Original Blog Entry: New summer project, recreate all data files

hypersoniq — Mon, 09 Jun 2025 18:11:31 GMT

After running the code for the pick 5, I realize that I am missing 17 draws between the two, they have been drawn an equal number of times! Most (70%) was entered by hand, and therefore prone to transcription or other human error...

So, since I want to start a data file for the PA Cash 4 Life, I may as well keep going and redo the P3, the P5, the Match 6 and also spot check the PB and MM data for accuracy.

That is boring busy work, but accuracy cannot be let to suffer... if I notice it, I MUST fix it!

Same rules apply, the window of double draw promotions will be purged, and the evening 666 incident will also be wiped.

I hope that it doesn't set things back too much, but that is at least a day of importing data 1 year at a time per game, as PA does not have an API to use like some states.

Still working on reading their RSS news feed data, but that would require firing up the Raspberry PI and leaving it on so the update script can be run every day at the same time (with CRON scheduling). Then the scripts can just be run from the PI whenever needed... constant updates of accurate data being the goal.

While figuring out this new system, the roll out of live play may be delayed even further, but I am hoping since the sample size is only 150 draws with a 7 day window added, priority can remain here while the long term data is recollected and the updater is built.

The money saved by not playing anything for months at a time is nice!

BUT, with zero chances in the game, there is a zero chance of winning...... [ More ]