How many draws do YOU go back ??

Reply #15

bigato1010 — Tue, 12 Feb 2008 13:45:15 GMT

I go back a week and manupulate what it played a week before. Also note that most of the time it will repeat one or two of the numbers that came out the last week concentrate on that when you have time.

Reply #14

LottoAce — Tue, 05 Feb 2008 23:12:27 GMT

previous post....

Reply #13

LottoAce — Tue, 05 Feb 2008 23:10:53 GMT

I would have to totally disagree with you there....but to each his/her own.

Reply #12

Omniscient — Tue, 05 Feb 2008 19:35:01 GMT

Interesting ... I guess everyone has their own style of how far they go back for their picks. I find that going back 30 or 60 draws for the pick 3 and 4 games works good. And for the pick 5, 15 draws back has gotten me more free tickets and 3 of 5 cash prizes than any other amount of draws I go back.

Summary ... 30/60 draws for pick 3 4

15 Draws for Pick 5 ... as far as pick 6 JP games.. well .. thats up in the air ... havent done any testing on that ..yet.

Reply #11

OldSchoolPa — Tue, 05 Feb 2008 11:31:39 GMT

Although a pattern may result going forward, I believe it is virtually impossible to determine a pattern going forward and correctly pick the numbers that would fall into place. I am not saying that one cannot win by analyzing the numbers because I know some people have done so. But I do say the extremely low odds of winning are not improved by analyzing the numbers. One could just as likely win by picking just some random numbers, playing special numbers, or buying a quick pick as they would by... [ More ]

Reply #10

LottoAce — Tue, 05 Feb 2008 03:13:57 GMT

30 in the powerball's (last draw) was an exeption to your rule.

if you look at the number just as a redball. it hit, skipped 52 games hit again, skipped 54 games, hit again. I had that number on my tickets. it was a longshot but sometimes they come in.

but, I see what your saying...

Reply #9

RJOh — Tue, 05 Feb 2008 01:38:15 GMT

Like time*treat, I play pick5 and higher and I use everything I have. With these games there are a lot more possible combinations and combinations of five or more seldom repeat if ever.

Reply #8

benmas — Tue, 05 Feb 2008 01:34:25 GMT

for individual numbers (hot, cold) i go back 6...for other patterns i go back more but i have noticed that ~40 is about the top limit for any pattern to repeat...of course there are exeptions but very few...The more you go back the more data and more difficult it gets to analyze it...i try to keep it relatively simple...

Reply #7

Kola — Tue, 05 Feb 2008 01:07:00 GMT

There are two systems I use for the Pick 3. With the one I use more often, I only go back to the last draw and the number of days that have passed for the year. I plug the info into some simple charts, do some arithmetic and play a small pool of numbers for hopefully more immediate wins. The second system doesn't require any writing or math. To me, the Pick 3 numbers cycle in about every nine days, loop around, and begin again. So I watch the wave of numbers, play the few numbers that I think ar... [ More ]

Reply #6

justxploring — Mon, 04 Feb 2008 22:23:51 GMT

Yes, I believe you need a year (or even 2) of history.

But I had to stop using systems or patterns when I cut back on spending. I find it nearly impossible to play a dollar or two and follow any type of system or pattern. When I have, I've been 1 or 2 numbers away and it's too frustrating, even though I win something. I'll just keep my fingers crossed and pray that the lottery fairy will sprinkle some of her dust on me.

Reply #5

four4me — Mon, 04 Feb 2008 22:22:14 GMT

Pick 3 and 4 i go back as far as the longest number out by position for tracking purposes.

For all jackpot games i use the longest out or coldest numbers combined with lukewarm and hot numbers.

Reply #4

LottoAce — Mon, 04 Feb 2008 21:40:29 GMT

Well, for me, it depends on what I am looking at.

I personally review the last 5-10 draws when determining a lottery bios the hot/cold, high/low, odd/even...etc... you get the picture. any further than that, I have found is a waste of my time.

now, if I'm looking for a skip and hit pattern I will usually follow it back 50 draws or so. same if I'm looking for a number to repeat. or expecting a backlash trend of some sort to appear.

10 game group count I will go back at least to the last... [ More ]

Reply #3

time*treat — Mon, 04 Feb 2008 21:31:17 GMT

I'm strictly pick-5 and higher. I like to have several hundred drawings to look back at and see if there are any long wave patterns. Any short wave patterns will show up, too.

Reply #2

ThatScaryChick — Mon, 04 Feb 2008 21:07:23 GMT

It depends on the method I am using, but usually I go back at least 8-10 drawings.

Reply #1

DownandDirty — Mon, 04 Feb 2008 20:58:55 GMT

It comes down to a point of whats time practical. How much time do you have to analyze data? Let's go back a year if possible!

I usually look at the last 10 days. On a 39 number game, most of those numbers usually appear within a 12-15 day or less time frame. My basic work-out is for ten days prior and I always look at what drew on the 11th and 12th days prior. These tend to pop sometimes. So, I've conidered extending my work-out to 12 days..but not yet.

But I look at the last 45-60 days o... [ More ]

How many draws do YOU go back ??

Omniscient — Mon, 04 Feb 2008 19:57:59 GMT

This seems to be a question that gets many different answers. Some say 10, 20,30,50,60, 90 ...etc. weather it's pick 3, 4, 5 or jackpot games. Anyone here have a sweet spot that seems to be reliable for a starting point when they work their systems,wheels, etc. ?

I find 30 and 60 to be best ....how about you ?

Thanks in advance for any feedback!

Omniscient