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Setup Keys & Vtrac-ing Your Way to Results
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I will say, right out of the gate, I've never been a big fan of vtracs. I personally
feel it's a way to confuse people. This number is really that number instead. It doesn't make
sense, but I get why some people will use it for the their draws. If it helps you win, do it more!
But recently, I had someone try helping me with some vtrac stuff, and while I still am trying
to wrap my head around everything, I did happen to find something that is truly amazing.
You've heard people talk about "keys", you've heard people talk about "vtracs" and you've
probably heard me talk about -1's and look to play that pair. Well, what I discovered in those
conversations recently, actually meshes all 3 of these together.
First, let's talk about the "Keys". In the conversations, they had said something about a 53,
and in there was a reference to a 42 as well. And it got me to thinking. I did what I do best,
and started back tracking and sifting and sorting the data. And much to my amazement, there it was.
The 53 "key" brought a "42" type family within a few draws. So I took that a step further and
started going down the line. If 53 brings a 42, then does a 42 bring a 31? Sure enough, the answer - yes!
So what I am about to show you, will be your bible for these numbers. If you ever wanted
a "playbook" for the pick 3 lottery, this is it! Let's start with the "Key Table". You are going
to want to write this down and hang it on the wall, or keep it in your notes. It's going to be valuable
for two different reasons. First let me show you the Key Table
| Key | Watch For |
| 53 | 42, 47, 92, 97 |
| 42 | 31, 36, 81, 86 |
| 31 | 20, 25, 70, 75 |
| 20 | 19, 14, 69, 64 |
| 19 | 08, 03, 58, 53 |
| 08 | 97, 92, 47, 42 |
| 97 | 86, 81, 36, 31 |
| 86 | 75, 70, 25, 20 |
| 75 | 64, 69, 14, 19 |
| 64 | 53, 58, 03, 08 |
This is the ever so vital key table that is an absolute must have. Now let me explain
how it works. When a number is drawn, you are looking to create 3 pairs out of the draw.
You are going to use the front/front/x, x/back/back, and front/x/back. So let me give you an example.
Let's take the number 514. Let's build out our pairs:
514 = "51", "14", "54"
Those are our 3 pairs. Now what we do is see if any of those pairs match up on the "Key" side
of our Key Table. And in this case, the answer is "14". This is where mirrors come in and is important
to understand as well. While 14 isn't directly on our list, but 19 and 64 are. Those are the mirrors to 14.
Great, so now we have a pair, and it matches on the Key Table, so now what? Well the first thing is,
you are going to watch for a number to play shortly after the key is set, that has the corresponding
family of pairs.
Here's what I mean. If you look at the Key Table again we see that the 19, and 64 tell us
that we will want to be watching for a "53" type number to appear within a few draws.
| Key | Watch For |
| 53 | 42, 47, 92, 97 |
| 42 | 31, 36, 81, 86 |
| 31 | 20, 25, 70, 75 |
| 20 | 19, 14, 69, 64 |
| 19 | 08, 03, 58, 53 |
| 08 | 97, 92, 47, 42 |
| 97 | 86, 81, 36, 31 |
| 86 | 75, 70, 25, 20 |
| 75 | 64, 69, 14, 19 |
| 64 | 53, 58, 03, 08 |
If we take a look at the Missouri draws from Sept 29th, we see our 514 play:
| Wed, Sep 30, 2026 | 325 | 371 |
|---|---|---|
| Tue, Sep 29, 2026 | 514 | 031 |
| Mon, Sep 28, 2026 | 985 | 365 |
Remember, the "key" told us we are looking for the "53" type family to play.
And if we look at the very next draw, we saw "031" play - there's our "53" family!
Sometimes, it comes right back, and other times it may take a few draws, but it definitely
comes back. Let's use Florida from this month. Watch this. I'm going to mark the "key"
in yellow, and then mark the corresponding play in green.
| Mon, Sep 29, 2026 | 068 (31/53 used) | 419 |
|---|---|---|
| Mon, Sep 28, 2026 | 788 (NONE) | 176 (NONE) |
| Sun, Sep 27, 2026 | 202 (19 type) | 147 (08 type) |
| Sat, Sep 26, 2026 | 629 *69/29 (31/53) | 961 (53 type) |
| Fri, Sep 25, 2026 | 528 *58 (42 type) | 506 (NONE) |
| Thu, Sep 24, 2026 | 659 (53 type) | 663 (75 type) |
| Wed, Sep 23, 2026 | 570 (19 type) | 303 (42 type) |
Let's put the Key Table in eye shot again so you can see all this together:
| Key | Watch For |
| 53 | 42, 47, 92, 97 |
| 42 | 31, 36, 81, 86 |
| 31 | 20, 25, 70, 75 |
| 20 | 19, 14, 69, 64 |
| 19 | 08, 03, 58, 53 |
| 08 | 97, 92, 47, 42 |
| 97 | 86, 81, 36, 31 |
| 86 | 75, 70, 25, 20 |
| 75 | 64, 69, 14, 19 |
| 64 | 53, 58, 03, 08 |
Notice, when you refer to a Key from the pairs within the draw, if a key exists
it tells you which pair family to use, and then how quickly those pairs come back.
Pretty nifty right? :)
Well, after seeing all this, I accidentally stumbled across something in regards
to some other tracking I have going on. It was in regards to the next part, which
is the -1 method that you've seen me post throughout the forums.
For those reading who don't know. One method I have is you take the front number
and the back number and then -1 to the back and then use that pair to create Front/Front/x,
x/Back/Back and #/x/x (split).
So for example if the number drawn was 824, then you'd use the 8 and the 4 and -1 from 4.
Your new pairs would be: 83x, 38x | x83, x38 | 8x3, 3x8
You can see you have the front/front, back/back and the splits. You'd be looking for those
types of plays to hit. And through my years of tracking, there's one thing I know for certain
with this method, and that is "BOTH SIDES" will hit! Both sides means, either FFx or xBB is
one side, and then the other side is the splits.
Then all of this gave me an idea, what if I added my key tracking to the tracking chart
I had, and because the chats I had was focusing on vtracs, I added that as well. And that's
when all of this lit up like a Christmas Tree for me. I could see something happening.
When I focused on the splits, and then vtrac'd those, I noticed something HUGE! And that
was, a "key" that had been recently created, became the vtrac split!!!
Let me show you what I mean with this. Let's use the number 876. On a spread sheet I created
rows that look like the following:
| Key | Draw | -1 | FFx | xBB | Played | Splits | Played | Vtrac | Alt Vt |
| n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| 75 | 876 | 85 | 85x, 58x | x85, x58 | n/a | 8x5, 5x8 | n/a | 4x1 | 1x4 |
Notice how the 876 has the "key" of 75. If we refer to our key table, that tells us that a 19 is coming.
now, we know that a "split" side will hit as well. And that's where it all began to fall into place.
Because vtracs only use numbers from 1-5, we need to convert the 75 to 25. So now we need to
create the "split" and "alt split" for the vtrac columns using that key! So our columns would look
something like this: 2x5 | 5x2.
Then the big "AH HA" moment happened. Think for a moment, how do we "create" the splits?
Go back to the draw number again and start over. We take the front and back number, and
then we -1 from the back, and then line it out on the chart which leads us too.... vtracs!
There's two approaches to what I am about to show you next. And that is what I am calling:
"Immediate Draws" and "Future Draws". Now, did you catch how we can create the "Immediate Draws"?
It's this part:
We take the front and back number, and then we -1 from the back,
and then line it out on the chart which leads us too.... vtracs!
We know how to create it, so how do we "uncreate" it? Just reverse the process! AH HAAA!
Let me show you what I mean using the chart, and then explaining it.
| Key | Draw | -1 | FFx | xBB | Played | Splits | Played | Vtrac | Alt Vt |
| n/a | 1x5 | 4 | 14x, 41x | x14, x41 | n/a | 1x4, 4x1 | n/a | 2x5 | 5x2 |
| n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| 75 | 876 | 85 | 85x, 58x | x85, x58 | n/a | 8x5, 5x8 | n/a | 4x1 | 1x4 |
So if we reverse the process of our key-vtracs we would do the following steps:
1.) Look to add recently played key to tracking table
2.) Make sure key is in lowest form for vtracs
3.) Split the key and create the alternate as well (2x5, 5x2)
4.) Then vtrac that down to a normal number (2=1, 5=4)
5.) Create the split setups using the normal numbers. (1x4, 4x1)
6.) Create the ffx/xbb setups (This is alternate if you wish)
7.) Then +1 to the right number (4+1 = 5, 1+1= 2) of the splits (1x5, 4x2)
8.) Now move it to the Draw position (1x5, 4x2)
So in an upcoming "Immediate Draw" you are looking for a 1x5 or a 4x2 type number to play!
In this case, after the 876 played on 10/5 on 10/5, just 4 draws later Tri-States played "100".
There's our 1x5 setup! :D :D :D
Now, I also mentioned "Future Draws" as well, during this. Remember I said that
If I know anything, that these pairs will come back on BOTH SIDES! That's where the
vtrac key is NOT split and is played either ffx or xbb.
But the biggest take away from this, is, you can literally create the immediate draw numbers
based on the key that is created.
Let's use another example from Tri-States:
| n/a | 2x1 | 1 | 20x, 02x | x20, x02 | n/a | 2x0, 0x2 | n/a | 3x1 | 1x3 |
| n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| 31 | 239 | 28 | 28x, 82x | x28, x82 | n/a | 2x8, 8x2 | n/a | 3x4 | 4x3 |
On Oct 4th, it played the 239. So there's our "29" that's on our key list.
We are looking to take the newly created key and use it as a vtrac entry
Split the key which becomes 3x1 or 1x3
Vtrac it down to a normal number, 2x0 or 0x2
+1 to both right side numbers: 2x1 or 0x3
2x1 and 0x3 are the types of numbers you're looking to play!
On Oct 5th in the evening, Tri States played: 766 <--- there's our 2x1 setup!
Now the "Immediate plays" are named that for a reason. You can look to actually
use the key and then create the line within a short period of time. Meaning between
around 1 to 5 draws, you will see it setup using the key created.
Here's a tip. If you see a key created and then the next draw creates another key,
maybe it's the same key again, and then the next draw creates a new key. Use the most
recent key. Remember, the system likes to "hold" things. So let me give you an example
| 31 | 229 |
| 31 | 472 |
| 19 | 526 |
| 42 | 534 |
| 42 | 408 |
Notice the numbers played and the keys used. 42 is in there twice and then
it moves to 19 and then 31. Look to use that 19 and 31 to create your line setups.
Reason being is, that first 42 has now had 5 draws to setup and it hasn't. Let it go
and move on to the next key. As the system moves, you move, within that 5 draw window.
If you had used that 19 (14) setup, it would have led you to 1x4, 4x1..
1x4 = 0x3 =>> 0x3+1 = 0x4 => 084 (Immediate draw - 4 draws later)
4x1 = 3x0 =>> 875 (Future draw)
Now here is where you can REALLY use this to your advantage, This step alone
will save you money in regards to your plays.
Look at the list of your draws in your state. Then look for the longest "holding" LEAD number.
In other words, take all your numbers: 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
Find the one that HASN'T played as a "LEAD" number in quite some time.
Let's look at Florida and their recent "HOLD OUT" number:
| Fri, Oct 9, 2026 | 174 | 097 |
|---|---|---|
| Thu, Oct 8, 2026 | 489 | 515 |
| Wed, Oct 7, 2026 | 046 | 330 |
| Tue, Oct 6, 2026 | 238 | 595 |
| Mon, Oct 5, 2026 | 654 | 898 |
| Sun, Oct 4, 2026 | 124 | 902 |
| Sat, Oct 3, 2026 | 285 | 290 |
| Fri, Oct 2, 2026 | 606 | 653 |
| Thu, Oct 1, 2026 | 388 | 328 |
| Wed, Sep 30, 2026 | 674 | 424 |
| Tue, Sep 29, 2026 | 068 | 419 |
| Mon, Sep 28, 2026 | 788 | 176 |
Notice the "7" hasn't played as a lead number since the 28th of Sept?
As of Oct 9th, it was 11 days out and still no lead "7". That means it's coming!
So go back to your tracking chart and find all the vtrac numbers that are a "3" in the lead!
You'd be looking for: 3xx
Whatever that last number is, trace it out and get it down to a play number. Let's say that
last digit is a 5, so it's 3x5.
The 3 stays the lead and then the 5 is on the end. Vtrac it down, making sure the 7 is the lead.
So you would get 7x4, and mirror the 4 so you get 7x4 & 7x9 type plays for that 3x5 split!
If you look at the list one more time and this time include the leading 7, you'd get:
| Sat, Oct 10, 2026 | 744 | 152 |
|---|---|---|
| Fri, Oct 9, 2026 | 174 | 097 |
| Thu, Oct 8, 2026 | 489 | 515 |
| Wed, Oct 7, 2026 | 046 | 330 |
| Tue, Oct 6, 2026 | 238 | 595 |
| Mon, Oct 5, 2026 | 654 | 898 |
| Sun, Oct 4, 2026 | 124 | 902 |
| Sat, Oct 3, 2026 | 285 | 290 |
| Fri, Oct 2, 2026 | 606 | 653 |
| Thu, Oct 1, 2026 | 388 | 328 |
| Wed, Sep 30, 2026 | 674 | 424 |
| Tue, Sep 29, 2026 | 068 | 419 |
| Mon, Sep 28, 2026 | 788 | 176 |
The 744 played, and there's our 7x4 setup from our 3x5 vtrac, which came from
our 35 key setup! 35 told us the that 42 was coming! :)
I hope all of this make sense! It's really easy once you understand it. You may
have to read it a few times to take it all in. But this literally tells you what to play
and in what positions! Which is huge! Now you can focus more on straights instead
of the boxed plays.
If you have any questions at all, please feel free to leave a comment or send a message.
I will do my best to help when I can. I'm not always at my desk, so be patient, I will respond.
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Thank you for sharing.
Of course, I always have to read something several times.
No problem.
I am with it!
But, I'm on X41, 4X1 evening specific.
Sully16 hit the 514 box midday today.
Sometimes, I get caught up chasing draw specific, and due straight order. Missouri will play it box first, today midday is a good example. So, I am waiting on the x41 and 4x1 to play evening straight. I went heavy in the green on the 041 midday today.
I will be reading your post again, and thank you for sharing, it looks good.
If this works for you great, everyone has a different perspective. I don't understand how you came up with the keys and its pairs but hope it works out for you. Best of luck with it.
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