Designated Machine vs Alternate Machine

Reply #12

bobby623 — Fri, 18 Jul 2014 02:54:20 GMT

cursory = rapid, limited review of data. EG The initial webpage.

Texas has used two machines and three ball sets for Texas Lotto for years.

New ball sets are introduced from time to time.

A lady in Richardson monitors the ball situation for all the games and posts any changes on her website.

I made a cursory check of 4 Texas lotto winning combination quarters and learned, as you can if you do a search, that the last time

they used the alternate machine was 11/16/2013.

Reply #11

SkyLine69 — Fri, 18 Jul 2014 02:01:26 GMT

Here is the Texas Lotto

http://www.txlottery.org/export/sites/lottery/Games/Lotto_Texas/Pre-test_Results.html_894660672.html

The purpose of my question was to make sure I was understanding their web site correctly. The other purpose is to continue to win $$$ as I have done for the past 2 years.

What is a cursory check

Reply #10

SkyLine69 — Fri, 18 Jul 2014 01:50:57 GMT

I have done quite a bit research and I am talking about jackpot games not pick 3/4

Reply #9

bobby623 — Thu, 17 Jul 2014 14:57:10 GMT

You are missing a lot!

I don't know the purpose for your question, but you are wrong.

I did a cursory check for Pick 3, all 4 drawings and discovered that 2 of 3 machines are used regularly, but

there is a great variety in Ball sets.

Suggest you visit the website and check out the Pre-test drawings data.

You will also discover that a switch to the Alternate machine and ball set hasn't occurred in a long, long, long, long time?

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Reply #8

SkyLine69 — Thu, 17 Jul 2014 04:22:57 GMT

It looks like to me Texas only uses 2 different ball sets and the same machine each month and they skip a month but only 2 machines unless I am missing something

Reply #7

grwurston — Wed, 16 Jul 2014 23:23:36 GMT

Machines have malfunctioned during live drawings. If they do 4 pretests, why not 24? Or 50? If they can't trust the machines there's no telling when or if it may malfunction.

How do pretests hurt players? Let me ask you this. If you saw a number hit twice in a row, would you play it a third time? Would you think to yourself this numbers on a roll, I'm going to keep it in? If it hit the 3rd time would you keep playing it? Would you go for the 4th time? Would that numbers hot streak help you wi... [ More ]

Reply #6

LottoMetro — Wed, 16 Jul 2014 22:29:32 GMT

Balls and machines wear out just like anything else. that's why they need pretests. can you imagine the uproar over a malfunction during the real drawing. they do multiple because can't trust one draw to prove it is not messed up.

How do pretests hurt players? it's not like the numbers that show up in a test can't show up in the drawing too

I don't really care how many tests they run because only luck determines if I win

Reply #5

grwurston — Wed, 16 Jul 2014 22:23:47 GMT

Three, maybe four years ago, Maryland had a video also showing the entire process. It showed how they did every thing from unlocking the room they kept the machines and balls in, through the drawing, and locking everything back up afterwards. After seeing how tight the security is the chances of anyone messing with anything is, as someone here recently said, The same as being struck by lightening while being eaten by a shark . LOL.

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Reply #4

destinycreation — Wed, 16 Jul 2014 12:27:13 GMT

The South Carolina Education Lottery has a video on its official website describing what goes on backstage with the number machines and the ball selection process, before each drawing.

Reply #3

grwurston — Wed, 16 Jul 2014 03:54:24 GMT

The one thing that always irks me with pretests is like you said, if a number shows up more than expected they think it's a problem and change the ballset. But when a number shows up more than expected during the live drawings, they will tell you it's just random . So why wasn't it just random during the pretest? Why is it only a problem then? By pulling a ballset because a number hit more often, aren't they purposely trying to end a numbers hot streak?

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Reply #2

Stack47 — Tue, 15 Jul 2014 18:55:41 GMT

Each state with live ball drawings has minor differences, but all of them test the machines to make sure they are working properly before the drawing. Some state lotteries like Texas go through an elaborate testing process that includes the ball sets and recording the results while others just check the on/off switch.

Each state has a procedure when there is a glitch which could include using an alternate machine, but that wouldn't be shown as part of the live drawing. The machines could be c... [ More ]

Reply #1

bobby623 — Tue, 15 Jul 2014 14:05:46 GMT

I think this is the way in works in Texas.

The Drawing team uses a random method to identify the Primary machine and Ball set to be used for the next drawing, as well as an Alternative Machine and Ball set.

I believe they have at least 3 machines and a dozen ball sets.

If you visit www.txlottery.org, drawing procedures, you can learn the exact number of items available.

You might have to analyze the data and figure it out yourself, as I've done in the past.

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Designated Machine vs Alternate Machine

SkyLine69 — Tue, 15 Jul 2014 05:04:03 GMT

Can someone explain how the lottery works as far as which machine they use? I am trying to figure out if they always use the Designated Machine and Alternate in case the Designated does not work or do they use either? The ball sets the same way