In your quest, a few things to consider. The motivation of the authors of such systems. If one has a great, proven system, why share it with others? Ok, maybe they're seeking to be generous. However, for any system that works very well and is widely used, lotteries will notice and adjust games accordingly...

To date, the classic Pick-3 and 4 games for many lotteries are pretty much the same as when introduced decades ago. In contrast, casinos have responded to card counting for Black Jack (21). Doesn't mean lotteries would necessarily change a game, but they'd alter the way it's played, monitored, etc. I've seen no such changes, at least not in PA. So either such systems don't work well or simply haven't been noticed by the lotteries. My guess is the former.

Lotteries have changed some games and/or implementation of them when flaws have been pointed out and/or there have been excessive winnings. There are various examples, including Texas All or Nothing (originally had no prize cap; how Texas overlooked that is beyond me, but they did; an excessive number of players hitting 10 of 12 ultimately called their attention to the issue, and game was promptly pulled and reworked) and extended play instant tickets (crossword, bingo, etc) of various lotteries that contained observable patterns in the exposed portion of the ticket that could be gamed to a player's advantage.

The 40-50% lottery house advantage is a significant barrier to profiting for typical lottery games. However, progressive jackpot games can be the exception when numerous jackpot roll-overs occur. Though one still has to consider the overall odds, which even for the easiest jackpot games are often still in the hundreds of thousands. For example, PA Treasure Hunt (5/30) game jackpot odds is 1 in 142,506. While compared to Mega Millions and Powerball is tiny, that's still a huge number of combinations, nevertheless.

To be clear, there are strategies to make one's bankroll last longer, and maybe improve one's chances a little along the way, but be wary of any system promising huge wins or beating the odds. Good luck.

 

When I started looking at playing lottery games it did not take me long to realize that there is no strategy in the world that can predict what the winning numbers are going to be for a specific drawing. Anyone who says differently is selling snake oil.

To understand if a strategy will be successful one must first define what the goal of the strategy is. For some people the goal is winning more than they spend, for others it is winning a multi-million-dollar jackpot. Attempting to define and execute a strategy without a goal is the equivalent of having no strategy at all.

The second part of defining a strategy is understanding how much you are willing to spend and how long you are willing to wait to reach the goal. The amount one is willing to spend has a direct impact on the amount of time needed for the strategy to achieve the goal.

If I were to commit to a strategy that involved spending $100.00 per year even if the strategy took 20 years to achieve the goal under worst case odds and I won $2,000,000 I’d still be way ahead of what I spent to win. Of course, I’d feel much better about winning if I won the first month of executing the strategy as opposed to 20 years later.

For this post, I’m going to focus on the goal of winning a multi-million-dollar jackpot without having to spend more than $1,000.00 a year.

Because it is impossible to predict what the winning numbers are going to be for a specific drawing we are dependent on identifying patterns within the drawings and hope that pattern even shows up at some point in the future.

It would be great if the pattern hit within the first few drawings, but that is rarely the case and in developing a strategy you should plan on having to play for an extended period of time, especially if the drawings only occur once or twice a week.

If I were to flip a coin 10 times there are 1024 possible patterns for the outcome of those 10 flips. If my strategy for winning the jackpot depended on 6 flips in a row being heads there would be 16 opportunities for me to win. My odds of winning the jackpot would be 1.5%.

To make this strategy work at a bare minimum I would need to commit to playing 64 times to win. However, there is a chance that 6 heads in a row may not occur within those first 64 drawings so my strategy should factor in having to play several cycles of 64 drawings.

If I could also make the system work for 6 tails in a row my odds of winning increase to 3% and it reduces the minimum number of drawings that I must play down to 32. Although now my cost per game has now increased because of the additional pattern, but it would be a tradeoff I’d be willing to accept for achieving my goal sooner.

Sadly, there are not games out there with those kinds of odds so let’s look at a game where to win one must match pick 6 out of 60 number. The odds of winning the jackpot for that game are 1 in 50,063,860.

There are approximately 16,483,600 combinations of winning numbers where 3 numbers are 30 under and 31 and over. If I just play combinations of those numbers I’ve automatically tripled my chances of picking the right combination of numbers although I’ve done it at the price of guaranteeing that on average I will only have a chance of winning once per every 3 drawings.

Suppose I take it a step further and divide the 60 numbers by 10. There are 1,000,000 combinations of winning numbers that involve 1 digit from each of the 6 segments. That means for roughly every 50 drawings my odds of winning would be 1 in 1,000,000.

If this game has a drawing every day and I have committed to play about $1000 a year that would leave me about $3 per drawing to play even if I never won a dollar reducing my odds to about 1 in 333,333. If on average I win back about 360 dollars a year and sink that back into the game my odds are 1 in 250,000.

In the end this strategy is still going to require a bit of luck and possibly several dozen years to pay off, but to me it offers a realistic possibility of winning without breaking the bank if I don’t while sustaining the “Wat if” fantasy each day.

Ultimately that is what lottery pattern strategies are, breaking the numbers in segments that increase the chance of picking the right combination of numbers.  Although instead of taking static segments based on the sequential order of the numbers they break the numbers into segments based on trend data. The key is understanding the spend versus reward ratio.

When evaluating a strategy:

1. Define a goal
2. Determine how long you are willing to commit to the strategy
3. Define how much you are willing to spend annually to execute the strategy
4. Determine the frequency of the pattern in the strategy
5. Determine the odds of picking the correct numbers within the pattern

 

aquariuslottery

There are a lot of things in this world that once were considered impossible. Beating the lottery with a system may or may not be one of them.

This may largely depend on the definition of "beating" the lottery. For some it will be jackpot only, for others occasional lesser prizes will do; for me breaking even or above would be a good reason for satisfaction.

Isn't it amazing, with all the analysis tools (hot/cold, skip....etc.) that nobody can triangulate wins in a somewhat consistent manner.

The problem with all numeric random lotteries is that nothing in them is consistent - they fluctuate constantly. Identifying patterns (I call them short term trends) in these fluctuations is, I believe, the only realistic way to win. These patterns will not last for very long. For that very reason you cannot use only one prediction method for picking winners. Apart from your favorite Method A you HAVE to have Methods B, C, and probably several others.

That leads me to believe that there are plenty of elements out there (probably twenty or thirty of them) to develop a winning system.

Actually, I believe, there are only 4 such elements (and they were tested in real play):

1. Statistics based on the past draws, particularly the most recent ones.
2. Predictions based on statistics.
3. Wheels.
4. Backtracks.

All this stuff has to be computerized, there is no room for manual computations for 2 reasons: they are slow and easily subjected to undetected errors which may screw up results for weeks or even months and this cannot be allowed because it may also cost big money. For the same reason spreadsheet workouts must also be excluded.

While most people in LP appreciate the value of backtracks, what amazes me is how little attention is given to wheeling. Wheeling is necessary for all random numeric lotteries and absolutely ESSENTIAL for jackpot lotteries. I won't bother with any lottery if I don't have wheels for it. Either I will get them or develop my own (the latter being my preferred choice). LP has wheels and I wonder how many people use them. Probably not  many.

You are wise to look at all systems at the LP with a very critical eye.

And not only these. If you want to use a commercial package apply the same principle. Particularly to their prediction methods. If the software does nor explain HOW it makes predictions (so you can verify them manually) it's SFFS (Secret Formula For Suckers).

Just one persons opinion. *S*

Just another persons opinion. No *BS*

 

Tialuvslotto

Humans are pattern recognizing machines -- it's what we do.  Do we sometimes get carried away and see patterns that aren't there?  Maybe.  But I think it is more likely that we are just focusing on a pattern that isn't relevant in the current situation.

Lottery is full of patterns -- each draw is composed of even numbers and odd, high and low, repeats from the last game, sums, etc. And each of these statistics has a distribution.  If the statistic gets too out of whack, it WILL revert to the mean.  Maybe not in the next draw, but you know that it is coming.  For example, if your lottery draws have been composed of all even numbers for 4 draws in a row, you know that some odd numbers are coming up.  Which odd numbers and when they will arrive are more difficult to predict.

So, my basic assumptions are:

1.  The current lottery draw is related to past lottery draws by the continuation of a variety of patterns; and

2.  Statistics will always revert to the mean -- what is scarce now will be plentiful at some future point and vice versa.

 

Greg

Actually, he DID win because she requires, for her own integrity and reputation, photocopies of winning tickets as proof of the winner's claim. All of her nearly 100 jackpot winners are documented in that way, among others.

As I've been saying for years, it's not the software, it's the PLAYER who with the TOOLS the software provides combines an intuitive feel and skill for apprehending discernible or recognizable patterns that yield the winning numbers.

As far as I can see, she is the only writer that describes those patterns, which might explain why her books are advertised on this site.

As I have also said for years here, a wheel is only as good as the numbers put into the wheel. How do you choose the numbers for your wheel? Study the patterns and learn what is likely to fall or hit.

 

Todd

Greg,

That was a great way to put it.  I could not agree more.

It is the player, a complete set of information and statistics, and a set of tools — not a magic set of numbers to play, not a single piece of software, not a perfect wheel, not a single system.

This is the Lottery Post approach: a convergence of those three things.  I would agree that GH has an excellent baseline set of information and strategies for any lottery player, which is why I recommend that every player have at least one of her books.  As Greg mentioned, there are links on the left, and if you click one of the links, Amazon will show other excellent related books that I just don't have room to show here.

 

BobP

LottoVantage said in a different thread:

The way I prefer arriving at a set of numbers to wheel is to track my sum range chart and see where the winning number sums are congregating.

Then, the second part is in deciding which numbers I need for use in the wheel. There are all kinds of tricky formulas around to try, but formulas are always in constant change. How can you successfully manage that constant change?

The way I manage the change is to maintain an accurate up to date statistical flow chart. This chart indicates what numbers are hitting, what their status is at the time of the draw, and where they are located within a structured enviornment.

Once I created the proper charts, I began seeing that certain groups of numbers behaved in a peculiarly significant pattern. Two groups of numbers were created by dividing the statistical flow chart into an Upper Tier Group, and a Lower Tier Group of numbers.

Many times 4 or 5 numbers would appear in one particular group of numbers, and the very next drawing 4 or 5 numbers would appear in the other/opposite group of numbers. This peculiar pattern has been observed to occur for up to four or five continuous drawings in a row. There is one problem here. At certain times 4 or 5 numbers, (not necessarily the exact same numbers), appear again from within the same group of numbers as the previous drawing.

Now, this observation clicks a switch, doesn't it? If there is a particular pattern that commenly occurs involving a majority of numbers appearing in a certain group of numbers, and the observation has proved to re-occur repeatedly time after time where 4 or 5 numbers is going to re- appear the very next drawing in one group of numbers or the other, what would you do?

Exactly! You would wheel all of the numbers from each group of numbers and play them, wouldn't you?

Ooooooooh, wait! Ooooooooh, that's waaaaaaaay too many number strings to wager!!!

How can I possibly reduce all those strings down to an affordable amount to wager?

Question answered!!! This is what can be done to cover all the numbers from both groups, (Upper Tier, and Lower Tier).

Observe the Average Sum Chart! View where the last two or three total sums appeared at. If there is a Sum Cluster, or a Sum Cluster Alert nearby, these target sum range's may be considered.

Using 4if5 of 19, and 4if5 of 20 wheels to cover all the numbers, (in example, the OH Rolling Cash 5 of 39), and filtering the totals from each wheel using "average sum reductions."

For instance, using a 4if5 of 19 wheel, reduce the total 345 tic's by utilizing Sum Filtering. Reduce the range of 55 to 154 down to, say, 95 to 105. The median range for a 5/39 Lotto is 100. The reduction can be whatever appeals to you. I like viewing the Average Sum Graph and developing a "gut" feeling for what may happen next, for instance, utilizing the sum ranges outlined in the Sum Cluster, or Sum Cluster Alert boxes.

Once this technique is developed, you will be surprised at what is possible. This application can be practiced until a comfort level is achieved and you can become accomplished!

This is the way I do it...

 

grwurston

Hi Bigrig1972, Welcome to LP!!!

Since you're pretty new at the games, I would suggest you pick just one state (Mass?) and stick with that. Take time

to study your state and learn how it behaves with the numbers. You will notice that certain things happen, pay

attention to when they happen and how often. (Not necessarily dates.) Look for trends or patterns in the numbers.

Try to find things that happen more often than others. This will give you an edge. Don't be afraid to experiment or

think outside the box. If you get an idea, make up a chart and track it for awhile to see how it does. Sometimes things

might work out well other times not. But whatever you do, SAVE all of your charts, even the ones that fail miserably.

Why? Because sometime in the future you will get another, (better) idea about the same thing, and you will be able to

improve the way you track it to make it more effective. Also, make notes on your charts, because 2 or 3 years down

the road you may not remember everything you were thinking at the time. One more thing, the numbers will tell you

what numbers to play. Pay attention to the numbers. Don't worry, you'll get it later on. Good Luck!!!

 

rcbbuckeye

It just doesn't make that much difference. Look for ways to play to reduce the odds. For example... BobP has a idea whereby if you eliminate the numbers that were drawn in the last drawing, then you've dramatically reduce the odds provided none of the numbers in the last draw play again. It is a condition that doesn't always work of course, but many times it does. It's a way to wipe millions of combinations off the table. That's the best way to play the jackpot games.

You might try to eliminate 1 or 2 decades of numbers from play also. For example, play all the numbers except those in the 20's (20-29).