Question about pick 5 playing strategy. Want your opinion

Reply #14

Stack47 — Mon, 19 Mar 2012 19:54:30 GMT

I worked with a guy that played the same three numbers on 5 tickets 10 other numbers and won a $100,000 jackpot in the Ohio Buckeye 5 (5/37), He said he was just hoping to catch a 4 number match and/or five 3 number matches. His three numbers were birthdays so while his number picking strategy might not be that sound, his playing strategy was.

Reply #13

eastfield — Sat, 17 Mar 2012 22:10:05 GMT

Hi there B$Rizzle this message is for you,I orginally posted to Jap by mistake:

When you talk of patterns ,do you mean numbers or skip pattern or decades(present/missing)please clarify

I play have started to Euromillions 5/50 here in UK.Would you be willing to share your xls files templates you created for pix five .I don't know how to program and would appreciate if you can share the file,link it would help my study get to grips with these patterns,and what is due,which pattern is likely... [ More ]

Reply #12

eastfield — Sat, 17 Mar 2012 22:04:07 GMT

Hi there Jap

When you talk of patterns ,do you mean numbers or skip pattern or decades(present/missing)please clarify

I play have started to Euromillions 5/50 here in UK.Would you be willing to share your xls files templates you created for pix five .i don't know how to program and would appreciate if you can share the file,link it would help my study get to grips with these patterns,and what is due,which pattern is likely to hit.

I appreciate you may not beable to post link but p... [ More ]

Reply #11

shekina — Thu, 01 Mar 2012 19:31:22 GMT

I started playing Fantasy 5 a month ago , it seems the more i play (more than $6 ) a day , the less luck i have .I read your comments and it all sounds unfamiliar to me .I guess takes time .I am not using any wheel , because it is very difficult to know for sure what numbers to play .I follow the numbers every day , patterns...etc . I am not planning on quitting , it has become a hobby for me .......any advices?

i have hit 4/5 once and 3/5 4 times .

Reply #10

Feisty1 — Thu, 01 Mar 2012 18:10:15 GMT

Hey Lottoguru I would love to collaborate ... and yes I do use GH's A+ and won with it. So whenever you're ready ... My biggest mistakes came from developing pet combos and holding on to them to the point of craziness ...

Reply #9

lottoguru$-!624 — Thu, 01 Mar 2012 13:00:30 GMT

i also have hit 4/5 11x,

i played everyday almost since 2005, and i started to get lotto fever...so i took a break...

bam, an awesome 5/5 combo came out...all skip less than 5d...i saw the combo...but decided to NOT go to the store...just trying to catch 4 and it would have caught five...missed out on 25K (i would have been the third winner) ,well you know what they say...it jusn't wasnt meant to be.

i remember the day feb 1 2009 7 9 13 28 31 no mids...its hard to let go...

its great... [ More ]

Reply #8

time*treat — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 04:07:46 GMT

Maybe I'll get a little cardboard sign -- Will write code for good ideas.

Reply #7

B$Rizzle — Sun, 29 Jan 2012 22:08:09 GMT

Jap - Thanks for the response.

See, that's the thing, I keep really good records in and xls file that I created. It shows tons of data regarding past draws, whats due, the pattern to most likely hit. So basically I can tell at any time (based on the past data) which pattern is farthest out and should come up soon. Then on the other hand, I have my 3 fav #'s that I like to play. I've gone the pattern route at times, for a few weeks or a month at a time, and as soon as I do, my 3 #'s come up. S... [ More ]

Reply #6

time*treat — Sun, 29 Jan 2012 20:14:26 GMT

I'd go with option 1.

BTW, if anyone has seen a strategy that can consistently pull 3 of 5, please point me to the relevant thread(s).

Reply #5

JAP69 — Sun, 29 Jan 2012 19:50:40 GMT

play one or the other option when you best feel it is time for either option to drop.

With option 1 with the same 3#s daily they are a trackable situation to get the feel of the hit skip of when those 3 #s will drop. You may be able to check on those 3 #s in search drawings here at lottery post if you have no other means to find hit skip on them.

Reply #4

B$Rizzle — Sun, 29 Jan 2012 19:37:26 GMT

I don't mind sharing ideas/strategies (tried to a few times) but most people are quick pooh pooh and judge stuff without offering anything.

I definitely agree with that ^^^, which is why I titled the post the way I did. Looking for opinions/Ideas on the 2 options without starting a pissing match. Didn't want this thread to go downhill like some others lol

Anyways, I was playing $10 per draw for a while and decided to take it a bit slower this go around. That way it wouldn't feel... [ More ]

Reply #3

Feisty1 — Sun, 29 Jan 2012 19:03:54 GMT

You're welcome. I forgot to add that its very difficult to keep it to $5 and win ... or at least in short order in my opinion. I've been playing NY's Take-5 since it started and hit 5/5 way back in 2001, was living in NJ for a bit and played their 5/40 (best I did was 4/5 a few times) their 6/49 got 5/6 four times and now that I'm in Vegas I've been trying my hand at CA's Fan5 ... this one is kicking my A$$. Patience is definitely key and trusting your choices ... I can't tell you how many times... [ More ]

Reply #2

B$Rizzle — Sun, 29 Jan 2012 18:46:18 GMT

Thanks for the response Feisty. I've been playing the pick 5 game here in FL (Fantasy 5) for a while now. So I've decided to try and stick with one strategy for a while see what happens. It always seems, when I play a pattern (Option 2), or certain #'s repeatedly for a while (Option 1), I end up giving up after a while and try another route. Then as soon as I change it up, those #s come up.

I guess I need to be more patient. I've came close a decent amount of times in the past (4/5), but... [ More ]

Reply #1

Feisty1 — Sun, 29 Jan 2012 18:34:31 GMT

Hey B$Rizzle,

I tend to play a format like Option 2 while including a variation of Option 1. Here's what I mean: I look for the patterns that have formed over the history of the game, and because there's usually a few I will take those patterns that seem most due (a pair/triad) and wheel them with the other most due numbers. In a game like yours (1-36) it looks like there are a lot of repeats and consecutives that hit as well so that factor would need to be included in any strategy. So after... [ More ]

Question about pick 5 playing strategy. Want your opinion

B$Rizzle — Sun, 29 Jan 2012 18:14:38 GMT

Hello LP peeps

I have a question I'm curious to see the different opinions.

Lets say we have a pick 5 game with 36 #s in total (1-36). Total combinations would be 376,992.

Say you have 2 strategies to pick from. I'm curious to see which option you'd rather go with and why.

Option 1:

You play $5 each draw.

For your picks, you play the same 3 #'s daily the 2 remaining #'s are Quick Picks. So basically each daily draw you'd have 3 of the same #'s and 2 QP's on each of the... [ More ]