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Ok, I think I see part what you're asking. Yes, you can get a probability from an average interval. Let's say that on average an outcome happens once every N draws. Then the probability of that event happening is 1/N. The probability that that particular event doesn't occur in K consecutive draws is (1 - (1/N))^K An example: The probability of an Even-Even-Even combo in Pick 3 is 1/8 = 0.125 = 12.5%. You would expect the lottery to draw an Even-Even-Even combo once every 8 draws on averag
Nov 17, 2018, 7:45 pm - oate - Mathematics Forum

Predictions from a sequenceReply
In Excel, I have tracked Games out or Skips converted them to Frequencies and created large Charts that compared events side by side over past game blocks. I have looked at Followers, Skip Trends, etc. all of these processes produce a sequence of numbers that I can perform the same calculation for all over again. I don't know where the iterations end, probably never. It always proves that the Draws are Random. Every time I think the most frequent event will occur next it rarely does. My hope is
Nov 24, 2015, 11:59 am - AllenB - Mathematics Forum

Odds of winning.Reply
There can never be a true predictor of lottery numbers drawn. Each draw is an absolute event , reliant on no other influences from the past . You state that as if you know that to be an absolute fact. I suspect you said that without ever having looked at past drawings of any games to see if patterns existed or repeated that would make one think other wise. You also look at predictions much the same way. Predictions aren't absolute, if they were then weathermen couldn't predict the weath
Aug 15, 2013, 4:54 am - RJOh - Mathematics Forum

Pick 3 & the Two-Digit Return
Have you ever checked your current games winning Pick 3 number and noticed that two of the three digits were just drawn in the previous game? The situation looks something like this: 10/5/06 859 10/6/06 398 When looking at the 8 and 9, you might be tempted to think; if I had played two digits from the last game, I woulda had a better chance of winning. In all reality, this is true sometimes. Most serious Pick 3 players know that it s not too uncommon for this event to oc
Oct 14, 2006, 3:39 pm - Thoth - Mathematics Forum

Fun question for the math guys, yes its a beauty??Reply
If the probability that a particular event happens is P, then the probability of that event not happening even once in N independent trials is (1 - P)^N In your example, the event is getting any one of six combos in a pick 3 game, so the probability is P = 6/1000. And you are looking at 74 independent drawings, so N = 74. The probability that the event happens at least once in N independent trials is 1 - (1 - P)^N Hope that helps.
Jan 2, 2019, 8:02 pm - oate - Mathematics Forum

Chaos-Order DualityReply
Infinitesimal Unit, Continuum and Instum, Continuum of Chaos and Instum of Order The Infinitesimal Unit is expressed as (1 / ) and is the first number and only the first number after the number zero. Zero and the Infinitesimal Unit both exist side-by-side with nothing in between; meaning there is no number that can be derived by any process or can expressed to exist between zero and the Infinitesimal Unit. The Infinitesimal Unit also exists at any point simultaneously with a Continuum and In
May 4, 2007, 9:14 pm - JADELottery - Mathematics Forum

Predictions from a sequenceReply
Sorry for the delay in responding. Being Grampy to 3 beautiful little girls is just more important. I am updating the sequence together with it's cousins to try to go a little further down Prediction Road. The sequence posted so far was derived as follows: The basic concept was to separate the numbers into 2 groups and track the hits from each group on every draw. Sound a lot like Strings? . My system is based on 4_Strings and The type of Draw (S,D,DD,T,Q). Strings have the two gro
Dec 1, 2015, 12:39 pm - AllenB - Mathematics Forum

Mathematics and the LotteryReply
I THINK WEBSTERS AND WIKI will have to change their definition of RANDOM before its all over with... FIRST OF ALL..IF YOU HAVENT figured this part out yet...then you are already to far behind and you probably will not catch up anyway... ACTUALLY THERE ARE 2 TYPES OF RANDOM...INFINITE RANDOM...and FINITE RANDOM...and that is what we RESEARCH IS THE FINITE ONE...because it represents a SET..., A BEGINNING AND END...LIKE THAT 0-9 SEQUENCE..and it is all compressed to PLANET EARTH.. NO
May 6, 2014, 12:15 am - lotterybraker - Mathematics Forum

Arithmetic Complexity in Texas All or NothingReply
Fair point on the probabilities. For this game they are double for each tier from what I showed from my equation since two outcomes result in each prize. The player is expected to lose about $0.44 per $1 spent overall, before income tax of course in the event of a net win. Also, there is some possibility that the $250k top prize will be reduced in the event of more than 20 winners. Still terrible overall in my opinion, but not as terrible as I had suggested originally. rib
Jul 26, 2023, 8:19 pm - Orange71 - Mathematics Forum

6 doubles in a row? What odds?Reply
Six doubles in a row has a probability of (0.27)^6 = 0.00038742048, equivalent to 0.0387% or odds of about 1 in 2581. Here's the formula to work it out in general: If an event has a probability P (expressed as a decimal) then the probability that event happens N times in a row is P^N.
Apr 16, 2020, 4:27 pm - cottoneyedjoe - Mathematics Forum