Why I think quick picks suck

Reply #70

jarasan — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 15:14:59 GMT

Yes, close doesn't count if you are going for the jackpot, that is an absolute.

Searching for the cures of diseases is similar to trying to smack a jackpot, scientists get close all the time, but they don't give up (unless they run out of funding), there are setbacks and advancements, and sometimes they find a cure by research or luck. I don't give up and throw the towel in and leave it to fate, and most of all, I don't let loses and small wins deter me from finding my way to a jackpot.

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Reply #69

Coin Toss — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 14:15:31 GMT

jarasan

Thanks for the invite to the MADDOG challenge but I'm striclty a $1 or $2 a draw player and I know I can't pick my nose.

I think thus far for the year I ve spent about $416 in tickets and had $76 in winners (all games). That's probably right around what the lottery would expect as its hold .

I know it's fun working numbers out, I do quite a few of the paper and pencil workouts that have been posted here at LP for Pick 3.

But it's just my observation that in jackpot games noth... [ More ]

Reply #68

jarasan — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 13:46:35 GMT

CT,

I wish I had time to waste. I'd rather spend it choosing my own numbers. Nobody is saying you are wrong, it is a fact more QP's hit the jackpot because as we all know the masses play QP's.

I prefer choose MY own numbers and I think QP's are a waste of MY MONEY, I do better with MY picks than with QP's.

I constantly prove this to myself everytime I spend a couple of bucks on them.

Why don't you get on one of MADDOGS challenges and post some QP'S and see how they do?

Good luck... [ More ]

Reply #67

ebearam — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 08:38:23 GMT

Majority of jackpots are won with Qp's, but thats because 95 percent of people dont select there own numbers. So any results page you look at will have a higher ratio for Qp's over personal picks. There would definitely be a larger percentage of jackpot winners on personal picks if it was 50 % each way. Those bad picks aren't going to win majority of the time. My suggestion is to stick with the stats that will give you the best chances to win..I'll post the last 20 days of ny's take 5- and you'l... [ More ]

Reply #66

Coin Toss — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 05:27:06 GMT

jaraan

From your post above

As far as the scanned tickets goes, you forgot to state: How many of the 5 digits matrix were on the QP?

answer: zero.

3 QP lines 15 numbers zero hits zero ratio

5 Self Pick lines 16 numbers 4 numbers hit: 1/4 ratio better than zero. And I had at least 1 on every line.

That was my point, I had 4 of the 5, that is all.

And both your selections and the QPs paid the same, no? Zilch.

As for quick picks, assumptions, etc...

Drawing after drawi... [ More ]

Reply #65

jarasan — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 21:49:56 GMT

CT,

We both assume many things, you say some uncollected jackpots are QP played, I say most uncollected jackpots are QP's, the only way to prove this is with actual statistics.

The lottery retailers don't make the rules the Lottery boards do that.

I've seen people spend $2000 on Qp's. I've heard of even more being spent on QP's at one time.

As far as the scanned tickets goes, you forgot to state: How many of the 5 digits matrix were on the QP?

answer: zero.

3 QP lines 15 number... [ More ]

Reply #64

reddog — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 20:49:10 GMT

I feel your pain. When I get crappy QP's I just compare them to my life,,,, they both suck.

Reply #63

numbergirly — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 20:24:01 GMT

I would play those numbers at least three times because, numbers are very unpredictable...That's the whole point to the lottery game you never know. Maybe the machine spit out the correct numbers for another date. Don't give up on E-Z Picks so quickly because, most jacpots are won by quick picks.

GOOD LUCK

Reply #62

numbergirly — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 20:05:24 GMT

Hey Texas MadMan.... I would play those numbers at least three times. Never underestimate the power of numbers. We can't predict what numbers are good or bad until we play them. You never know...Maybe the machine spit out the correct numbers for another date. GOOD LUCK TO YOU

Reply #61

justxploring — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 19:51:44 GMT

I agree, except that I've seen very tiny pick-5 prizes in FL when lots of people win playing low numbers. Still, I wouldn't mind winning $20,000 although $250,000 would be much nicer. I suppose as long as it's not your one chance in a lifetime then any win would be just fine. I think most people assume that the one time they finally hit a jackpot, it's going to be the one only time (which might be true

Reply #60

Stack47 — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 19:20:21 GMT

A good example of that is last night's Rolling Cash 5 drawing; 7-33-35-37-39. The jackpot was hit and the winner was probably in the lottery office early this morning collecting the winnings and telling them they thought the numbers were crappy when bought their ticket.

They randomly choose a QP number, sell it to a player and have a random drawing so 1-2-3-4-5+6 has the same chance of being drawn as any other combination. If many people play that combination the winnings will be smaller but... [ More ]

Reply #59

Elizabeth03 — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 19:08:55 GMT

I play quick picks all the time and choose numbers as well. Always wanting to win a large prize. I have a feeling all the time that I will win, but it doesn't always happen,. Maybe someday my fortune will change for the better

Reply #58

Coin Toss — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 14:31:35 GMT

jarasan

You're assuming that all quick pick players have less involvement or understanding of the game.

What you said holds true for some quick pick players, but there are others that have been playing for many, many years and after having seen jackpot after jackpot go to a quick pick, they start playing them.

QP converts brothers and sisters!

I know people who pick their own nunbers and don't even check their tickets until they have a stack of them. Then they go down to a place tha... [ More ]

Reply #57

jarasan — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 10:29:44 GMT

My point is that uncollected jackpots or any uncollected winner for that matter is a QP, due to the players' lack of involvement or understanding of the game they are QP'ing, that is all.

The players that take the time to SELECT their plays will have a greater involvement in the game, therefore know when the drawing takes place, knows the odds, knows the payouts, knows about annuities and cash outs, know how to collect, when to collect etc., and most importantly won't let their alligator eat... [ More ]

Reply #56

Coin Toss — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 06:35:23 GMT

Jarasan

I said that since most tickets are quick picks then probalby most unclaimed winners are quick picks.

Then you said you're willing to wager that 90% of uncollected jackpots were QP's, and to prove you wrong.

Huh

Reply #55

jarasan — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 04:02:33 GMT

No again, you are making an unfounded statement, you can be assured they (the lottery) knows this fact, (QP's vs. handpicked uncollected) which we are not privy to, or is difficult to obtain, but they know the ratio. A person such as Raven may know where to find this info. but one cannot conclude that the two are proportional by any stretch. I am willing to wager that greater than 90% of uncollected jackpots were QP's., prove me wrong.

Reply #54

lottocalgal — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 02:18:57 GMT

TSC,

I used to get angry with those QP that come out like that, then some of those weird ones win like the 33 22 41 25 45. But it won. I too would never play 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and mega number 6. If that draw ever came out, Lady Luck would get a serious beat down from me personally.

Reply #53

sirbrad — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 01:24:30 GMT

Oddly enough I seen many jackpot winning numbers that looked like that. Random is random. I have won some good cash on strange QP's as well. Bias and tampering is the cause of most losses...Most of the other big winners just let QP's do their job, and win. At least 80% of the time.

Reply #52

Texas MadMan — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 01:17:20 GMT

Wow, I had no idea that some people had such strong feelings about this subject that they would feel the need to post rude replies that offer nothing to the discussion. I was simply stating my thoughts on quick picks. I've been buying them for about 16 years off and on and I think I've had more than enough time to develop my opinion. It is only that, though, an opinion. For those of you who feel you are soooooo much smarter and that your opinion is sooooooooo much better............enjoy your co... [ More ]

Reply #51

Raven62 — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 23:36:24 GMT

It never fails: When folks leave the selection of their Lottery Numbers to someone else (QPs): They come to LP and whine about their disappointment with the Lottery Numbers they were given. If you're going to mark yourself as a loser even before the drawing has occurred, then you should probably Select your Own numbers rather then Place a Bet with QPs: After all this is Gambling: No Guarantees that you'll be given Numbers that look good to you or Numbers that will Win

Reply #50

Coin Toss — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 23:04:50 GMT

Once upon a time, a cracker working at a Stuckey's on the highway headed north sold Tommy Tilly Tourist a baby alligator and some Floricda lottery tickets.

On the way home, the baby alligator ate the tickets.

When they got back to NY they flushed the baby alligator, and thus a winning Florida lottery ticket, down the toilet.

Time went by and then a monster reptile was terrorizing the NY subway system and the National Guard was called in.

They blew it away, but a Florida lottery ticke... [ More ]

Reply #49

justxploring — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 22:52:23 GMT

There is no basis AFAIK for believing winners who don't claim prizes buy QPs. OTOH it might be a logical assumption if you think about all the impulse buyers who say Oh, let me have one of them those lottery things ya'll sell. Sitting down to select numbers takes a little more effort. But I've also gotten a few small wins when I just pick 6 numbers out of the blue. Yes, I believe QPs have the same chance of winning as self-picks but, living in a state with a lot of tourism, I can see how someone... [ More ]

Reply #48

Coin Toss — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 22:43:13 GMT

A lot of people may start out thinking like that, but what do you think they're saying after 1,000, 2,000, or more drawings?

If quick picks are for the masses, then we can also say picking your own numbers is for the megalomaniacs.

Just playing the game, you're leaving it to fate.

It would make sense that more uncollected winners are quick picks simply based on there are more quick picks.

Reply #47

jarasan — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 22:14:13 GMT

Nobody is crying, that is pure conjecture on your part CT, the irony is that QP's both suque and blow at the same time. I accept the loss of my wager happily, knowingly, with no expectation to hit with a QP or hand pick, for that matter.

People who advocate that QP's are The Way are just leaving it to fate, they are uninvolved in the chosen wager (other than being in it, key), more power to them and they probably just don't have the time to mess with it. I betcha' you one thing, though, all... [ More ]

Reply #46

Coin Toss — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 21:46:44 GMT

OK, we've got quick picks suck , I played a quick pick once in 1986 and didn't win the jackpot like I wanted wah wah wah wah wah , oh boo hoo wah wah wah ad nauseam.

First, people are forgeting there is no bet you can make that you, the player are SUPPOSED to win. The house, be it a casino or state lottery, has the edge pr they wouldn;t book your action, and in lotto that edge is taken to astronomical extremes, literally.

HOW ABOUT THIS - anybody or everybody that is so insistent that quic... [ More ]

Reply #45

EXMECHANIC — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 20:34:14 GMT

this post caught my eye cause I just hit a straight box daily 3 on friday with a quick pick, I've been getting 2/3 for a while so last friday I bought a qp to go with my own numbers, and wa laa it hit, right now I'm high on qp's, haha, good luck everyone

Reply #44

Stack47 — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 20:09:40 GMT

There are only 837 combinations with a sum under 31 so if I bought 5 QPs and all were under 31, I would say they are crappy too. But you only bought one quick that happened to be under 31 and are comparing it to any of the 51,523 other combinations and saying the percentages are in your favor. The rest of us are comparing your one QP to one QP from that group and saying compared together, the odds of either combination being drawn are exactly the same.

The 90% was from excluding 4 even number... [ More ]

Reply #43

jarasan — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 19:47:27 GMT

QP's also blow. I always buy Qp's for grins but this is typical.

Reply #42

KY Floyd — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 18:34:37 GMT

You've chosen the right answer, but you're certainly giving me plenty of evidence that you don't actually understand the signifigance of it. I won't argue with the basic premise that QPs are flawed. Anecdotal evidence suggests that they aren't completely random selections made from all of the available numbers. I don't care one way or the other, and won't argue that point.

The relevant question is whether or not that affects their chances of winning. Previously you said that you believe that... [ More ]

Reply #41

KY Floyd — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 18:09:16 GMT

Yup. Same thing with NY lotto on Saturday night: 7, 24, 36, 52, 54, 55. Plenty of people would look at those numbers and ask about the odds of the winning combination having 3 numbers in the 50's. Sure, that's less likely than other distributions, but the odds of that specific combination coming up, like any other combination, are about 1 in 22 million.

Reply #40

justxploring — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 16:37:06 GMT

If you believe that the results are completely random, how can any set of numbers be bad?

Darn! You took the words right out of my mouth. On the other hand, I admit that I might have the same reaction to that combination. Still, here's an example from the other night which proves there's no such thing as a bad combination. I have several examples, many with 3 consecutive numbers. This was last Sat. From the FL Lottery media center:

The Florida Lottery announced today that no ticket matche... [ More ]

Reply #39

Coin Toss — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 16:26:58 GMT

Texas MadMan

Sorry, but I don't think I'm missing your point at all.

The premise of your thread is Why I think quick picks suck .

The facts are quick picks win most of the jackpots, it's that simple.

Replying to that, I said that most jackpot winning tickets are quick picks, which they are.

Perhaps what you're really saying without realizing it is the fact that quick picks hit jackpots way more often than non-quick picks is what sucks. If you think that sucks, you've got a lot of... [ More ]

Reply #38

ebearam — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 13:52:47 GMT

In the New York Take Five Drawing look at the Odd vs. Even numbers drawn.

As of 9/13/07 these were the Odd vs. Even stats:

5749 Odd numbers drawn.

5566 Even number drawn.

5 Even / 0 Odd Drawings: 59

4 Even / 1 Odd Drawings: 299

3 Even / 2 Odd Drawings: 751

2 Even / 3 Odd Drawings: 736

1 Even / 4 Odd Drawings: 350

0 Even / 5 Odd Drawings: 68

The important statistic is the 3 Even / 2 Odd: 751 and 2 Even / 3 Odd: 736 stat. Telling you that you should be playing a 5 num... [ More ]

Reply #37

Texas MadMan — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 13:42:13 GMT

Another way of looking at it:

For pick 3 games, 72% of possible combos are singles, 27% are doubles, and 1% are triples. Now, I'm not saying you shouldn't play doubles or triples. If I'm going to buy 10 lines I will have 7 singles, 2 or 3 doubles, and maybe I'll throw in one triple. This is just my strategy. Now, when I buy quick picks for the TX pick 3 game, I will get just about 50% singles and 50% doubles. That doesn't fit my playing strategy so I tend to pick my own numbers rather than bu... [ More ]

Reply #36

Texas MadMan — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 13:21:28 GMT

Wow you must think I'm an idiot. In your example it would depend on how many number 7's are in the 100 possible numbers. Assuming it's only one number 7 then you would have a 1/100 chance of getting a 7. That being said, that's not at all what I'm talking about.

Reply #35

Texas MadMan — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 13:18:13 GMT

Coin Toss, you just seem to be missing my point. Let me state it a little differently. When I go spend money on quick picks, I notice that I get an UNUSUALLY high ratio of lower percentage combinations. Using Texas Two Step for example, if 90% of the possible combos have an odd and an even number then I should get pretty close to that percentage on my quick picks, right? Well, I don't. Out of $10 I may get 2 or 3 that are all odd or all even or have some other low percentage type of combination.... [ More ]

Reply #34

Texas MadMan — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 13:06:59 GMT

That's incorrect, Stack. That quick pick was certainly not a 90% combination. What percentage of combos of the total possible in Texas Two Step do ya think have a total line sum below 30? I'm not just talking about odd/even combinations. I also look at decade patterns, high/low, etc. For those of you who think this is crazy, I'm not sure I follow your logic. There are more combinations possible for Texas Two Step with a decade pattern of 1-2-1-1 or 1-1-2-1 then there are of ANY other pattern. We... [ More ]

Reply #33

Stack47 — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 07:55:41 GMT

Now, if I had to bet on whether or not a black or a white ball was going to be drawn, what would the smart bet be?

The odds of grabbing a black ball are better, but the numbers on your quick pick were in the 90% range and you still said they were crappy.

Reply #32

Coin Toss — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 05:55:24 GMT

Considering 70 to 70 % of ticket sales, and 70 to 80% of jackpot winners are quick picks, I guess there's a lot of lucky people- a lot more than those who pick their own numbers, evidently.

The develper of Nautilus fitness machines, Arthur Jones, once told this story.

A guy is at the beach trying to dog a hole with his hands.

Another guy comes along, sees what he's doing, and offers him a shovel, telling him it would really help him with what he's trying to do.

The first fellow looks... [ More ]

Reply #31

DownandDirty — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 05:40:55 GMT

I played an elaborate quick pick strategy (which I have discussed on other posts) for a few years and now; I use quick picks as a method of narrowing down my own number picks.

You see, unless you are lucky most quick picks usually are worthless and suck beyond belief. Your lucky if one number is right with a quick pick. This helps me to eliminate numbers. Makes a good filter.

Yeah they suck...but if used effectively; you can get some other knowledge/ benefits from them.

But ya know...i... [ More ]

Reply #30

pacattack05 — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 05:31:43 GMT

There are no good or bad combos. It's merely an illusion when most of the combos seem nicely spaced apart. Those rosy peachy looking combos have just as much chance as strange and seemingly low possibility types.

The brain is always looking for patterns from chaotic forms. And we all know the weather isn't always peachy keen. So maybe a little turbulence doesen't hurt.

Nevertheless, your interpretation of what an ideal combo is, can be debatable, and interpreted many ways.

Bottom l... [ More ]

Reply #29

KY Floyd — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 05:04:10 GMT

If you won for guessing whether the winner would be a black ball or a white ball that would make sense, but that's not how the lottery works. See if you can get the right answer to this: You have a barrel with 100 balls in it, 90 are white and 10 are black. If you pick one of the balls at random, what are the chances that it will be number 7

Reply #28

Texas MadMan — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 04:09:21 GMT

Okay, last time I'm going to post on this topic. It's time for this topic to die. Anyway, if you like quick picks then, by all means, keep buying them. It just seems to me that when I buy quick picks I get an unusually high ratio of low percentage combinations therefore I don't like buying quick picks. It's just my opinion. Like I said, if you like 'em then keep buying them 'cause I like seeing the jackpots go up and up and UP.

Reply #27

Coin Toss — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 04:00:05 GMT

If there are smart picks no one has broken the code yet.

There's no such thing as a consistent jackpot winner, there's no such things as a consistent 5 + 0 winner. No one has any lottery offering a jackpot game sweating their play.

As has been said by many many times on this board, one and only one set of numbers is drawn.

The lotteries love it when people think they have a system or way of doping out the numbers that will be drawn because they know that kind of player is going to play... [ More ]

Reply #26

Texas MadMan — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 02:18:03 GMT

Okay, Stack, let's look at it this way. I have a barrel with 100 balls in it. 90 of them are black and 10 of them are white. Each ball has an equal chance of being drawn, correct? (Assuming they are of equal size and shape and equally mixed). Now, if I had to bet on whether or not a black or a white ball was going to be drawn, what would the smart bet be? Obviously the smart bet would be on black because 90% of the balls are black. When we buy a lottery ticket we are placing a bet on an outcome... [ More ]

Reply #25

Stack47 — Sun, 22 Jun 2008 23:14:22 GMT

A HUGE majority of the 741 total drawings for that game have either 2 odd/2 even, 3 odd/1 even, 1 odd/3 even. 90% of the 741 draws to be exact.

That's because almost 90% of all the possible combinations have that odd to even ratio. In every drawing there is 10% chance that 4 odd or 4 even numbers will be drawn but that doesn't prove the combination 2-4-7-9 has a 90% chance of being drawn or a even a better chance than the combination 2-4-6-8. The odds of either combination being drawn is 1 o... [ More ]

Reply #24

ThatScaryChick — Sun, 22 Jun 2008 20:08:05 GMT

Yesterdays Powerball numbers were : 7-8-9-31-50 + 31. If I had gotten those numbers, I would have been like ewww , but that just goes to show any set of numbers can come out.

Reply #23

Coin Toss — Sat, 21 Jun 2008 17:12:09 GMT

Just my $.02 here.

Predictions are fine and if done for recreation, no problem.

Personally I don't put any up because I only track two games and I know that I can't pick my nose, let alone numbers!

But I would be far more impressed by seeing one, two, or three pick 3's predicted and hit and collected on than seeing 45 or more possible plays and something hits- kind of like shooting at an archery bullseye with a shotgun.

I'm pretty sure abolutely no one on the predictions page is play... [ More ]

Reply #22

Badger — Sat, 21 Jun 2008 16:41:50 GMT

Within the last month I had something similar on a Powerball ticket. Three numbers consecutively.

All three dropped that night for a 7 buck win.

I've had similar on the local 6/39 game and they've hit.

The numbers often do not follow the script on any one draw in jackpot games. There is no bad ticket. It all depends on what drops.

Reply #21

Texas MadMan — Sat, 21 Jun 2008 05:45:22 GMT

One other thing:

If you still think I'm out in left field check this out, click on predictions, then top predictors and notice that I am 10th for all time hit percentage. Sure, there are 9 people with a better percentage but notice that they don't post that many predictions. As a matter of fact the next closest individual has only posted 1/6 as many as I have. How do I manage to keep a hit percentage in the top 10 all time for this site? I do it by using random number generators and then filt... [ More ]

Reply #20

Texas MadMan — Sat, 21 Jun 2008 05:37:29 GMT

Thanks for your input KY Floyd. Statistically trackable is certainly NOT an illusion. You are absolutely right that every draw is specific numbers. What I mean is that over the long run , you will tend to see balance. I'm not coming up with any kind of weird science here. Texas Two Step drawings are 4 balls from a pool of 35 plus one bonus ball from another pool of 35. A HUGE majority of the 741 total drawings for that game have either 2 odd/2 even, 3 odd/1 even, 1 odd/3 even. 90% of the 741 dra... [ More ]

Reply #19

ThatScaryChick — Sat, 21 Jun 2008 04:40:31 GMT

There have been times that I have gotten combinations that I thought were bad and it used to annoy me. But now, I realize that any combination can come out and those picks that I thought were weird/bad could one day turn out to be a winner.

Reply #18

KY Floyd — Sat, 21 Jun 2008 03:37:51 GMT

If you believe that the results are completely random, how can any set of numbers be bad? Every combination has exactly the same chance as every other. The problem with playing 1,2,3,4,5,6 isn't that it's less likely to win than other combinations. The problem is that you'd be playing for a much smaller jackpot because a lot of people play that combination, and if it does win the jackpot will be split many ways.

As far as what you refer to as statistically trackable that's an illusion. For ev... [ More ]

Reply #17

Stack47 — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 23:11:17 GMT

I've played abbreviated wheels where I have included four numbers like that and they have ended up in the same combo. The difference is, I can place those numbers in another order before filling out a play slip and without handing the ticket back to the clerk. But since I believe all the numbers I'm using have an equal chance of being drawn and that combination would be used if I was playing a full wheel, I play it.

If all the numbers and all the combinations in the Texas Two Step have an equ... [ More ]

Reply #16

hearsetrax — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 19:25:56 GMT

Reply #15

tiggs95 — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 19:22:21 GMT

No matter what your QP is try to be happy..You only get once chance at life,some others die early..Enjoy life......

Reply #14

psykomo — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 19:10:48 GMT

G@@D IDEA BUT if UR QP HIT's D jackpot,

DON't wait around a YEAR to CA$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$H IT!!

LOL

PSYKOMO

Reply #13

Coin Toss — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 06:45:50 GMT

For all the people that use systems, spreadsheets, etc.. there sure haven't been many jackpot winners.

The thing is spreadsheets and all that go into them don't account for the most important thing of all, the Luck Factor.

Even people who get lucky and hit all birthdays, some force in the universe deemed that those birthdays and the numbers drawn would coincide.

The Lottery Fairy is either smiling on you or not, and the lotteries own statistics teach us that the Lottery Fairy certainly... [ More ]

Reply #12

Lotto*Love — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 06:15:35 GMT

I too have had some bad MM QP's. My last one was something like 8,16,32,33,34---8

I was like I can't win with these! lol and I didn't get one number right..but it was only 1 ticket that time. I only play more as the pot grows bigger. The numbers were horrible, so I got bored and went to MM website to look at past years winning numbers and I saw very few lines with 3 numbers right after another (32,33,34) I saw a lot of lines I would never of came up with myself. Like numbers all over 38 and s... [ More ]

Reply #11

Texas MadMan — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 04:26:48 GMT

Okay, the post by Coin Toss, got me thinking a little bit.........I'm not trying to bash anyone that likes quick picks. If you play alot of quick picks then good luck to you. I'm just simply saying this........if I wanted to get hit by lightning I wouldn't just go stand outside. I would probably do some things to increase my chances. I would go outside in a thunderstorm, stand under the tallest tree, wrap myself in tin foil........well you get the point. I like to use the same approach when play... [ More ]

Reply #10

Texas MadMan — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 04:04:34 GMT

Uh......actually, like I said, I used to play exclusively quick picks with not much luck at all. Over the time that I bought alot of quick picks I would say that about 50% to 75% of them were what I would consider to be bad plays so it wasn't one ticket with one set of numbers. Also, I wouldn't say I was throwing any kind of a hissy fit snit , just posting my opinion on the subject. I said in my first post that I know most jackpots are hit by quick picks. You can believe what you want, but I bel... [ More ]

Reply #9

Idesire$ — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 03:57:22 GMT

My take on QP is to try playing the numbers back three days in a row I have won several times that way. SO if the numbers the QP picks for you don't fall, then try playing what was given to you for 3days and see if its a winner.

Reply #8

Coin Toss — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 03:43:18 GMT

Gee, you get one ticket with a set of numbers you don't like and throw a hissy fit snit about quick picks?

Thus far in 2008 in the Illinois Pick 5 game (5/39) there have been 64 jackpots hit by 86 winners (includes shared jackpots). Of those 86 winners 54 were quick picks.

Track your game for a while and see what you find out.

Reply #7

Texas MadMan — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 03:20:21 GMT

Well........I looked through the history for Texas Two Step. ONE time out of 740 draws all five numbers were less than 11:

4/9/2007 3-5-6-7+7

Tonight: 3-16-21-34+6

Reply #6

Stew12 — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 03:12:36 GMT

Yea, I got a powerball QP for yesterday that was 32,34,36,38,53 + 18. wasn't too hopefull for that one. Annnnddd it got no hits.

Reply #5

tntea — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 03:11:22 GMT

I hope you get that winning idiot feeling.. Good luck with the qp

Reply #4

ThatScaryChick — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 03:10:25 GMT

Nah, I don't think you will feel like an idiot. I think you will feel like a winner

Reply #3

Texas MadMan — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 03:01:15 GMT

Yeah, that's probably the way to go. I used to play only quick picks, but nowadays I write spreadsheets to pick random numbers for me, but I set filters to prevent crap like 1-3-4-5-10 from being selected. The only reason I bought a quick pick tonight is because I'm out of town with only my laptop and I didn't remember to transfer all my spreadsheets over from my desktop. Oh well, I guess I'll fell like an idiot for posting this thread if that number is drawn tonight, huh

Reply #2

Guru101 — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 02:59:17 GMT

There have been plenty of unusual quick picks that have won jackpots. Who knows, the next one might be you(or me, whatever floats your boat

Reply #1

ThatScaryChick — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 02:57:15 GMT

I used to think the same thing, but I may be changing my tune a bit. I've won more playing quick picks then by playing my own numbers. And most of the stories of winners that we read about, seem to be about those people who pick qp's. So now, I tend to mix a few quick picks and my own picks together hoping that helps a bit.

Why I think quick picks suck

Texas MadMan — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 02:54:24 GMT

Just bought a quick pick for the Texas Two Step drawing tonight. Here's what the computer spit out at me: 1-3-4-5+10. NICE! I know, I know, quick picks win a majority of jackpots, but give me a break. I think that's probably the last quick pick I will ever buy.........EVER.