Current cycle... 6 weeks

4 weeks of Match 6

2 weeks of pick 3

2026 planned cycle... 8 weeks

4 weeks of Match 6

2 weeks of pick 3

2 weeks of pick 5

 

The cost per week is identical. Match 6 weeks cost $14 for one combo. Pick 3 covers both mid day and evening drawings @ $0.50 straight/$0.50 boxed for $14/week (though this will most likely change to dropping the box and going $1 straight in 2026) and pick 5 covers both mid day and evening drawings @ $1 straight for the same $14/week.

The Match 6 has it's own script, but the Pick N script runs without modification on pick 2 through pick 5, it only depends what history file I load. The cost stays the same for the new cycle vs. the old cycle. It reduces the chance for the pick 3 to provide funds, but does not eliminate it.

Not implementing it this year so there is more time focusing on the pick 3 phase 2 techniques, as they will directly apply later to the pick 5.

This way, I only need to update draw histories and generate picks 3 times in 8 weeks... freeing up development time to learn and implement some more advanced phase 2 processes that can utilize an AI agent.

Plan is set, cost is known @ $728 for the entire year. Never played a whole year before... hopefully some luck is also involved...

$500 possible on the pick 3.

$50,000 possible on the pick 5.

A share of $500,000 possible on the Match 6.

3 straight pick 3 hits at the current .50/.50 between now and December 31 pay for the whole thing...

The focus now is on playing the pick 3 when the Match 6 is up, looking at both the selection process of it's 2 week cycle AND reading the output with the 14 next draws in hand to help find a better way. Also, changing from .50/.50 on the pick 3 doubles the straight hit prize.

I think That everything is covered... cycling between 3 different games keeps it interesting with 0 negative budget impacts, I am already at rock bottom with regard to a play budget.

Going all in on frequency classification!