The ShOcKiNg truth about powerball odds...

Comment #6

hypersoniq — Thu, 08 Feb 2007 10:45:57 GMT

Comment #5

hypersoniq — Sun, 04 Feb 2007 16:16:20 GMT

based on the stats I have, 37 was higher than 14, but the confidence index was only 51% for the next draw, there is an 80% chance that the PB will be lower and draw history confirms that... what it means now is that I will have to venture a guess (just like every system requires) and assume I can safely eliminate 38,39,40,41,42 from my choices. 37 repeated once in it's 34 appearances, so I can safely drop that one (or so I guess, I was wrong on the 14, but 14 does have 3 repeats)<br... [ More ]

Comment #4

ayenowitall — Sat, 03 Feb 2007 17:29:08 GMT

Good luck. I hope you can master the red ball selection. BTW, I cashed a ticket on that 14 red ball repeating last draw, but I also had four other red balls that were wrong. I don't believe it's really possible to predict the draw numbers. All we can do is play smart and respect the odds, whatever we might believe them to be.<br

Comment #3

hypersoniq — Sat, 03 Feb 2007 16:26:32 GMT

In a "Sort Order" system, you make reductions based on assuming you are safely eliminating numbers... but in a draw order system, let's assume you picked 25-14-31-16-51 sure that could come out as 14-16-25-31-51 and you would still win, but that wasn't your exact pick. the thing I confused was the terminology. If your system picks 12 as the first number drawn and it was the fourth number drawn, you were wrong... that's just coincidence. I'm not even working on th... [ More ]

Comment #2

ayenowitall — Sat, 03 Feb 2007 15:05:26 GMT

Actually, that 120 comes from 1x2x3x4x5x1=120. I almost forgot about the red PowerBall 1/42.

Comment #1

ayenowitall — Sat, 03 Feb 2007 14:51:55 GMT

Interesting analysis, but you're confusing combinations (combos) and permutations. There are 720 Pick 3 permutations with no doubles or triples, but there are only 120 six-way combinations with no doubles or triples. Divide your 720 by the 6 (1x2x3=6) that you should be using in your example and you'll get that 120 number of combos. By extension, divide that 17,532,955,440 (permutatations) by the 120 (1x2x3x4x5=120) that you should be using in your PowerBall odds calculations and you'll get, 146,107,962 (combinations)... the TRUE odds.... [ More ]

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hypersoniq — Sat, 03 Feb 2007 01:19:33 GMT