So, as the first 7 days of the initial pick 3 attempt hits their last day (and eve) and it went winless (also as expected), the observations...

1. All numbers appeared at least once in their predicted positions. Today's mid day had position 2 AND 3 correct. This is the first look at lag testing.

2. This was off of all raw data from the app, pick the most frequent follower from each column. Running the app again tonight for next week's picks gives 2 different combos for week 2.

3. The ideal window remains next draw, but I do not have the opportunity to play both games every single day. So the week long play frame is the better choice for now.

It was interesting to see each number appear in position over just 7 draws, and I will be watching that over all 3 weeks of this first pick 3 run. Because the entire system is per column, I hope to see something similar in the pick 5.

All of the questions I have about the data should for the most part be answered by the big sliding back test... but that will have to wait until I finish the Android version of the app, as the data presented will remain unchanged, the back test will provide information (hopefully) on how to better interpret the data.

The process of getting picks, from launching and updating the draw histories to reading the data for both games was done in under 5 minutes... on that front, the app is already a major win! Once this is on the phone... max efficiency!

On track with the plan, it's fun to see an idea take form. Getting things right and meeting the challenge of getting ahead and back to stable with each coding session was rewarding in it's own right. Hopefully a few wins will follow... the manual updates and expanding to 14 different games leave many options for future play ideas.

Getting there one git commit at a time...