Probability theory

Reply #4

JKING — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 05:02:43 GMT

Hi,

If you track how many of those hot numbers occur in each draw, it might reveal something. *S*

Most draw consist of what you might call hot numbers, cold numbers and those in between. It might also tell you when a number is due or when it has occurred to often over a period of time. You can even take it a step further by assigning a rating value to each number based on what you think will be most due, hottest, or any other criteria you want. Then track the each drawing by the rating of... [ More ]

Reply #3

x1kosmic — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 22:19:56 GMT

Not a Bad way of Playing

Mabey Mega will get a Multiplyer (for everyone) soon.

Reply #2

Classic47 — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 22:08:42 GMT

I wait... then stop playing after I have enough bad luck.

Reply #1

x1kosmic — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 20:30:35 GMT

If the Bonus Ball doesn't hit

Do you keep playing it 'till it does or switch, when another takes over most hit?

I do something a little different..... I Q-pick the bonus ball in Powerball

But in about 5 or 6 plays per draw, It's uncanny that I'll get it almost every other draw. Was why I asked

What I'm wondering is, do you wait ....or switch

Probability theory

Classic47 — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 20:09:30 GMT

is that frequent hitting numbers are more likely due than the oddballs (as I like to call them). It's a pretty simple, straight forward theory.

I used this for Keno and the MM mega ball. I cross out any numbers that have hit the last X number of games and from the remainder, I pick the ones that hit the most (from a certain period of time of course).

For mega millions mega ball, I used 5 wagers using the same mega ball. I crossed out all the ones that over the previous 100 draws and... [ More ]