The addition of a multi layer sort arranges the numbers with the hottest at the top and the coldest at the bottom, in each position.

The resultant list creates 10 combos.

So in addition to setting up Python 3.14 in a Docker evaluation sandbox today, I will be studying the 2 weeks of paper play for the pick 3.

At a quick first glance, the only straight hit over 14 draws of the evening pick 3 came from the last row, all colds...

The significance lies in the rows and how they appear after sorting. Now, instead of trying to pick from 1 in up to 300 combos, I will only have to pick from 1 in 10. The same holds for pick 5! Only need to pick from 1 in 10...

The analysis will be useful when deciding if it is worth it to keep the 50/50 play or just go for the dollar straight. Pick 5 will only be for the one straight play to stay in the $14/week limit.

Still have to figure out the best pick of the 10 combos, for the budget is firm. As playing all 10 for 2 weeks @ 50/50 would have cost $280 and so far only brought in $290. Did not yet look at the mid day data.

I have a week to study the output as pick 3 is up after this week 4 of 4 on the Match 6, which will have a total cost of $56 and so far only hit $5. The Match 6 was hit twice in these 4 weeks so far, each time by one winner.

By what I am going for with the neutrals... I probably would have cut that straight hit right out as it was a CCC draw.🙄