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SoClose 823 — Tue, 20 Oct 2026 15:29:30 GMT

If this works for you great, everyone has a different perspective. I don't understand how you came up with the keys and its pairs but hope it works out for you. Best of luck with it.

Comment #3

MzDuffleBaglady — Mon, 19 Oct 2026 23:08:24 GMT

But, I'm on X41, 4X1 evening specific. Sully16 hit the 514 box midday today. Sometimes, I get caught up chasing draw specific, and due straight order. Missouri will play it box first, today midday is a good example. So, I am waiting on the x41 and 4x1 to play evening straight. I went heavy in the green on the 041 midday today. I will be reading your post again, and thank you for sharing, it looks good.

Comment #2

MzDuffleBaglady — Mon, 19 Oct 2026 23:04:10 GMT

Thank you for sharing. Of course, I always have to read something several times. No problem. I am with it

Comment #1

KB55 — Mon, 19 Oct 2026 22:29:07 GMT

Thank you

Original Blog Entry: Setup Keys & Vtrac-ing Your Way to Results

winpick3 — Mon, 19 Oct 2026 22:04:33 GMT

I will say, right out of the gate, I've never been a big fan of vtracs. I personally

feel it's a way to confuse people. This number is really that number instead. It doesn't make

sense, but I get why some people will use it for the their draws. If it helps you win, do it more!

But recently, I had someone try helping me with some vtrac stuff, and while I still am trying

to wrap my head around everything, I did happen to find something that is truly amazing.

You've heard people talk about keys , you've heard people talk about vtracs and you've

probably heard me talk about -1's and look to play that pair. Well, what I discovered in those

conversations recently, actually meshes all 3 of these together.

First, let's talk about the Keys . In the conversations, they had said something about a 53,

and in there was a reference to a 42 as well. And it got me to thinking. I did what I do best,

and started back tracking and sifting and sorting the data. And much to my amazement, there it was.

The 53 key brought a 42 type family within a few draws. So I took that a step further and

started going down the line. If 53 brings a 42, then does a 42 bring a 31? Sure enough, the answer - yes!

So what I am about to show you, will be your bible for these numbers. If you ever wanted

a playbook for the pick 3 lottery, this is it! Let's start with the Key Table . You are going

to want to write this down and hang it on the wall, or keep it in your notes. It's going to be valuable

for two different reasons. First let me show you the Key Table

Key Watch For

53 42, 47, 92, 97

42 31, 36, 81, 86

31 20, 25, 70, 75

20 19, 14, 69, 64

19 08, 03, 58, 53

08 97, 92, 47, 42

97 86, 81, 36, 31

86 75, 70, 25, 20

75 64, 69, 14, 19

64 53, 58, 03, 08

This is the ever so vital key table that is an absolute must have. Now let me explain

how it works. When a number is drawn, you are looking to create 3 pairs out of the draw.

You are going to use the front/front/x, x/back/back, and front/x/back. So let me give you an example.

Let's take the number 514. Let's build out our pairs:

514 = 51 , 14 , 54

Those are our 3 pairs. Now what we do is see if any of those pairs match up on the Key side

of our Key Table. And in this case, the answer is 14 . This is where mirrors come in and is important

to understand as well. While 14 isn't directly on our list, but 19 and 64 are. Those are the mirrors to 14.

Great, so now we have a pair, and it matches on the Key Table, so now what? Well the first thing is,

you are going to watch for a number to play shortly after the key is set, that has the corresponding

family of pairs.

Here's what I mean. If you look at the Key Table again we see that the 19, and 64 tell us

that we will want to be watching for a 53 type number to appear within a few draws.

Key Watch For

53 42, 47, 92, 97

42 31, 36, 81, 86

31 20, 25, 70, 75

20 19, 14, 69, 64

19 08, 03, 58, 53

08 97, 92, 47, 42

97 86, 81, 36, 31

86 75, 70, 25, 20

75 64, 69, 14, 19

64 53, 58, 03, 08

If we take a look at the Missouri draws from Sept 29th, we see our 514 play:

Wed, Sep 30, 2026 325 371

Tue, Sep 29, 2026 514 03 1

Mon, Sep 28, 2026 985 365

Remember, the key told us we are looking for the 53 type family to play.

And if we look at the very next draw, we saw 031 play - there's our 53 family!

Sometimes, it comes right back, and other times it may take a few draws, but it definitely

comes back. Let's use Florida from this month. Watch this. I'm going to mark the key

in yellow, and then mark the corresponding play in green.

Mon, Sep 29, 2026 0 6 8 (31/53 used) 4 19

Mon, Sep 28, 2026 788 (NONE) 176 (NONE)

Sun, Sep 27, 2026 202 (19 type) 147 (08 type)

Sat, Sep 26, 2026 6 29 *69/29 (31/53) 961 (53 type)

Fri, Sep 25, 2026 52 8 *58 (42 type) 506 (NONE)

Thu, Sep 24, 2026 6 5 9 (53 type) 6 63 (75 type)

Wed, Sep 23, 2026 5 70 (19 type) 30 3 (42 type)

Let's put the Key Table in eye shot again so you can see all this together:

Key Watch For

53 42, 47, 92, 97

42 31, 36, 81, 86

31 20, 25, 70, 75

20 19, 14, 69, 64

19 08, 03, 58, 53

08 97, 92, 47, 42

97 86, 81, 36, 31

86 75, 70, 25, 20

75 64, 69, 14, 19

64 53, 58, 03, 08

Notice, when you refer to a Key from the pairs within the draw, if a key exists

it tells you which pair family to use, and then how quickly those pairs come back.

Pretty nifty right? :)

Well, after seeing all this, I accidentally stumbled across something in regards

to some other tracking I have going on. It was in regards to the next part, which

is the -1 method that you've seen me post throughout the forums.

For those reading who don't know. One method I have is you take the front number

and the back number and then -1 to the back and then use that pair to create Front/Front/x,

x/Back/Back and #/x/x (split).

So for example if the number drawn was 824, then you'd use the 8 and the 4 and -1 from 4.

Your new pairs would be: 83x, 38x | x83, x38 | 8x3, 3x8

You can see you have the front/front, back/back and the splits. You'd be looking for those

types of plays to hit. And through my years of tracking, there's one thing I know for certain

with this method, and that is BOTH SIDES will hit! Both sides means, either FFx or xBB is

one side, and then the other side is the splits.

Then all of this gave me an idea, what if I added my key tracking to the tracking chart

I had, and because the chats I had was focusing on vtracs, I added that as well. And that's

when all of this lit up like a Christmas Tree for me. I could see something happening.

When I focused on the splits, and then vtrac'd those, I noticed something HUGE! And that

was, a key that had been recently created, became the vtrac split!!!

Let me show you what I mean with this. Let's use the number 876. On a spread sheet I created

rows that look like the following:

Key Draw -1 FFx xBB Played Splits Played Vtrac Alt Vt

n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a

n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a

n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a

n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a

n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a

75 876 85 85x, 58x x85, x58 n/a 8x5, 5x8 n/a 4x1 1x4

Notice how the 876 has the key of 75. If we refer to our key table, that tells us that a 19 is coming.

now, we know that a split side will hit as well. And that's where it all began to fall into place.

Because vtracs only use numbers from 1-5, we need to convert the 75 to 25. So now we need to

create the split and alt split for the vtrac columns using that key! So our columns would look

something like this: 2x5 | 5x2.

Then the big AH HA moment happened. Think for a moment, how do we create the splits?

Go back to the draw number again and start over. We take the front and back number, and

then we -1 from the back, and then line it out on the chart which leads us too.... vtracs!

There's two approaches to what I am about to show you next. And that is what I am calling:

Immediate Draws and Future Draws . Now, did you catch how we can create the Immediate Draws ?

It's this part:

We take the front and back number, and then we -1 from the back,

and then line it out on the chart which leads us too.... vtracs!

We know how to create it, so how do we uncreate it? Just reverse the process! AH HAAA!

Let me show you what I mean using the chart, and then explaining it.

Key Draw -1 FFx xBB Played Splits Played Vtrac Alt Vt

n/a 1x5 4 14x, 41x x14, x41 n/a 1x4, 4x1 n/a 2x5 5x2

n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a

n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a

n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a

n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a

75 876 85 85x, 58x x85, x58 n/a 8x5, 5x8 n/a 4x1 1x4

So if we reverse the process of our key-vtracs we would do the following steps:

1.) Look to add recently played key to tracking table

2.) Make sure key is in lowest form for vtracs

3.) Split the key and create the alternate as well (2x5, 5x2)

4.) Then vtrac that down to a normal number (2=1, 5=4)

5.) Create the split setups using the normal numbers. (1x4, 4x1)

6.) Create the ffx/xbb setups (This is alternate if you wish)

7.) Then +1 to the right number (4+1 = 5, 1+1= 2) of the splits (1x5, 4x2)

8.) Now move it to the Draw position (1x5, 4x2)

So in an upcoming Immediate Draw you are looking for a 1x5 or a 4x2 type number to play!

In this case, after the 876 played on 10/5 on 10/5, just 4 draws later Tri-States played 100 .

There's our 1x5 setup! :D :D :D

Now, I also mentioned Future Draws as well, during this. Remember I said that

If I know anything, that these pairs will come back on BOTH SIDES! That's where the

vtrac key is NOT split and is played either ffx or xbb.

But the biggest take away from this, is, you can literally create the immediate draw numbers

based on the key that is created.

Let's use another example from Tri-States:

n/a 2x1 1 20x, 02x x20, x02 n/a 2x0, 0x2 n/a 3x1 1x3

n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a

n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a

n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a

n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a

31 239 28 28x, 82x x28, x82 n/a 2x8, 8x2 n/a 3x4 4x3

On Oct 4th, it played the 239. So there's our 29 that's on our key list.

We are looking to take the newly created key and use it as a vtrac entry

Split the key which becomes 3x1 or 1x3

Vtrac it down to a normal number, 2x0 or 0x2

+1 to both right side numbers: 2x1 or 0x3

2x1 and 0x3 are the types of numbers you're looking to play!

On Oct 5th in the evening, Tri States played: 766 --- there's our 2x1 setup!

Now the Immediate plays are named that for a reason. You can look to actually

use the key and then create the line within a short period of time. Meaning between

around 1 to 5 draws, you will see it setup using the key created.

Here's a tip. If you see a key created and then the next draw creates another key,

maybe it's the same key again, and then the next draw creates a new key. Use the most

recent key. Remember, the system likes to hold things. So let me give you an example

31 229

31 472

19 526

42 534

42 408

Notice the numbers played and the keys used. 42 is in there twice and then

it moves to 19 and then 31. Look to use that 19 and 31 to create your line setups.

Reason being is, that first 42 has now had 5 draws to setup and it hasn't. Let it go

and move on to the next key. As the system moves, you move, within that 5 draw window.

If you had used that 19 (14) setup, it would have led you to 1x4, 4x1..

1x4 = 0x3 = 0x3+1 = 0x4 = 084 (Immediate draw - 4 draws later)

4x1 = 3x0 = 875 (Future draw)

Now here is where you can REALLY use this to your advantage, This step alone

will save you money in regards to your plays.

Look at the list of your draws in your state. Then look for the longest holding LEAD number.

In other words, take all your numbers: 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9

Find the one that HASN'T played as a LEAD number in quite some time.

Let's look at Florida and their recent HOLD OUT number:

Fri, Oct 9, 2026 174 097

Thu, Oct 8, 2026 489 515

Wed, Oct 7, 2026 046 330

Tue, Oct 6, 2026 238 595

Mon, Oct 5, 2026 654 898

Sun, Oct 4, 2026 124 902

Sat, Oct 3, 2026 285 290

Fri, Oct 2, 2026 606 653

Thu, Oct 1, 2026 388 328

Wed, Sep 30, 2026 674 424

Tue, Sep 29, 2026 068 419

Mon, Sep 28, 2026 7 88 176

Notice the 7 hasn't played as a lead number since the 28th of Sept?

As of Oct 9th, it was 11 days out and still no lead 7 . That means it's coming!

So go back to your tracking chart and find all the vtrac numbers that are a 3 in the lead!

You'd be looking for: 3xx

Whatever that last number is, trace it out and get it down to a play number. Let's say that

last digit is a 5, so it's 3x5.

The 3 stays the lead and then the 5 is on the end. Vtrac it down, making sure the 7 is the lead.

So you would get 7x4, and mirror the 4 so you get 7x4 7x9 type plays for that 3x5 split!

If you look at the list one more time and this time include the leading 7, you'd get:

Sat, Oct 10, 2026 7 4 4 152

Fri, Oct 9, 2026 174 097

Thu, Oct 8, 2026 489 515

Wed, Oct 7, 2026 046 330

Tue, Oct 6, 2026 238 595

Mon, Oct 5, 2026 654 898

Sun, Oct 4, 2026 124 902

Sat, Oct 3, 2026 285 290

Fri, Oct 2, 2026 606 653

Thu, Oct 1, 2026 388 328

Wed, Sep 30, 2026 674 424

Tue, Sep 29, 2026 068 419

Mon, Sep 28, 2026 7 88 176

The 744 played, and there's our 7x4 setup from our 3x5 vtrac, which came from

our 35 key setup! 35 told us the that 42 was coming! :)

I hope all of this make sense! It's really easy once you understand it. You may

have to read it a few times to take it all in. But this literally tells you what to play

and in what positions! Which is huge! Now you can focus more on straights instead

of the boxed plays.

If you have any questions at all, please feel free to leave a comment or send a message.

I will do my best to help when I can. I'm not always at my desk, so be patient, I will respond.... [ More ]