Pick 3 Matrix Completion Cycle

Reply #10

Thoth — Fri, 15 Dec 2006 02:08:22 GMT

KY FLOYD

I'll also point out that the percentage of the possible combinations that are actually played can be calculated the same way. With about 176 million possible combination for MM, selling 176 million tickets would mean that about 63% of the combinations had been played if those combinations were chosen randomly, and that would mean that with 176 million tickets sold there would only be a 63% chance of having a winner.

Quite true! It would be fun to go blow $693.00 on Pick 3 qui... [ More ]

Reply #9

KY Floyd — Thu, 14 Dec 2006 18:59:39 GMT

Thanks, again.

And again, I'll read between the lines for those who think a number is overdue because other numbers have come up several times, while some numbers haven't come up at all. If the final number were drawn at game 55,456 it would mean that the other numbers had all been draw an average of 5.55 times. Since that distribution wouldn't be uniform we would expect that a lot of numbers had only been drawn once, while a similar number should have been drawn 11 times, and some would have... [ More ]

Reply #8

Thoth — Thu, 14 Dec 2006 01:30:24 GMT

Your welcome KY FLOYD

...I have more info that better explains how this cycle works. I hope to post it later on tonight or in the next day or so. I haven't done too much work with the Pick 4 but I have done enough to know that the median of 6,932 games is accurate. With that in mind, the Pick 4 should closely follow these amounts:

Consecutive

Games

Percent of

Matrix Drawn

Numbers Drawn

From Matrix

Remaining to be drawn

6,932

50.00%

5000

5000

13,864

7... [ More ]

Reply #7

KY Floyd — Wed, 13 Dec 2006 22:31:16 GMT

Thanks for the good info. Now how about the same info for a pick 4 game?

For those who don't read between the lines, I'll point out that for Georgia. the state that drew the final number in the least number of games, it still took 7.82 years, assuming they had 2 draws a day for the full 7.82 years. Remember that the next time somebody says a number is due because it hasn't come up for 3 or 4 or 5 years.

Reply #6

lottaloot — Wed, 13 Dec 2006 01:04:13 GMT

Thanks for posting this information.

It was very informative I appreciate the fact that you thought to share it here with all of us at the post.

Reply #5

paurths — Wed, 13 Dec 2006 00:18:19 GMT

I would have to do some serious search for the code, it has been a long time,

but i remember one number (amount of draws before every straight number came up, on average of all pick3 games in the US and Canada) popping up when it concerns the turn of the pick3 game ,

and that number was around 7800 draws.

Reply #4

Thoth — Sun, 10 Dec 2006 06:31:15 GMT

Interesting idea, but we could never get so so lucky

Reply #3

johnph77 — Sat, 09 Dec 2006 16:52:47 GMT

It's interesting to note that all progressions were completed in these states between 4096 and 8192 draws.

Computers, as almost anyone knows, only work with two numbers - 0 and 1. Either a switch is off (0) or on (1). So, if any type of repeating cycle is to be found, it will occur on the cusp of a direct multiple of 2. With regard to the number of drawings mentioned here, the next possible multiple of 2 is 8,192 - 213. Check Drawing #1 and Drawing #8193. If the drawn numbers are the same the... [ More ]

Reply #2

teacake58 — Sat, 09 Dec 2006 15:26:06 GMT

thanks looking forward to seeing it

Reply #1

JADELottery — Sat, 09 Dec 2006 15:02:01 GMT

Great read, Impessive work

Pick 3 Matrix Completion Cycle

Thoth — Sat, 09 Dec 2006 07:35:02 GMT

Have you ever put together a historical listing of all the combos drawn in your states Pick 3 game and wondered why there are so many combinations that have never hit? Have you ever noticed how some combos hit with a much higher frequency than others? Have you ever wondered just how long it will take for all of the 1,000 pick 3 straights to be drawn in your states game? The answers to these questions can be found within the laws of probability.

Believe it or not, the laws of probability ac... [ More ]