You just have to use clues and put the pieces of the puzzle together, and it does help to know the median of all the digits so you can either eliminate bad digits or add digits on favorable skips to your play.I've spent many months coding formulas into several Excel workbooks to analyze Pick 3 at a level I believe necessary to hit straights on a consistent basis. Unfortunately I've only just now started to play because most of my emphasis has been on refining formulas and making sure my data files are flawless. I enjoy working in Excel. I also like winning Pick 3!
Here's a current skip chart for each individual digit, along with any double digit hit:
#0 - Currently out 3 - Previous: 14 1 0 3 0 0 0 1 2 1 3 1 0 0 3 0 1 / Med 1
#1 - Currently out 9 - Previous: 1 1 12 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 4 2 0 1 / Med 1
#2 - Currently out 0 - Previous: 2 1 6 1 0 0 1 3 4 1 3 3 0 7 0 7 5 / Med 2
#3 - Currently out 0 - Previous: 0 0 2 0 3 10 0 1 5 3 1 3 1 5 4 2 5 / Med 2
#4 - Currently out 6 - Previous: 1 6 0 8 5 3 5 2 4 4 4 1 3 2 3 0 0 / Med 3
#5 - Currently out 1 - Previous: 2 0 1 0 5 0 1 5 1 2 2 5 1 2 6 1 3 / Med 2
#6 - Currently out 2 - Previous: 6 1 5 1 0 3 7 0 0 9 5 1 3 2 0 0 4 / Med 2
#7 - Currently out 3 - Previous: 2 3 1 6 0 3 11 4 4 3 1 1 1 3 3 2 1 / Med 3
#8 - Currently out 4 - Previous: 2 0 1 2 2 1 2 0 4 1 8 5 0 11 0 1 15 / Med 2
#9 - Currently out 2 - Previous: 6 9 3 2 5 4 2 2 2 5 0 1 6 1 7 15 1 / Med 3
DD - Currently out 0 - Previous: 0 2 2 3 0 0 0 2 5 8 10 1 1 3 1 0 2 / Med 2
I'm just thinking out loud here, but here's some clues I take from the chart.
** Digit 3 looks like it may have hit too much recently at or below the median and needs a break soon
** The same case for a double digit, we could have a double tonight but I'm leaning toward not
** Digits 0, 2, 5, 6 and 9 look good for tonight, perhaps digit 1 although it's still trying to correct from that string of hits on skip 0 awhile back. Notice it sat out 12 games after that, hit a couple times and is now out 9 more games.
centsless asked me about my opinion on #4. It could hit tonight on a skip of 6 because it's been out a lot of games but tomorrow night is more favorable. Looking at another chart I can see that digit 4 on a skip of 7 is way overdue.
Then you just build a strategy from there. If it hits, awesome. If not, well there's always tomorrow!