Original Blog Entry: Cutting the cost of play, choosing the angular followers as a seed.

hypersoniq — Fri, 13 Sep 2024 19:45:27 GMT

Within the vertical horizon output, I noticed that the picks generated by the angular followers had more matches (not a win yet, but more matches) than the direct follower pick.

By choosing one, the cost of playing the live test for awhile is cut from $16 to $8, and covers 1 day and 1 eve draw for that $8.

Also continuing with the $0.50/0.50 straight box combo over the usual $1 straight only, at least until a few draws play out.

A dual system test on the pick 5 would cost $24, and that can be funded by a $40 or $80 box hit just as easily as a straight hit, and have slightly better odds of happening a little more frequently.

Really breaking out of the comfort zone of 1 pick or none... intermingling column data, and I found a use for the Python Dictionary to count in the new program, that probably represents in an 18x reduction in code in that section vs using and updating single variables. So even if a win is never produced, it was valuable experience in coding again, the one true constant gain in this hobby.... [ More ]