So, the weekly combo for the PA pick 3 eve and PA pick 3 day both expire today. I still need to sit down and update both to see if anything changed. So here is the plan for the upcoming 7 days (starting tomorrow). When updating, I will be extracting the top 5 combos for each game and setting them aside for paper play for the week. The combo that will be played will be one for both mid and eve that results in combining both p3 data sets. The cost is the same ($14) and paper playing the pick 3 is not an issue should those combos start showing up, at most I would miss out on a $290 hit.

This will allow testing 2 different approaches in the same week, without incurring any additional expense.

The hope is that over 26,000 data points will be better for picking a combo. But then that is it, one combo, both mid and eve covered.

Attempting proof of concept on the pick 3, with the hopes to extend to the pick 5 if promise is shown.

The only additional work would be a combined spreadsheet and .csv file to handle the merge, the python script will require zero modifications.

The fact that I am at the point of merging 2 separate history files might just be an indication that I can finally admit to myself that, though it might be possible, I lack the skill to crack the code...

A best guess is still just a guess, but the idea that what happened the most should indicate what is most probable to happen again is a difficult notion to shake... and that is what these state lottery administrations are counting on.

So I am still here, still innovating and still waiting for them to slip up and catch a win... one that will pay for my final statistical tactic to have a shot at a jackpot game. I just have the patience to wait until they fund it!