Possible combinations

Reply #30

garyo1954 — Fri, 01 Mar 2019 03:45:20 GMT

I'll stir the pot. Maybe some balls have Alzheimers and can't remember what they are supposed to do while others remember exactly where the little chute is! Maybe that ball bobbing around against the top knows its trapped and trying to escape!

I look at my adopted cat. Now my cat don't know how to type. Probably doesn't know what a keyboard is for except she knows dad uses it. Anyway, today I started a program on another other computer. A bit later I hear clacking. I don't pay attention si... [ More ]

Reply #29

oate — Thu, 28 Feb 2019 18:29:57 GMT

The utility in tracking things like gaps, skips, frequencies, repeats, groupings, etc. is determining whether their averages and variances fall within acceptable ranges. If the differences between what you observe and what is theoretically expected are not too great (or not statistically significant based on some kind of statistical test) then what do you conclude?

Best of luck to you in any case.

Reply #28

dr san — Thu, 28 Feb 2019 16:01:59 GMT

the numbers have no memory, but have positions within the lottery matrix, we have another factor the size of the lottery, it is important to see the size of the cycle of each number

from 0 to 9 short cycle from 01 to 59 long cycle of a sequence of 5.6, numbers,

and we have the standards within the lottery, study of the cycle of the standards I did not see by position by position, we have to consider more than one event (draw

Reply #27

Raven62 — Thu, 28 Feb 2019 14:57:11 GMT

They use Multiple Machines for the Drawings too!

You may be interested in a L@@k Inside a PowerBall Drawing:

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/inside-powerball-a-behind-the-scenes-look-at-how-drawings-work

Reply #26

dr san — Thu, 28 Feb 2019 14:35:12 GMT

Raven62, ok thank you

Reply #25

Vergie6 — Thu, 28 Feb 2019 14:34:51 GMT

Forgot about the multiple ball sets

Reply #24

Vergie6 — Thu, 28 Feb 2019 14:32:43 GMT

Reply #23

Raven62 — Thu, 28 Feb 2019 14:30:42 GMT

They use multiple Ball Sets for a Reason: Bias

https://understandinguncertainty.org/node/41

Reply #22

Tucker Black — Thu, 28 Feb 2019 07:59:18 GMT

The balls have no memory. They don't care if they've been called in the past or not. All the numbers have the same chance of being called.

Reply #21

garyo1954 — Tue, 26 Feb 2019 20:20:49 GMT

Thank you!

You do know in a Cash 5 game they won't sell you a ticket with only 3 or 4 numbers, right? I think they call it Cash 5 because you have to choose 5 numbers to play.

(Having said that, that chart originated between 2011 and 2014 and looking back, there are some things I should have done differently. There may be an update that I just haven't come across.

Reply #20

Curious22 — Tue, 26 Feb 2019 19:31:11 GMT

Pick 3 I haven't investigated much but more of the Pick 5 games is what I'm referring to.

Reply #19

oate — Tue, 26 Feb 2019 19:29:01 GMT

The likelihood depends on the game. For example, in Pick 3, the probability of at least one repeating straight combination in 38 consecutive draws is about 51%. I guess then you aren't talking about Pick 3. What types of games are you talking about

Reply #18

Curious22 — Tue, 26 Feb 2019 19:18:43 GMT

No but the likelihood of that is extremely low. Even if it does, what difference would it make? I focus on the ones that haven't been called versus the ones that already have.

Reply #17

oate — Tue, 26 Feb 2019 19:14:04 GMT

Is your belief that if a combination has been drawn once it cannot be drawn again

Reply #16

Curious22 — Tue, 26 Feb 2019 16:39:37 GMT

These are all great ideas that can put us into a positive direction. I have a list of numbers from various games where I've manually removed all previous combinations to date. Not sure if that helps but every combination in there now is one that is waiting to be called.

Reply #15

dr san — Tue, 26 Feb 2019 11:36:38 GMT

ok GARYO 1954 good job, the idea and have small groups of 3 to 4 numbers where one of them will be drawn,

so you broaden your followers of the base number

so 20% to 25% of the number of numbers looks good

Reply #14

garyo1954 — Tue, 26 Feb 2019 11:29:09 GMT

Can't get the picture upload to work so I uploaded the file to Box.......

Looking forward to seeing your rows and columns......You'll fild the info you need around page 4 or 5. The preview is 14 pages total.

Cash537 breakdown

Reply #13

dr san — Tue, 26 Feb 2019 10:31:47 GMT

OK! If you are correct, we can work with the missing numbers from the last draw for the next one by mounting an array with rows and columns and removing them from empty blocks or sequences instead of predicting exact numbers, so the number drawn can be within a group of 3 numbers, we can also exclude blocks of patterns from absent from last

Reply #12

garyo1954 — Tue, 26 Feb 2019 03:35:57 GMT

If you've already chosen ten numbers from a field of 35, 50,70, whatever, you've eliminated a great numbers of combinations already.

Eliminating 2 more numbers from your ten will only eliminate 20% of the combinations you could have made with those ten numbers. Drop in the bucket.

But if I'm playing a 5/37 and looking at back digits by position and say, No, I am not playing a one in the first position.... I have eliminated 75690 combinations. On the other end of the spectrum if I say, N... [ More ]

Reply #11

dr san — Tue, 26 Feb 2019 02:49:02 GMT

Then, an example = in a line of 10 numbers, you can choose one or two numbers for last digits, but you can also choose a block in sequence of 3 numbers, that is, to eliminate group sequences, or patterns

can be more productive than predicting numbers

exact, with 20% remaining 25% to play

Reply #10

garyo1954 — Tue, 26 Feb 2019 00:54:44 GMT

You are effectively eliminating blocks of numbers with every decision you make.

If I chose to not have an odd number in the first position, I've eliminated a block of numbers that contain an odd in the first position.

If I choose to not use the digit 7 or the number 13, I've eliminated all combinations that contain that digit or that number.

So yes, you are eliminating blocks of number although those blocks don't appear consecutively.

Interestingly enough, Texas has gone fro... [ More ]

Reply #9

AllenB — Mon, 25 Feb 2019 21:17:20 GMT

Every Filter Works both Ways. You just have to pick a side.

The Shopping List Questionnaire will also allow this selection. The Store Opening will be delayed for a few more days while the Option is added.

Reply #8

dr san — Mon, 25 Feb 2019 21:08:26 GMT

Yes, you can think and filter numbers, but you can also exclude

blocks the sequences that will not be drawn,

so instead of thinking about predicting numbers

try to find blocks to exclude sequences of numbers, to play with 20% of the numbers

Reply #7

AllenB — Mon, 25 Feb 2019 20:57:12 GMT

How much Irrelevant Knowledge is too much?

TB might say all of It. There is no connection between the Past and Future when it comes to Random Events. If you are going to play use Quick Picks or your Grandkid's Birthdays. Your Odds are the Same.

OK, but there is so much history (well not really with these jackpot games with so few games compared to the list of Options); but, still there is quite a lot. Much of it created Out of our Minds (LOL) but all of it quantifiable and easily tracked... [ More ]

Reply #6

oate — Mon, 25 Feb 2019 20:13:24 GMT

You can't predict the results of a random lottery, but there are ways you can play smarter to increase your expected return per dollar spent on the lottery.

Reply #5

Raven62 — Mon, 25 Feb 2019 19:09:54 GMT

If the Jackpot is Higher than the Number of Combinations You Have: Play All of Them

Reply #4

garyo1954 — Mon, 25 Feb 2019 18:31:56 GMT

How is the $64,000,000 question that everybody and his family has been looking for forever.

You could start by identifying special characteristics in the numbers, digits, patterns, and sums to use FILTERS to eliminate sets. Just having all possible combinations isn't much closer than having none.

RL Random-Logic posted several incredible programs that had a great deal of potential. I'd start by looking at those threads to get some good ideas on how to build a set of numbers.

Reply #3

Curious22 — Mon, 25 Feb 2019 18:01:57 GMT

I like your answer but its a cliff-hanger because there are several ways one could go about this.

For example, Tuesday's Mega Million combination (minus the mega ball) is already in your list...guaranteed.

You just have to find it but how

Reply #2

Todd — Mon, 25 Feb 2019 17:57:27 GMT

Reply #1

garyo1954 — Mon, 25 Feb 2019 17:16:03 GMT

Depends on how deep you want to go in the rabbit hole.

Possible combinations

Curious22 — Mon, 25 Feb 2019 16:09:45 GMT

Lets say you had all of the possible combinations for a lottery game. But without a way to predict the set of numbers for any game, you're just left with several combinations. What would be your first step to get closer to a prediction