Did you noticed that now, most of the hot predictors...

Reply #15

hypersoniq — Sun, 19 Aug 2007 18:51:00 GMT

It's all luck and categories...

I started occasionally posting my PA eve. pick3 numbers for all states and radically improved my stats... without winning (or wagering) anything.

I wonder if it's the premium tools available that make the ratio of premium members much higher?

If you see me platinum, that's my signal that I won a prize >$50,000.

alas, I am still standard

Reply #14

justxploring — Thu, 16 Aug 2007 22:08:50 GMT

Maybe you are lucky at other things.

I'm going to go way out on a limb and bet that most of the cold predictors are standard members too.

I agree. In fact, I'll bet real money that most of the standard members have 1 nose and most of the premium members have 2 ears.

Reply #13

Just6ntlc — Thu, 16 Aug 2007 21:41:08 GMT

I'm not even close to becoming a hot predictor. I'm just not lucky at all.

Reply #12

Yukio — Tue, 14 Aug 2007 02:15:29 GMT

Ok, tried the West Virginia Cash 25.

10 trials.

Winners:

4 predictions, 3 of 6 for $5 each.

The odds are similar to Keno games, even if the game is a six number game. Probably you are talking about the easy types of games, since this site use fixed amounts for the calculations of prize ratios there could be some distortions. The real prize is just $1, here it is listed as $5. Ok, this could serve as a compensation for those 2/5 losts on Pennsylvania Treasure Hunt games. There is

Reply #11

spy153 — Mon, 13 Aug 2007 13:37:48 GMT

i'm guilty of trying too hard.

Reply #10

guesser — Mon, 13 Aug 2007 07:04:18 GMT

I have 89 billion 'systems' (well, not quite THAT many..) but I found more than about 3 are too many. (one system to help me pick one number, another system for another number, a third system for a third number), and for the final 2 numbers - dart board/coin toss/guesswork.

I found something that helps me narrow down the Powerball quite a bit, but going from 42 to about 12 isn't a great value.

I had one WB system that would give me a list of about 20-22 numbers that 'should' hit, and you... [ More ]

Reply #9

Todd — Mon, 13 Aug 2007 05:12:26 GMT

Yeah, good point

Reply #8

KY Floyd — Mon, 13 Aug 2007 05:05:35 GMT

I'm going to go way out on a limb and bet that most of the cold predictors are standard members too.

Reply #7

RJOh — Mon, 13 Aug 2007 01:29:05 GMT

I'm presently in the top ten of all four categories of the Predictors for All States, All Game Types which can be misleading. 30% or more of my latest predictions have been for West Virgina Cash25 which is a 625 games that is calculated on the board the same as any other six numbers games of which most are 649 or larger.

Treating a game with 177,100 possible combinations the same as games with 13,983,816 possible combinations or more give the predictors of WV Cash25 a huge advantage when... [ More ]

Reply #6

Todd — Mon, 13 Aug 2007 00:19:23 GMT

These are all good points. I knew when I created the stats summary page it could be interpreted in very simple, literal ways, which is not its intention. The summary page does not necessarily show the best predictors. It is a tangible measure of an intangible thing. (Does that make sense?)

Don't get me wrong; it is a mark of distinction to get onto the Top 10 of any of four categories. But it is by no means a definitive measure of who is best .

I would also agree that the point about... [ More ]

Reply #5

four4me — Sun, 12 Aug 2007 23:53:55 GMT

Thanks RJOh i failed to mention that as i forgot too.

But what i was getting at is their are posters who have posted large numbers of picks in the past and sat idle for 30 days then started posting picks again. So some of those posters picks may have won and their states over the 30 day period are improved.

For me i tend to look at individual posters overall stats by clicking on their user name and checking their prediction statistics.

I don't do comparisons unless my quantity of pick... [ More ]

Reply #4

RJOh — Sun, 12 Aug 2007 23:21:50 GMT

To appear on the top predictors page, members must post at least 500 picks, and must have posted at least one pick in the last 60 days.

Reply #3

four4me — Sun, 12 Aug 2007 22:15:54 GMT

I agree with Guru101

A new poster could post 10 picks for one draw and have the number come out in a draw and get in the top ten.

predictions stats are based on the number of picks and quantity of picks that win.

Some predictors only post a few picks every 30 days or so while other posters post thousands of picks every 30 days.

Reply #2

Todd — Sun, 12 Aug 2007 22:14:08 GMT

Actually, this is factually wrong.

Premium members make up only about 0.5% of the total number of members here, yet they account for 46% of the Top 50 hot predictors by prize ratio, and 54% of the Top 50 hot predictors by hit ratio.

Now, that's only looking at the top-level summary.

Most seasoned players know to look much deeper than that, by looking at stats at the game or state, or perhaps even by game within a state. That's where the real nuggets of data are.

Don't get so fixated... [ More ]

Reply #1

Guru101 — Sun, 12 Aug 2007 22:04:23 GMT

Why is it something to wonder about

Did you noticed that now, most of the hot predictors...

Yukio — Sun, 12 Aug 2007 21:14:00 GMT

are standard members?

Weird.

What do you think about it?

Even most of the top predictors by prize ratio are standard members ... Is this something to wonder about