How many hours do you put into picking your numbers?

Reply #72

maximumfun — Sat, 16 Jun 2012 21:53:05 GMT

why

Reply #71

mcginnin56 — Sat, 16 Jun 2012 20:26:12 GMT

The people that have played their regular numbers patiently, and have won jackpots might disagree with that bullsnip.

That's why many of us here at LP do both self-picks and QP'S.

Reply #70

SergeM — Sat, 16 Jun 2012 20:04:03 GMT

I think that playing the same numbers every time is total bullsnip

Reply #69

mcginnin56 — Sat, 16 Jun 2012 15:31:53 GMT

Sadly, I will also be sharing your same agony and determination. My only other hopes are my QP's.

Reply #68

maximumfun — Fri, 15 Jun 2012 16:41:06 GMT

Today I'm going to spend HOURS of gut wrenching agony spent in determination that I will play the same exact numbers that I always play for tonight's draw.

Reply #67

Lucky5of5 — Fri, 15 Jun 2012 07:04:21 GMT

I spend maybe 20 minutes, on up to a couple of hours per game, after each drawing.

Reply #66

LottoBoner — Tue, 22 May 2012 21:51:14 GMT

well i have not looked at the mega millions too much since last draw...but you should play mega ball 36...it may be cycling soon...

i would stay with the low number trend...i can pick a winner in five minutes...but sometimes it may take a couple of draws before it hits...

the large matrix makes the system more difficult...it works more on point for a 5/39 game than a 5/56 game...i dont play powerball anymore.

watch cajuns sets...if i post some sets compare them to cajuns...maybe you wil... [ More ]

Reply #65

jeankedemetser — Tue, 22 May 2012 21:21:43 GMT

No hours, no minutes, no seconds, ... I play always the same numbers...

Reply #64

rdgrnr — Tue, 22 May 2012 01:19:12 GMT

Done!

I wanna do my part to spread the wealth around.

Reply #63

rad242 — Mon, 21 May 2012 19:38:26 GMT

Ridge:

Don't be greedy. I can't play Mega Millions in the New South so pass on the winning Powerball Combination for tomorrow night as soon as you are in receipt.

Thanks

Reply #62

rdgrnr — Mon, 21 May 2012 19:17:16 GMT

i can pick a winner in five minutes.

Well, how about taking ten minutes then and giving me a winner for MegaMillions Tuesday and Powerball Wednesday?

Much obliged.

Reply #61

LottoBoner — Sat, 19 May 2012 01:55:50 GMT

4 hours...to find the winners...

i do 2 hours...then take a twenty minute tv break...

then two hours more...

this varies day by day based on how i feel...

some days i have looked at the charts for ten hours at a time usually to no avail.

but now that i cracked the Α and and and and Δ code...

i can pick a winner in five minutes.

Reply #60

RJOh — Wed, 16 May 2012 18:59:21 GMT

The system was only following my instructions to reject any combination with a string of 3 or more sequential numbers. I looked at the file of 420 combinations from which I picked 20 to play and there was a match4 in it but that has only happened in 2% of the 719 drawings since the last matrix change so I'm hesitant to change my instructions, besides had I eyeballed that combination I would have rejected it too.

The good news is there was a couple of winning combinations in the mix to pick, t... [ More ]

Reply #59

lg999 — Wed, 16 May 2012 16:49:49 GMT

Gee, you are dedicated reader as I am

Reply #58

mcginnin56 — Wed, 16 May 2012 15:35:54 GMT

So much for systems

Reply #57

RJOh — Wed, 16 May 2012 15:08:14 GMT

All that work and three sequential numbers, which only happens 2% of the time comes up which my system rejects 100% of the time.

Oh well, I'll wait a while and maybe try again when the jackpot has build up again. Mean while I'll just test and simulate.

Reply #56

Ronnie316 — Wed, 16 May 2012 14:10:42 GMT

low income professionals. ??? LOL, way to seperate yourself from the Riff-Raff.

Reply #55

mcginnin56 — Wed, 16 May 2012 13:27:07 GMT

Reply #54

maximumfun — Wed, 16 May 2012 04:46:15 GMT

**sigh** google translate failed me

Reply #53

Aquarium — Wed, 16 May 2012 03:26:29 GMT

Todo el dia y al final no engancho nada,de madre solabaya

Reply #52

weshar75 — Wed, 16 May 2012 03:01:24 GMT

I am going to play powerball tomorrow and I have just two lines to play. One line which is my own numbers of birthdays and ages then a quick pick and I add powerplay to it so it is $6. But if I hit the 5+0 which is what I would like hello $2 million or the jackpot. I would be happy with either.-weshar75

Reply #51

RJOh — Tue, 15 May 2012 23:47:30 GMT

I normally play jackpots games that only have 2-3 drawings per week which allows me to work on my system a little bit at a time between drawings. This afternoon I decided to play MM tonight instead Ohio Classic Lotto tomorrow so I started doing my work-out to pick some lines and I'll should be done before the cut-off time for buying tickets.

I always keep my data files for MM, PB and OCL updated so I don't have to waste time looking up what has hit lately when I decide it's a go. If I ever wi... [ More ]

Reply #50

luckygirl2 — Tue, 15 May 2012 23:26:31 GMT

Pretty much all day when Im home from work.

Reply #49

LottoBoner — Mon, 14 May 2012 05:05:00 GMT

Muchisimo tanto...ya basta!!

Por favor!! Cojelo con suave

Reply #48

steph219121 — Sun, 13 May 2012 02:03:32 GMT

I am a stay at home mom and I usually take a break from the kids and get on here and pick numbers during my breakfast and lunch daily

Reply #47

rad242 — Sat, 12 May 2012 23:50:12 GMT

lol! I agree. I have a master'ss degree and I play more after earning it than before. Research will show that people with 6 figured salaries play the lottery just as much as low income professionals.

It takes all kinds

Reply #46

Texas MadMan — Fri, 11 May 2012 16:53:08 GMT

I have spreadsheets that do the picking for me so it only takes a few seconds. Writing those spreadsheets, though, is a whole different story.

Reply #45

maximumfun — Fri, 11 May 2012 15:59:29 GMT

Amen to that!

... and there are some who have neither

... too bad I haven't found many who have both (wouldn't that be a nice group

Reply #44

rdgrnr — Fri, 11 May 2012 04:12:50 GMT

Some people have too much education and not enough common sense.

Reply #43

mediabrat — Fri, 11 May 2012 03:59:38 GMT

I don't want to put words in his mouth, but I believe the point is that if you have a post-graduate degree, it's likely that you have a job that would pay you enough that you probably wouldn't be playing the lottery.

Reply #42

RJOh — Fri, 11 May 2012 03:34:33 GMT

Once I saw numbers that looked good so I duplicated the numbers on another ticket.

What are the parameters or conditions that make a set of numbers look good?

I do something similar but the numbers are generated by a RNG and a computer program inspect them to make sure they haven't already won a jackpot and gives them a four digit rating which I use to decide how good they look. I'm still getting the kinks out of the system.

Reply #41

maximumfun — Fri, 11 May 2012 03:09:11 GMT

LOL

Reply #40

markp1950 — Fri, 11 May 2012 03:00:50 GMT

May I have a powerball? That is how I pick my numbers.

I pick the machine, the area, even maybe the teller, I don't pick numbers.

Once I saw numbers that looked good so I duplicated the numbers on another ticket. It was a $60 winner so I won $120......

Reply #39

maximumfun — Fri, 11 May 2012 02:36:31 GMT

Inquiring minds want to know:

What does having an advanced degree have to do with whether or not anyone would play the numbers? I would wager that there are quite a few of us with multiple 'higher degrees' floating around here on Lottery Post.

Reply #38

RJOh — Fri, 11 May 2012 02:21:40 GMT

At least with lottery post there have been a lot of postings over the years on what those members have learned so someone new to the lottery game would not need to start from scratch.

They would probably be better off starting from scratch. Have you read what some of the members are posting?

The other day I was in the pick5 forum and someone posted to a new member about playing Ohio Rolling Cash5 to never play any combinations that had matched more than two in past drawings. When I mentio... [ More ]

Reply #37

JAP69 — Fri, 11 May 2012 00:30:11 GMT

To become knowledgeable about anything take time but at least in college you have someone who has studied the subject to guide you.

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At least with lottery post there have been a lot of postings over the years on what those members have learned so someone new to the lottery game would not need to start from scratch.

Lottery post has also added research tools over the years for members to study the numbers.

Reply #36

Ronnie316 — Thu, 10 May 2012 23:55:32 GMT

I'm not saying its a good thing or bad thing....... we don't always know. I was in a casino the other day and it seemed like a horrible place, but of course I didnt win anything. If I had won even a small jackpot, Oh what a wonderful place I would have be thinking.

Reply #35

JAP69 — Thu, 10 May 2012 23:53:59 GMT

But it's still a good hobby for older folks who has the time, it exercises their minds.

Yep, I have slacked off on a lot of lottery work in the last few years, But have replaced it with other reading and study activities on other subjects.

Reply #34

JAP69 — Thu, 10 May 2012 23:32:06 GMT

Very true

Reply #33

Coin Toss — Thu, 10 May 2012 17:24:05 GMT

Thanks, maximumfun.

I really believe that everyday we are all given signs from the heavens but most of us miss them.

I had a landlady once that used to play (before state lotteries) numbrs in newspaper headlines and photos - and she hit like crazy.

Reply #32

Ronnie316 — Thu, 10 May 2012 16:01:53 GMT

But if you had earned a masters degree you maybe would not be playing the numbers now.

Reply #31

RJOh — Thu, 10 May 2012 16:00:32 GMT

To become knowledgeable about anything take time but at least in college you have someone who has studied the subject to guide you.

Studying lottery numbers you're on your own and can't know if you are learning anything or just wasting time unless you win a jackpot and even then you can't be sure you didn't just get lucky. But it's still a good hobby for older folks who has the time, it exercises their minds.

Reply #30

JAP69 — Thu, 10 May 2012 15:38:08 GMT

If I put the time I have spent on numbers in my older years into college courses when I was younger I would maybe have had a masters degree in the field of my study.

Reply #29

RJOh — Thu, 10 May 2012 15:29:18 GMT

The idea of slope is unproven and don't know why it works. Any ideas??

Not about slopes but I'm working on several other strategies that don't get me more that a 2-3 number matches. I'm trying find a strategy or combination of strategies that put all the winning numbers in one line occasionally.

Reply #28

BlueDuck — Thu, 10 May 2012 13:07:22 GMT

Thanks RJOH,

My guess is one hit from 0 , 3 , and 4 . Two hits from 2 . Most hits happen in rows 1,2,3,4,6. The numbers hit may have a slope of 10 (example: slope between 47 and 11), or slope or 3 (example: 45 and 30). The idea of slope is unproven and don't know why it works. Any ideas??

Ronnie316,

At 60 draws, 10 columns are formed, still not very smooth. If had to do over again I would have used a sample size of about 35 instead of 30.

Maximumfun,

Thanks. Some... [ More ]

Reply #27

RJOh — Thu, 10 May 2012 07:52:45 GMT

With software, if your data files are up to date, you pick the game, set the numbers of drawings you want to search, hit the search and sort bottom and in 3 secs. you have:

SEARCHING FILE: MEGAMILL

[30/1042] DRAWINGS

COUNT OCCURANCES OF NUMBERS IN SEARCH

MEGAMILL: 01/27/12 TO 05/08/12 30 DRAWS

2: 6 19: 4 20: 3 45: 3 46: 2 50: 1

9: 6 24: 4 21: 3 52: 3 47: 2 54: 1

6: 5 27: 4 23: 3 8: 2 53: 2 13: 0

36: 5 30: 4 26: 3 10: 2 7: 1 22: 0

48: 5 42: 4 28: 3 15: 2 12: 1 55: 0

Reply #26

B$Rizzle — Thu, 10 May 2012 06:33:03 GMT

Im assuming you dont have a job

Reply #25

maximumfun — Thu, 10 May 2012 06:02:56 GMT

Coin Toss - love how your mind works! once again, another idea i would have never thought of. thank you for sharing and giving such a graphic example

Reply #24

maximumfun — Thu, 10 May 2012 06:01:46 GMT

Love what you did and posted. What fun! May it bring you much success on 5/11/12

Reply #23

pavizlo$ — Thu, 10 May 2012 02:22:28 GMT

I spend at least 2 hours whenever i play. I always take time to analyze the previous drawing results before picking my numbers and consequently,

most of the time i win or get at least 2 numbers of 3 in pick3 game.

Pavizlo

Reply #22

Ronnie316 — Thu, 10 May 2012 01:06:11 GMT

Have you tryed the last 40, 50 and 60 draws to see if it smooths out

Reply #21

Coin Toss — Wed, 09 May 2012 22:54:30 GMT

I like to do things like this, I'll take the first five non-duplicate percentage numbers from the current poll results and play them in a Pick 5........4 35 39 13 21. Only takes a few seconds.

Hours??? You mean DAYS dont you? [ 1 ] [4.35%]

Minutes NOT hours dude! [ 9 ] [39.13%]

More than an hour [ 3 ] [13.04%]

More than two hours [ 0 ] [0.00%]

Several hours of most days [ 5 ] [21.74%]

Picking the numbers is my every day life man! [ 4 ] [17.39%]

I can't admit how... [ More ]

Reply #20

BlueDuck — Wed, 09 May 2012 22:18:13 GMT

This took about an hour to put together and can get three out of twelve MegaMillion numbers for 5-11-2012 with luck. Chart made from last 30 MM drawings. Numbers under 0 have no hits in last 30 drawings, numbers listed under 3 have had three hits in the last 30 drawings. I believe the chart is trying to smooth itself out over time and produce a more uniform inverted bell curve and that implies hits under 0 and under 4 (but no more than two numbers in any single column). It still can't predict ra... [ More ]

Reply #19

loonasee2 — Wed, 09 May 2012 22:13:34 GMT

Sometime it seems I spend alot of time picking losing tickets .Thank God for QP'S lol

Reply #18

maximumfun — Wed, 09 May 2012 21:08:37 GMT

ooOOoo very good idea... I will have to noodle that one

Reply #17

lg999 — Wed, 09 May 2012 20:45:24 GMT

I usually look at my clock whenever I need a set of #s, it gives me from 00-60, 1-24 to juggle with

Reply #16

maximumfun — Wed, 09 May 2012 17:09:42 GMT

I am playing the same set of numbers for MM PB. The same set of numbers I have been playing for 15 or so years. The same set of numbers I will continue to play until they hit.

So hours? mega-hours? not until old-timers hits and I have trouble recalling the numbers. until then... not even minutes (although I checked minutes since that was the smallest increment available

Reply #15

rdgrnr — Wed, 09 May 2012 16:50:30 GMT

I checked the box for Minutes .

Cuz there was no box to check for Seconds.

I have one line I always play on all games.

Any time spent (seconds) is on where I will source my second line - the LP RNG, the LP Word Converter, Lottery Terminal QP's or elsewhere.

I only play two lines.

That leaves plenty of time for drinkin' whiskey like a wild man gone insane.

That's my hobby.

Reply #14

Ronnie316 — Wed, 09 May 2012 15:41:46 GMT

Good choice. Im going with zero seconds by playing the same numbers til I win.

My winnings of $450. last year justify the $5000. I spent buying tickets.

This year I will be justified in only speding about $1500.

Justification is in the eyes of the beholder.

Reply #13

RJOh — Wed, 09 May 2012 15:32:12 GMT

Spending time researching and thinking about what numbers you're going to play doesn't take a lot of money, just a lot of thought. Some folks find it entertaining and enjoyable too.

Reply #12

CDanaT — Wed, 09 May 2012 15:27:52 GMT

I am going with how many seconds it takes to pick my numbers instead of hours

Reply #11

Ronnie316 — Wed, 09 May 2012 15:23:17 GMT

Having lots of money to gamble with can really pay off...... or NOT.

Reply #10

mcginnin56 — Wed, 09 May 2012 15:18:55 GMT

Sure, might as well ask him for his SS# and CC#'s while were at it.

Reply #9

RJOh — Wed, 09 May 2012 15:04:48 GMT

A lot of young folks get upset when reading about an older retired person winning a lottery jackpot but for some with the time and money, it's the reward for having made playing the lotteries their full time job.

Reply #8

Ronnie316 — Wed, 09 May 2012 15:01:51 GMT

You must have a lot of losses to offset all those wins. Can we see what your W-2 looks like

Reply #7

CajunWin4 — Wed, 09 May 2012 14:45:00 GMT

mcginnin56 ,

YES, My wins justify the time spent on number predictions for games.

Reply #6

mcginnin56 — Wed, 09 May 2012 14:42:43 GMT

Wow! That's like a full time job. Are your regular wins justifying all that time? Admire your work ethics.

Reply #5

RJOh — Wed, 09 May 2012 14:30:08 GMT

The time I spend researching numbers to play has been greatly reduced by the time I spend writing software to do it for me.

I actually spend more time updating and changing my software when I have a new idea or things to try or change. For example in one my programs, I have layouts similar to the boards on the play slips of games I play which helps when marking them. Recently Ohio changed the layout of their Classic Lotto play slips so I spend a couple of hours last week end just updating th... [ More ]

Reply #4

NightStalker — Wed, 09 May 2012 14:14:31 GMT

Your time would be better spend playing one line on each draw and develop your intuition to predict

My guess is, is that he is doing just that. Research leads to better intuition which helps your predictions.

But buying a couple extra QP's doesn't hurt either. . .

Reply #3

CajunWin4 — Wed, 09 May 2012 14:07:50 GMT

I spend 8 to 10 hours day on system development and number prediction for games .

CW4

Reply #2

Ronnie316 — Wed, 09 May 2012 13:43:11 GMT

If everyone around here is correct, all lines have an equal chance and there is no such thing as research

Your time would be better spend playing one line on each draw and develop your intuition to predict

Im sure there are dozens if not hundreds of draws each day around the country.

Reply #1

Scientistman — Wed, 09 May 2012 12:55:27 GMT

Hey this is scientistman .

I cannot believe that only 1 person participated! I'd have a better chance at winning the lottery than getting anyone to participate LOL

How many hours do you put into picking your numbers?

Scientistman — Wed, 09 May 2012 11:59:50 GMT

I'll admit it I spend days researching the numbers every available chance I get. Well having my own home based business allows me this freedom so while I am working I have lottopro open and checking numbers all day while I work. It actually helps me work better and Im in a great mood.