Draw history, does it matter?

Reply #16

JAP69 — Mon, 21 Nov 2005 02:01:31 GMT

I look at draw history for the odds of probability.

Reply #15

justxploring — Sun, 20 Nov 2005 18:18:39 GMT

Thanks everyone for your feedback. I know it sounds crazy, but after spending over $2,000 on just these 2 groups of 6 numbers, I'm really afraid to change so maybe I shouldn't be looking at the odds or studying past picks unless I want to add another set or 2. I never list my actual numbers (superstitious) but they're very similar.... like 3-8-10-12-19-27 and 3-8-12-19-27-51. The first set I played when the game was 6/49 and changed just one of the numbers when it became a 6/53 game. Then the s... [ More ]

Reply #14

sirbrad — Sun, 20 Nov 2005 11:22:13 GMT

BUt then again... When Parnell got to the Blue Flash food mart Tuesday, March 25, he bought a $5 ticket at 8:33 a.m. I picked three sets of numbers and let the computer generate two Easy Picks, he said. He cracked a partial smile and used his hands to punctuate saying that, last Wednesday, one of the Easy Picks came home. http://www.powerball.com/powerball/winners/2003/032603wv.shtm So either way can work.

Reply #13

sirbrad — Sun, 20 Nov 2005 11:15:34 GMT

I guess sometimes favorite numbers/birthdays do get the job done. Take this powerball drawing for example:2, 5, 6, 9, 10 [26]Two consecutives, and all numbers of 10 or under. Now that would have destroyed most systems no doubt. Yet some very happy couple selected all those numbers on their own, via birthday numbers.Milton and Ethel Schroeder February 22, 2003MissouriA St. Louis couple has claimed half of a $42 million Powerball jackpot, Missouri Lottery officials said Friday.Milton and Ethel

Reply #12

sirbrad — Sun, 20 Nov 2005 10:15:00 GMT

True that 1,2,3,4,5,6 has just as much of an equal chance to be drawn. But as quoted from an article I found on the net: There is a big difference between an event being possible inevery drawing and how often an event is likely to occur.It's just common sense, the more there are of a thing in a potthe more likely you will pull one out in a draw.Some will say there is exactly one type of each combination,only we're not talking about combinations right now, we'retalking about having the numbers th... [ More ]

Reply #11

justxploring — Sun, 20 Nov 2005 09:38:50 GMT

I've been looking at all of the picks for FL Lotto for the past 10 years. It is very rare for 6 numbers to be chosen where no numbers drawn are above 30 or below 10. I play the same numbers all the time along with some QPs and one set ends in 28. The other is almost identical. This is probably not a good choice!As most people did many years ago, I started out with family birthdays, but then the games changed, numbers increased, etc. It is so hard for me to forget them and start all over no mat... [ More ]

Reply #10

Tenaj — Sun, 20 Nov 2005 03:04:45 GMT

ABSOLUTELY

Reply #9

hypersoniq — Sun, 20 Nov 2005 02:55:48 GMT

Though not a guarantee... past behavior is the best indicator of future performance.given pre and post test draws, I wonder just how important when really is? I have always thought any prediction system would need some temporal component to be accurate. the when is really the only thing you know for certain about the next draw before it happens...

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Iesha Kelly — Sat, 19 Nov 2005 04:25:39 GMT

interesting. so one should not only look at cold and warm numbers, but discard numbers that have come up together? works for me.

Reply #7

JKING — Fri, 18 Nov 2005 13:53:46 GMT

There isn't a more important piece of information other than WHEN. The WHEN should be the #1 priority and focus of any lottery system. Straight numerical analysis isn't going to cut it. Look athe recent posts on Pick 3 games. The 2 out of 3 and 3 out of 3 systems require an investment basically greater than the payoff. Numerically, the Lottery Official know they have you beat, and their right. If you want to reduce the amount of numerical combinations, you need to know WHEN numbers are going to... [ More ]

Reply #6

justxploring — Fri, 18 Nov 2005 08:47:00 GMT

Since articles are always comparing the odds of winning a lottery game to being hit by lightning, then I suppose being hit by lightning twice in the same spot could be used for comparison when discussing hitting the same set of numbers twice. If I'm correct, there have never been 2 drawings for the FL Lotto with the same numbers since the game began. I downloaded all of the numbers and this seems to be the case. Of course, since I live in the lightning capital of the world, we have a much bette... [ More ]

Reply #5

Greg — Fri, 18 Nov 2005 02:53:59 GMT

The smaller the number field, the more important the drawing history.

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Just6ntlc — Thu, 17 Nov 2005 19:55:43 GMT

The draw history does matter to me in terms of writing up my document on California Lottery history [6 numbers]. I hope to see WB 6 and Mega 6 occur in CA SLP.

Reply #3

four4me — Thu, 17 Nov 2005 19:48:48 GMT

That article is open for different opinions. Draw history is important to those seeking a system that might produce the winning numbers based on it. Hot, cold and lukewarm numbers. Since the new mega game started. There is enough history to see where the numbers are going what's hot and what's not. based on hot cold and lukewarm a person can get enough of the mix to wheel a set of numbers that might win.According to the article you could also write the numbers down on a blackboard and close your... [ More ]

Reply #2

Editgap — Thu, 17 Nov 2005 18:57:02 GMT

That I think is the most important question to all who pick their number. We are used to hot and cold but when PB draws alot of cold numbers nobody says it is wrong.

Reply #1

JAG331 — Thu, 17 Nov 2005 14:56:23 GMT

Of course!It shows bias from the theoretical outcomes just based on the matrix

Draw history, does it matter?

sirbrad — Thu, 17 Nov 2005 11:05:58 GMT

http://www.lotto-logix.com/txthouse/beyondpicks.html Interesting article. Although I disagree slightly that past draw histories are not relevant to future draws. At least not from my own data, and experience. Although it certainly could be all luck, but if that were the case I would think I would have won A LOT more than I have won. But what else can players really go by? There are undeniable consistencies that have been proven to occur, but it is tough to prove that a system can accurately pred... [ More ]