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Wendy777

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Sep 4, 2022, 10:10 pm

Hello All,

Please share how you use Quick Picks that you purchase from your local lottery store. I buy Quick Picks daily. If I have the funds, I will play Quick Picks in other states on line. Awhile back, I was keeping record of all my Quick Picks to see when they are drawn here in Indiana and in other states.

Additionally, please share what we should know about Quick Picks in general.

Thanks. 🙂

--Wendy

🙂 Many blessings. 🙂
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Sep 5, 2022, 12:12 am

Quote: Originally posted by Wendy777 on Sep 4, 2022
Hello All,

Please share how you use Quick Picks that you purchase from your local lottery store. I buy Quick Picks daily. If I have the funds, I will play Quick Picks in other states on line. Awhile back, I was keeping record of all my Quick Picks to see when they are drawn here in Indiana and in other states.

Additionally, please share what we should know about Quick Picks in general.

Thanks. 🙂

In General, QPs aren't worth using fa Toilet paper in ANY State..!! (IMHO) I usually file them in Cabinet #13..from the "Free Ticket" winz I git..

Ya betta awuphf pickin yo own numbaz..

Download "Lotto Pro"..it'll git you closer to the real numberz due to show up in yo Game of choice..

Opting for QPs sayz that you want the money, but don't wanna werk for it..That'z why they're called a "Lazy Bet"..

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Stack47

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Sep 5, 2022, 12:36 am

Quote: Originally posted by Wendy777 on Sep 4, 2022
Hello All,

Please share how you use Quick Picks that you purchase from your local lottery store. I buy Quick Picks daily. If I have the funds, I will play Quick Picks in other states on line. Awhile back, I was keeping record of all my Quick Picks to see when they are drawn here in Indiana and in other states.

Additionally, please share what we should know about Quick Picks in general.

Thanks. 🙂

IMO, most systems are primitive random number generators and any pick they give have the same odds of winnings as a terminal generated QP or someone's birthday number. And I don't see any advantage of either with jackpot games with 9 figure possible outcomes.

The only advantage of purchasing QPs over self picks is most players discard QPs and usually can't recall those numbers a couple days later. I still cringe when a pet number I played years ago is drawn.

"When will we ever learn?"
justadream

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Sep 5, 2022, 1:42 am

i like quick picks. When I choose the numbers it is because I think they are the ones that will be chosen. Most of the time I am wrong and therefor disappointed for picking the wrong ones. When I purchase quick picks I never expect to win, therefor when I do it's a nice surprise.
Wendy777

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Sep 5, 2022, 2:03 am

Thanks, I guess. I definitely do the work and will continue to buy Quick Picks. I cannot be too lazy if I am willing to purchase them in the store as opposed to looking them up online. 🤔🤷🏾‍♀️

--Wendy

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Sep 5, 2022, 7:25 am

I like to pick my own numbers most of the time, but I also play QP's. If you're playing numbers games like Pick 3, you might do better with your own picks. But, with jackpot games with odds in the millions, it really doesn't matter.

One example I pointed out in another thread is Texas 2 Step. A small jackpot game with odds 1 in 1,832,600. So far this year, there have been 22 jackpot winners and 19 of them have been QP's.

The Lotto Texas game there have been 5 jackpot winners, and 3 of those were QP's. Odds for that game are 1 in 25,827,165.

To each his own.

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picktowin

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Sep 5, 2022, 10:42 am

Most of time you can get the number off a qp from store.

Just do the +-sm

Example

245

356

134

795
Wendy777

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Sep 6, 2022, 4:47 pm

Thanks, picktowin, for sharing your method. I notice the last 10 Quick Picks I have purchased here in Indiana are drawn in other states 1-2 days later.

Wendy

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picktowin

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Sep 6, 2022, 6:22 pm

Quote: Originally posted by Wendy777 on Sep 6, 2022
Thanks, picktowin, for sharing your method. I notice the last 10 Quick Picks I have purchased here in Indiana are drawn in other states 1-2 days later.

Wendy

Thanks

Anytime

Good luck
PrisonerSix

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Sep 6, 2022, 7:42 pm

I usually play quickpicks because I found I actually did better with them. I did a couple of experiments in which I picked a set of numbers and played it for several drawings along with a different quickpick. The quickpicks did better in Louisiana Lotto(6/42), Powerball, and MegaMillions in that they matched more numbers produced more winners than playing the same set of numbers. To make it clear, I didn't win any jackpots, just lower tier prizes, but I did win more with quickpicks. When I look at the stats, the average number matched wasn't much different between the quickpicks and self picked numbers, so I'm not sure if it makes much difference if only buying one ticket.

Right now I'm doing another experiment involving quickpicks. I'm playing a terminal quickpick along side a Lottery Post quickpick on Louisiana Lotto. I've only done 7 drawings, but the Lottery Post quickpicks are actually getting better results than the ones from the terminal. Every Lottery Post pick has matched at least one number and I've matched 3 twice, netting me a total of $6. I plan to do this for 20 draws and will post statistics once I'm done.

I've also recently discovered a site called random.org, and online random number generator that claims to be more random than any other. Once this Lotto experiment is done, I might have to try using that one.

One thing I do recommend is if buying multiple lines, to pick your own numbers because I've many times bought multiple lines and found a lot of duplication of numbers on each line so a lot of the matrix isn't covered. Picking your own reduces the chances of that happening.

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PrisonerSix

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Sep 6, 2022, 7:50 pm

This is an old post regarding the self pick vs quick pick experiments I mentioned in my previous post.

A few years ago, I did an experiment using Louisiana Lotto in which I played two lines, one a set of of numbers I picked and played over and over, and one quickpick. Over the course of the drawings, I found the random quickpick actually had a slight edge over playing the same set of numbers every drawing(average number of balls matched 0.714 for the self pick and 0.971 for the quickpick). None of the drawings with the numbers I picked matched the minimum 3 to win a prize, but one quickpick matched 3 and won $3.00 and another matched 4 and won me $50.00. This was over a course of 70 drawings.

I also did a similar study on Powerball and Megamillions over a course of 20 drawings and here is what I found.
On Powerball with the set of numbers I played over and over, only 15% matched one number and 5%(1 draw) matched the Powerball. Most of the tickets didn't match any numbers at all. For the quickpicks, 40% matched one number and 10%(2 draws) matched the Powerball.

For MegaMillions, the numbers I picked and played each drawing, 20% of them matched at least one number(one matched 2) and none matched the MegaBall. For the quickpicks, 35% of them matched at least one number(2 draws matched 2 numbers) and 5%(1 draw) matched the MegaBall.

The differences are not that big, but it does look like the quickpicks have a slight edge.

Not sure what to think of this, but it is interesting to say the least.

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Stat$talker

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Sep 6, 2022, 10:32 pm

Quote: Originally posted by PrisonerSix on Sep 6, 2022
This is an old post regarding the self pick vs quick pick experiments I mentioned in my previous post.

A few years ago, I did an experiment using Louisiana Lotto in which I played two lines, one a set of of numbers I picked and played over and over, and one quickpick. Over the course of the drawings, I found the random quickpick actually had a slight edge over playing the same set of numbers every drawing(average number of balls matched 0.714 for the self pick and 0.971 for the quickpick). None of the drawings with the numbers I picked matched the minimum 3 to win a prize, but one quickpick matched 3 and won $3.00 and another matched 4 and won me $50.00. This was over a course of 70 drawings.

I also did a similar study on Powerball and Megamillions over a course of 20 drawings and here is what I found.
On Powerball with the set of numbers I played over and over, only 15% matched one number and 5%(1 draw) matched the Powerball. Most of the tickets didn't match any numbers at all. For the quickpicks, 40% matched one number and 10%(2 draws) matched the Powerball.

For MegaMillions, the numbers I picked and played each drawing, 20% of them matched at least one number(one matched 2) and none matched the MegaBall. For the quickpicks, 35% of them matched at least one number(2 draws matched 2 numbers) and 5%(1 draw) matched the MegaBall.

The differences are not that big, but it does look like the quickpicks have a slight edge.

Not sure what to think of this, but it is interesting to say the least.

Fascinating..!!

I liken yo patient xsperiment to listening to a Singer sing only a couple of phrazez or musical notez of a Song over and over..then hearing someone sing the same Song, but which includez ALL the notez of the Melody, and maybe even a few ad-lib phrazez thrown in, making use of an ENTIRE Musical Scale.

The difference in rezultz in yo xample would be akin to the Applauze given the Singer that used MORE notez of the Musical Scale (which are following Lawz of Music) ..Summary?

Start using Probability Math on yo numberz of study and selection..You'll git more BaNg (Applauze )for ya Buckz .. before ya know it? ..that next 1.XX Billion dollar Jackpot, you'll find yoself capturing that 1st, 2nd, 3rd , 4th and even 5th mainball..cauze once you understand the Lawz of Probability...that Bonusball?..which iz the eaziest one,..will become..

PrisonerSix

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garyo1954

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Sep 7, 2022, 12:01 am

Quote: Originally posted by PrisonerSix on Sep 6, 2022
This is an old post regarding the self pick vs quick pick experiments I mentioned in my previous post.

A few years ago, I did an experiment using Louisiana Lotto in which I played two lines, one a set of of numbers I picked and played over and over, and one quickpick. Over the course of the drawings, I found the random quickpick actually had a slight edge over playing the same set of numbers every drawing(average number of balls matched 0.714 for the self pick and 0.971 for the quickpick). None of the drawings with the numbers I picked matched the minimum 3 to win a prize, but one quickpick matched 3 and won $3.00 and another matched 4 and won me $50.00. This was over a course of 70 drawings.

I also did a similar study on Powerball and Megamillions over a course of 20 drawings and here is what I found.
On Powerball with the set of numbers I played over and over, only 15% matched one number and 5%(1 draw) matched the Powerball. Most of the tickets didn't match any numbers at all. For the quickpicks, 40% matched one number and 10%(2 draws) matched the Powerball.

For MegaMillions, the numbers I picked and played each drawing, 20% of them matched at least one number(one matched 2) and none matched the MegaBall. For the quickpicks, 35% of them matched at least one number(2 draws matched 2 numbers) and 5%(1 draw) matched the MegaBall.

The differences are not that big, but it does look like the quickpicks have a slight edge.

Not sure what to think of this, but it is interesting to say the least.

That would be nothing more a para-experiment; not a true side by side evaluation.

First, you were playing the same numbers for the self pick, but getting a new quick pick each draw. While your self pick numbers were static your quick pick numbers changed. So there wasn't an equal evaluation of two set of numbers.

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PrisonerSix

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Sep 7, 2022, 10:39 am

Quote: Originally posted by garyo1954 on Sep 7, 2022
That would be nothing more a para-experiment; not a true side by side evaluation.

First, you were playing the same numbers for the self pick, but getting a new quick pick each draw. While your self pick numbers were static your quick pick numbers changed. So there wasn't an equal evaluation of two set of numbers.

G

Some people play the same numbers every draw while others use quick picks. Playing a set of numbers meaningful in some way to the player and quick picks are common methods to pick numbers and I was comparing those methods.

Quick picks are the most common method to pick numbers and what I'm trying to see is if another method might be better. We shall see.

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Sep 7, 2022, 12:17 pm

Quote: Originally posted by garyo1954 on Sep 7, 2022
That would be nothing more a para-experiment; not a true side by side evaluation.

First, you were playing the same numbers for the self pick, but getting a new quick pick each draw. While your self pick numbers were static your quick pick numbers changed. So there wasn't an equal evaluation of two set of numbers.

G

It's a perfectly good experiment to compare two methods. It doesn't matter if one of the things being compared is static and the other is dynamic, because that is exactly what he wants to compare.

You can of course design other experiments comparing two dynamics. Or two even statics, like, how does 1-2-3-4-5 compare to your five lucky numbers? To each experimenter their own.

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