If all numbers have the same chance, then why systems?

Reply #13

LiveInGreenBay — Mon, 22 May 2017 20:33:46 GMT

George Orwell would say all numbers are random but some are more random than others. And I tend to agree.

Reply #12

MillionsWanted — Mon, 22 May 2017 14:13:25 GMT

Because there is a behavior pattern in the numbers, even when the draws are random.

This is easier to observe in a KENO lottery than in a pick-5 or pick-6.

Reply #11

KY Floyd — Mon, 22 May 2017 06:27:54 GMT

If you count the occurrences of all 75 numbers in MegaMillions ...

You'll find that you have what's called a normal distribution. It's called normal because it's the kind of distribution you get from repetitive random selection, and it's always a bell curve. It may be a steep bell curve or it may be a flat bell curve, but it's still a bell curve. You can easily see how it works by spending a bit of time rolling a die or picking cards from a normal deck.

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Reply #10

Jackyl — Mon, 22 May 2017 04:45:37 GMT

I use a system every time i play, without it, i would lose, if i flipped a quarter 3 times and it came up heads every time, is heads lucky, or is tails due, the way i play, i would chose heads, even though its a 50/50 shot, i know heads does come up, no proof tails does, if it was balanced in 10 flips, you would have 5 heads and 5 tails, but that would be way to easy to win, wait for the last flip, boom, winner, same goes for number, go with what you know is coming, not for what isnt or might no... [ More ]

Reply #9

Sunglasses — Mon, 15 May 2017 15:58:10 GMT

Right! I missed in the dates, it is warm and I am tired of neighbors stealing my sleep at 3AM or 4AM making noise with open doors. ...

I play for real at lotto now. I had my 8/10 + 5/10 with two lines of keno, when I was still playing it daily. I am into picking and choosing. Some ideas for tools come from posts, responding to requests like getting a randomizer, since Covermaster is gone.

Well indeed, if I had played that for four days, but didn't and it was done from Saturday afternoon, s... [ More ]

Reply #8

RJOh — Mon, 15 May 2017 15:50:39 GMT

If I had played for four days, then I would have won

You're starting to sound like a would-be system player.

Reply #7

Sunglasses — Mon, 15 May 2017 15:48:06 GMT

I missed in the dates for it. Sorry for the keno. Still held prices from Saturday.

Reply #6

Sunglasses — Mon, 15 May 2017 15:13:39 GMT

There isn't trying and testing a system for playing, it is play now for real cash. This just might be your jackpot.

I used one of my tools this week for pick 10 keno, first try, 8/10 + ... . I have to test as I make the tools. If I had played for four days, then I would have won net over 200 euros as there were prices up to 7/10 from other drawings. Simulation is close to poison.

The same tool did a full payback for AON TX the first drawing.

You can discuss odds and chances until you di... [ More ]

Reply #5

BobP — Mon, 15 May 2017 07:20:53 GMT

Look at it this way: You have a box of 500 black marbles. You have 10 white marbles in your hand. You put the 10 white marbles in the box of 500 black marbles and mix them up. You are going to draw one marble from the box without looking. What color would you expect it to be? Obviously anything could happen on any particular drawing, but common sense will tell us that more often then not a black marble will be drawn. As a matter of fact, if you didn't put the drawn marble back in the box, black... [ More ]

Reply #4

RJOh — Mon, 15 May 2017 02:26:26 GMT

Who told you that? If you count the occurrences of all 75 numbers in MegaMillions since its last matrix change they vary from a low of 15 for #67 to a high of 37 for #29 so most serious lottery players know that's not true.

Reply #3

lottery-123 — Sun, 14 May 2017 17:14:21 GMT

Yes, you are right. That s very obvious, not to choose the last exact numbers(although perhaps yes some of them). Every way of choosing numbers is a system, but I was referring to these difficult, complex, and time consuming systems many persons use.

Reply #2

Raven62 — Sun, 14 May 2017 16:46:09 GMT

Because They Can

Reply #1

amber123 — Sun, 14 May 2017 16:28:44 GMT

If your last winning number was 123, it has the same chance to show in the next draw, but would you bet on 123 showing up again in the next draw? I doubt you will, but ask yourself why you wouldn't choose 123.

The above example is just one of many facts you must be aware of.

Basically, whatever reason you choose to mark your numbers down on the betslip when buying your next ticket, some system is involved, unless you choose a quick pick, or randomly pick numbers yourself. Even then it's a... [ More ]

If all numbers have the same chance, then why systems?

lottery-123 — Sun, 14 May 2017 16:14:51 GMT

one of the things I am learning here is that according to randomness all numbers have the same chance to win. Then, why so many users prefer systems