Original Blog Entry: Match 6 halfway draw (of week 1) tonight

hypersoniq — Sun, 21 Sep 2025 14:10:05 GMT

So far, as expected, nothing won. On my line, night 1 had 0 numbers, night 2 had 1 and night 3 had 2.

On the pick 3, you could tell when the all neutral draw happened because 2 of the numbers would be in position and then it was back to being way off. I expect the same with the Match 6.

The biggest difference is the sample ratio. The pick 3 used 150 draws to make sure each number had a fair shot at being drawn 15 times, the Match 6 is looking at 490 draws to make sure each number has a fair shot at being drawn 10 times. If this initial test goes by with no highlights, the second pick will be made from 735 draws to match the 15 times of the pick 3 version.

There are other differences, and it is interesting how each version incorporates something learned from the last. The Cash 4 Life implementation of the rows (draws) since last appearance required logic to handle numbers NOT drawn at all in each column. This was directly incorporated into the Match 6 version.

Playing the Match 6 is just one line, played 4 times for 7 days each. Total of 28 draws, so this marks a break from using their advance draw availability to set the forecast window. Perhaps when this gets old and I go back to the pick 3, it could be for a 14 draw window instead of 7. Also, the Cash 4 Life could expand to a 30 day window, that way the same bet slip marked for 10 draws can just be used 3 times without the need for that last one that was for 6 draws. The chance of getting another crack at the Cash 4 Life is just about zero while playing the Match 6.

Not sure how long this Match 6 will go, but each attempt takes 4 weeks. May finish the year on it.

More excitement for the same budget... the Pick 3 straight is not a major event, but getting this to work even once would be literally life changing... even if split with other winners... though that is rare, most Match 6 hits are solo wins... even when it climbs from the starting $500,000 to 2 or 3 million.

Why not go for the Cash 5? For a ticket cost that is the same $2 per draw, there are more prize tiers. Also, that one is usually hit by multiple winners.... [ More ]