Tightening the follower skips

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Perhaps the skips 1, 2, 3, 7, 14, 21, 28 should be changed to 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7.

Much like Excel, it is easy in Python to make a copy to experiment with changes.

The quick alteration is as simple as changing 144 lines of code using the find/replace 8 times.

Will it make a difference? Who knows...

As for the future, apparently there exists libraries that can apply time series analysis to string data. That is interesting!

I had mentioned that the numbers drawn have no inherent mathematical properties, and a system that can use letters in place of the numbers might have a better shot. Here encoding things such as even/odd and high/low become features of each ball. You can't just plug raw draw data in and expect machine learning algorithms to spit out winners, or even "learn" anything.

If the numbers 0-9 are replaced with a-j and Odd/Even is encoded as w,x and high/low encoded as y,z... then you have data with features that can be analyzed. With the date as the row key, perhaps some of the classification algorithms or even deep learning can be applied.

I am far from this point yet, but it helps to visualize certain aspects along the way. 

The quick grouping of skips will be ran as a test, and IF it does better, then all of the variable names can be changed appropriately. Will generate a pick from both versions of the script and try them head to head for the evening draw of pick3/pick4/pick5 and match 6. Already made picks and bought tickets for MM and PB, a few more wouldn't hurt!

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Avatar hypersoniq -
#1
Paper play mid day was indeterminate... 1 digit from each on pick 3, 1 on pick 4 and 2 on pick 5. Live play tonite TBD.
Avatar hypersoniq -
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Almost called a straight on the pick 3, got the 7x7 right. The x pixked was an 8, but I liked the 7s where they were sonwent 50/50 on 707, 717, 727, 737, 747, 757, 767, 787 and 797 plus $1 straight on 777. The 727 was a straight hit... also did the same with x77, so an additional box hit.
So the system did a 66% correct call and I "brute forced" the middle number.
$410 win - $20 play = $390 of house money to fund play for awhile.

Dismal performance in the pick 5, but the match 6 got 4 out of 6 for $20 + 1 extra number for $25... and I still have powerball tickets from that purchase...

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