Why aren't we better at picking jackpot numbers? (Maybe)

Comment #6

LottoVantage — Mon, 29 Aug 2005 01:52:30 GMT

Your entirely correct! Logic generally prevails over substance even when the evidence is obvious. So many souls are searching for an answer to their question, but refuse to accept what is freely given in good faith. Good luck! LottoVantage

Comment #5

Rip Snorter — Sun, 28 Aug 2005 21:54:10 GMT

I don't have a problem with your logic. Heck, I agree with your logic. What I have a problem with is the evidence that's before my eyes. It's entirely empirical, but it says something entirely different from what you're saying. One of the cool things about posting a lot of boring figures on a blog is that nobody bothers to look at them and see if they make any sense. It takes a lot of the worry out of whether it's actually wise to post such things. If a person cou... [ More ]

Comment #4

LottoVantage — Sun, 28 Aug 2005 21:19:03 GMT

Good luck! LottoVantage

Comment #3

Rip Snorter — Sun, 28 Aug 2005 18:02:35 GMT

I have a lot of respect for assumptions and opinions arrived at by careful examination of the evidence. But my impression is that the evidence is usually examined after the assumption is made, rather than before it, thereby causing the evidence to beat the examiner over the head with a sledgehammer and hold him at gunpoint to get enough respect to overcome pre-existing wisdom. J

Comment #2

Rip Snorter — Sun, 28 Aug 2005 17:45:44 GMT

If the starting point for an individual's thinking, that is to say, the original assumption, is that the numbers are random, then I suppose a person could arrive at the conclusion you've provided. I'd say that's far and away the usual starting point for people who think about such matters. My belief that there's a starting place that goes deeper than that assumption doesn't make it true. It only makes it possible to examine whether it might be true, how it might be t... [ More ]

Comment #1

LottoVantage — Sun, 28 Aug 2005 17:35:08 GMT

It might be it's impossible. It might be as someone's suggested, a part of Chaos Theory. Jack, The Chaos Theory thing, as related to lotterys, is very simple. You take an established lottery database, introduce alternate balls and machines, and you create chaos within the database. This perspective preempt's repeatability. The more this occurs, the more the numbers strive to "catch up" forcing the database to run rampant up and down from least hit to most h... [ More ]

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Rip Snorter — Sat, 27 Aug 2005 16:49:26 GMT