Gap Strategy - A new way to play Powerball

Reply #31

RJOh — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 20:33:45 GMT

0-9=A

10-19=B

20-29=C

30-39=D

40-49=E

50-59=F

I use something similar when I pick combinations using my strategy, only I refer to them as decades rather than points. During the last 348 drawings since the last MegaMillions matrix change, combinations have had the following number of decades.

decades : amounts

1: 0

2: 14

3: 100

4: 198

5: 36

Reply #30

CARBOB — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 20:22:19 GMT

You seem to be using a different key.

Bobby, because the Fla F5 has 36 numbers, I broke them into equal counts. I do use the numbers in order drawn.

A=1-6;B=7-12;C=13-18;D=19-24;E=25-30;F=31-36

Reply #29

bobby623 — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 19:53:30 GMT

Pt

10/21/08 5 1 12 28 27 AABEE 3

10/20/08 14 4 30 9 33 CAEBF 5

10/19/08 6 33 14 18 28 AFCCE 4

10/18/08 1 14 18 17 33 ACCCF 3

CARBOB

These are winning combinations for Florida Fan5

I play 5 sets every Saturday, using Gap Strategy to generate my numbers.

I'm not really sure, but it seems you are working with numbers in order drawn, instead of numbers in numerical order.

Here is how my worksheets look for the 4 drawings above.

101808 0... [ More ]

Reply #28

bobby623 — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 19:27:21 GMT

I would like to see how combinations picked using this strategy have done in recent drawings.

For financial reasons, I don't play MegaMillions often.

I'm having more luck with Pick 3!

However, I did play 5 sets in MM drawing last night. My numbers were based on 4-point structure - ABDF.

I had the Mega Ball for $2.

I don't have much on the family agenda for the next couple of months. Therefore, I think I'm going to do some

trials making predictions using 3-point structures. I w... [ More ]

Reply #27

RJOh — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 18:46:07 GMT

Who's better to explain it than Bobby623 who started this thread? There are several strategies out there that other LP members have mentioned in a thread and just forgotten about, so it's unlikely anyone else is going to be more interested in the workings of this strategy than Bobby623.

I would like to see how combinations picked using this strategy have done in recent drawings.

Reply #26

CARBOB — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 11:01:55 GMT

I hope to get a response on this. I'm trying to understand the Pt idea. If anyone besides Bobby623 knows the answer, please respond. Do I have the Pt's correct?

Pt

10/21/08 5 1 12 28 27 AABEE 3

10/20/08 14 4 30 9 33 CAEBF 5

10/19/08 6 33 14 18 28 AFCCE 4

10/18/08 1 14 18 17 33 ACCCF 3

Reply #25

RJOh — Tue, 21 Oct 2008 15:42:06 GMT

07/30/08 - A C E F F + B

08/02/08 - A A C D F + D

08/06/08 - A C D D F + B

08/09/08 - D E E E F + C

08/13/08 - A B B C D + C

08/16/08 - A D E E F + C

08/20/08 - B B C D E + C

08/23/08 - B C D E E + C

08/27/08 - B D D E E + B

08/30/08 - A B B D E + D

09/03/08 - D E E E F + D

09/06/08 - B C C E F + B

09/10/08 - B B C D F + B

09/13/08 - A B C E F + D

09/17/08 - B C C D E + C

09/20/08 - A C D E E + C

09/24/08 - A B C D D + D

09/27/08 - B C C E F + C... [ More ]

Reply #24

time*treat — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 02:42:56 GMT

Any system complex enough to handle jackpot games is going to take some background reading to get a handle on. Folks who want to begin at the beginning...

by bobby623

Workout for Pick 5, 5+ and 6 games

https://www.lotterypost.com/thread/142512

Update to Pick 5, Pick 5+ and Pick 6 lotteries

https://www.lotterypost.com/thread/162413

Giving this a closer look, that 4 point area is the sweet spot. Here, you have the option of using this as a 50/50 filter. Half the results are 4

Reply #23

x1kosmic — Wed, 17 Sep 2008 21:02:32 GMT

BBCEE or mabey BBDEE

let's see how far off I am for tonight

Reply #22

bobby623 — Sun, 14 Sep 2008 15:00:57 GMT

Review of 0913 results and comments

One hit and two close calls!

0910 14.15.28.37.53+18 BBCDF+B BCDF 4 pt.

0913 07.17.29.43.51+38 ABCEF+D ABCEF 5 pt.

Played 4 pt structure - ABDE

Wheeled 12 numbers - 10 combinations (replay from 0910. Gap and lottery number streams not updated)

Hit A B E, #7.

Here are the frustrating parts.

B

1A 10 L1 7 9 11 1

2A 10 F2 15 1 9 0

3A 13 F1 10 3 8 0

I played 3A, which yielded lottery number 14.

2A, which has a higher PID total,... [ More ]

Reply #21

bobby623 — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 23:56:42 GMT

Not exactly.

In Powerball, there are six 5 pt structures:

ABCDE, ABCDF, ABCEF, ABDEF, ACDEF, BCDEF

The 4 pt structures are:

ABCD, ABCE, ABCF, ABDE, ABDF, ABEF, ACDE, ACDF, ACEF, ADEF, BCDE, BCDF, BCEF, BDEF, CDEF

The 3 pt structures are:

ABC, ABD,ABE, ABF, ACD, ACE, ACF, ADE, ADF, AEF, BCD, BCE, BCF, BDE, BDF, BEF, CDE, CDF, CEF, DEF.

We have discussed the 2 pt structures.

The 1 pt structures are: A , B, C, D, E and F

If you decided to play a 4 pt structure, you have t... [ More ]

Reply #20

CARBOB — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 21:04:55 GMT

Thanks Bobby, I have the picture, I think.

ABCDE=5 Pt

AABCD=4 Pt

AAACD=3 Pt

AAAAD=2 pT

AAAAA= 1 pT

Are these correct

Reply #19

bobby623 — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 21:03:11 GMT

Example: The last 2.pt structure was BD. This was on 031208 when the winning combination was 12.19.30.34.36+8. The alphabetical sequence is BBDDD. The structure is BD. There are 2 Bs, 12 and 19, and 3 Ds, 30.34.36.

On 10/17/2007 the winning combination was 14.15.19.42.46. The alpha sequence is BBBEE. The 2 pt structure is BE.

09/19/2007, 20.25.26.45.46 = CCCEE. The 2 pt structure is CE.

There are 5 more, but, I think I'd made my point.

The last Mega Millions drawing, the wi... [ More ]

Reply #18

CARBOB — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 20:45:55 GMT

Better yet post the date of the draw.

Reply #17

CARBOB — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 20:17:55 GMT

Post an example

Reply #16

bobby623 — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 20:08:08 GMT

CARBOB

You are counting all pairs in all winning combinations.

This is not the 15 pairs I've been referring to.

If a winning combination can be reduced to two letters, then you have a 2 point structure. There are only 15 possible pairs and there have

been only 8 winning combinations that can be reduced to 2 letters.

The pairs you are using would be useful in constructing whole combinations for play.

Reply #15

CARBOB — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 19:59:17 GMT

Here's the PB history for pairs.

PAIRS

4814 AB AC AD AE AF BC BD BE BF CD CE CF DE DF EF

HITS 389 380 411 423 84 447 441 472 118 426 445 93 439 124 122

MED SKIP 2 2 1.5 2 4 1 1 2 3 2 1 5 2 3 3

MAX SKIP 25 22 19 28 34 21 17 17 31 19 21 30 19 28 45

AVG 12.38 12.67 11.71 11.38 57.31 10.77 10.92 10.20 40.80 11.30 10.82 51.76 10.97 38.82 39.46

CUR.SKIP 3 8 7 7 7 5 3 3 0 6 1 0 2 0 2

PREVSKIP 5 3 3 0 3 1 1 1 28 4 5 1 0 2 0

Reply #14

bobby623 — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 19:57:35 GMT

CARBOB

When you convert all of the winning Powerball combinations to alphabetical sequences, via alphanumeric substitution, then substract the duplicate letters, you end up with 15 2-point sequences, or, structures.

Example: The last 2.pt structure was BD. This was on 031208 when the winning combination was 12.19.30.34.36+8. The alphabetical sequence is BBDDD. The structure is BD.

The last Mega Millions drawing, the winning combination was a 3 pt structure, CEF. which was hit in Marylan... [ More ]

Reply #13

CARBOB — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 19:32:23 GMT

Never mind, I understand, pairs A:F, I'm just showing the pairs that hit

Reply #12

CARBOB — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 16:54:21 GMT

Bobby,

How do you come up with 15 pairs? Also, do you use ordered draws or unordered?

There are 15 2-point sequences: AB thru EF.

FYI: Only 8 of the sequences have come up. BE has come up 4 times.

09/10/08 37 28 15 53 14 18 2 DCBFB DC DB DF DB CB CF CB BF BB FB

09/06/08 26 54 49 25 17 11 4 CFECB CF CE CC CB FE FC FB EC EB CB

09/03/08 49 38 40 46 50 34 2 EDEEF ED EE EE EF DE DE DF EE EF EF

08/30/08 14 32 47 2 15 36 3 BDEAB BD BE BA BB DE DA DB EA EB AB

Reply #11

bobby623 — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 15:01:40 GMT

Drawing outcome and comments;

0906 17.25.26.49.54+11 BCCEF+B BCEF

0910 14.15.28.37.53+18 BBCDF+B BCDF

Played ABDE w12# wheel. Had 1 hit.

Not a very good beginning. Still worth the work!

Texas is not a PB state. Keeping the data current not a high priority.

This changed when FL was added to the list. I have a brother there who

lives close to a lottery terminal!.

Some comments:

The last time the 4pt structure, BCDF, came up was 08182007! It was the

coldest duc... [ More ]

Reply #10

bobby623 — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 20:25:49 GMT

Juha kalulu

Please see the link for more detailed information about gap strategy.

https://www.lotterypost.com/thread/162413

I don't know of an alternate means for displaying the workout. I realize the the lines are offset. I don't know how to get them lined up.

I think if you transferred the data to graph paper if would be more readable.

If you have experience with lottery analysis, you should be able to figure out what the data reflects. If not, I don't know what to tell you.... [ More ]

Reply #9

Juha kalulu — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 18:37:09 GMT

Thanks bobby for your informative post. However I lost you when you got to this point:

Gap Strategy - Powerball

Workout: GNR V2

PID Configuration: First 3, Middle 3, Last 3.

AID Configuration: 1.2.3 = A, 4.5.6 = B, 7.8.9 = C

Last Triple: BAC

PID: F1 F2 F3 M1 M2 M3 L1 L2 L3

HG#: 4 7 6 8 9 3 5 1 2 -ACA2 +CBA5 -BAB2 A# 6 3 9

HGP: M2 M1 L2 L1 F3 F1 F2 L3 M3 +ACB5 -CBC0 -BAA2 AI B A C

AID: A C A C B B B A C -ACC3 -CBB4 +BAC5 G# 5 7 9

L# 7 4 8

AI AT PI PT G# LT... [ More ]

Reply #8

RJOh — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 17:14:25 GMT

Which spread sheet program do you use? Are any sharp LP members out there making templates for First Choice

Reply #7

Doc Tor — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 16:08:08 GMT

bobby623

It takes a lot of pencil and paper. I would like to see some sharp LP member put it on a spreadsheet. I wish I could learn how to develop a spreadsheet like some of these guys on LP.

Doc Tor

Reply #6

smooth05 — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 04:34:22 GMT

interesting once i fully get the whole concept i'll probably give it a try

Reply #5

Jimhowlett — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 03:25:55 GMT

Bobby,

Give me some time to digest all of this. I've been working on something similar (in the way of converting actual drawing numbers to new values for side-analysis). Let me take some notes and see what can be said.

Disclaimer: I don't play PB, but I do play MM. Although the matrix is slightly different, it is not so that most systems can be used interchangeably.

Reply #4

bobby623 — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 01:49:56 GMT

New Way to play Powerball

Gap Strategy - New way to play Powerball

After further review, I've decided not to provide the nitty gritty details for the

D and E numbers.

The worksheets contain the same kinds of data as for the A and B numbers. I laid out the

before and after triples, set up the Alpha Identifier arrays and came up with the

following choices.

D numbers: gaps 1, 4, 7, which produced lottery numbers 31, 34, 38.

E numbers: gaps 3.8,10, which produced lo... [ More ]

Reply #3

bobby623 — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 22:42:01 GMT

Gap Strategy: A new way to play Powerball

B numbers

Position Identifier configuration: F1 to F5 and L1 to L5

Alpha Identifier configuration: 1,2,3 = A, 4,5,6 =B, 7, 8, 9 = C, 10 = R.

Last Triple: CAA

PID F1 F2 F3 F4 F5 L1 L2 L3 L4 L5

HG#: 3 1 2 4 7 9 6 8 5 10

HGP: F3 L2 F5 F4 L5 L3 L4 F1 F2 L1

HAI: A R R A A A C C A A

-AAB2 -ACA2 -CCC1

-AAA1 -ACR1 -CCR2

-ABA3 -ACB3 -CCB3

+AAC4 +ACC5 +CCA4

A# 9 8 3

AI C C A

G# 6 7 3

-1A 10 L1 7 9 11 1

-2A 1... [ More ]

Reply #2

bobby623 — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 21:57:13 GMT

Gap Strategy Powerball A numbers.

Gap Strategy - A new way to play Powerball

Foreword:

Gap is the number of active cells between like numbers, or other data, in a specific data stream.

An active cell is any cell that has not been marked off in someway.

There are 9 active cells representing the 9 single numbers, (1-9). These are called the A numbers.

There are 10 active cells representing the 10 teens (10-19). These are called the B numbers.

There are 10 active cells rep... [ More ]

Reply #1

x1kosmic — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 20:14:11 GMT

Looks promising Bobby

I think for the 10th drawing I'm thinking about this latest little craze in Powerball where 2 numbers repeat from the previous drawing.

It cost 10 dollars to do it though.

uuuuuummmmm..... that 4 point sequence, the one your playing Wed. .......no 50 number at the end

Gap Strategy - A new way to play Powerball

bobby623 — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 19:50:01 GMT

Gap Strategy: New way to play Powerball.

This is going to take some space!

Here is a new way to play Powerball, and any other lottery game.

Step 1: Use alphanumeric substitution to convert winning numbers to alphabetical

sequences. Key: 0-9 =A 10-19=B 20-29=C 30-39=D 40-49=E 50-50=F

This method reduces the nearly 4 million number combinations to 252 alphabetical sequences.

Ex: 1.10.23.33.44 = ABCDE, 17.23.23.45.51= BCDEF.

Step 2: Eliminate the duplicate letters in individual... [ More ]