing systems designed for pick5 and jackpot games which probably avoid combinations that have come up in the past, back
May 19, 2011, 8:29 pm - Stack47 - Mathematics Forum