Original Blog Entry: Preparing for the big games

hypersoniq — Tue, 04 Nov 2025 14:43:23 GMT

As I was looking at the script for Cash 4 Life, after a successful update to multi level sort, I realized that I can't just add in the bonus balls alongside the white balls, the variables change... Mega and PB will require a separate bonus ball script for each.

The brute force approach to Cash 4 Life's cash ball, which is to play all 4 with the same white balls, becomes prohibitively expensive... even on their money!

One draw of Cash 4 Life, a $2 ticket, is $8... trying to cover all of the Mega Balls at $5 a ticket would be $120 PER DRAW!

The cycle for Cash 4 Life is 30 draws, which is why I need a pick 3 straight win to try it. Total cost is $240

The jackpot game cycle will be 26 draws (selected based on advanced plays) and therefore the costs would be staggering...

Mega Millions for 26 draws covering all 24 mega balls = $3,120

Power Ball for 26 draws covering all 26 bonus balls = $2,704

So it becomes more imperative to create a bonus ball classifier...

Power Ball (@ $4 per ticket) for 26 draws = $104

Mega Millions (@ $5 per ticket) for 26 draws = $130

The combination would be $234... cheaper than an attempt at Cash 4 Life to play BOTH games...

Since Cash 4 Life disappears near the end of February 2026, an alternative is needed when house money becomes available.

The cycle would stagger because there are 2 MM draws a week to PBs 3.

As I am stitching the gui together, the functions for white balls and bonus balls can be ran sequentially in the same run.

It seems like I am getting ahead of myself again... still need a Pick 3 win to do anything... but even these scripts that I have written for several games take time to dial in and verify.

Tomorrow is the last draw of this pick 3 cycle... moving to the highest all neutral line for the next one. Going to stick with the 21 day cycle. 2 hits @ $1 straight needed to fund next year... 3 to turn a profit for this year.

So, this tweak to the strategy will be in play... IF there is a hit on one game, say the mid day, in week 1 or 2, the remaining weeks will be skipped and I will double down on the other game for the rest of the cycle... still the same $14/week... if they both happen to hit early, then subsequent weeks in the cycle will be skipped... that is certainly a budget friendly option...... [ More ]