I don't believe in coincidences

Reply #28

eddessaknight — Tue, 07 Mar 2023 02:22:40 GMT

However beautiful the strategy, you should occasionally look at the results.

~Winston Churchill

Reply #27

Lotterologist — Mon, 06 Mar 2023 18:42:54 GMT

Great video! Thanks!

Somehow that video inspires me to play the lottery.

A hustler is a hustler, no matter the game.

Reply #26

thaencyder — Mon, 06 Mar 2023 18:19:17 GMT

Greatest comment on this site, EVER

Reply #25

BicD — Mon, 06 Mar 2023 17:32:01 GMT

That's a nice video but I think the creator was going for nostalgia vs Who is/was actually the Best.

Rudolf Wanderone (Minnesota Fats) is listed at #4 Best Pool player EVER and he never won a World title or even any type of Major tournament of any kind. Sure, he was well known but that does not make you the best ever.

While I agree that Efren should be in the talks for that spot, you also have Strickland and Sigel who have a better head to head record against Efren.

With the way the... [ More ]

Reply #24

Raven62 — Mon, 06 Mar 2023 15:58:44 GMT

Got that right:

https://bca-pool.com/general/custom.asp?page=31

Reply #23

Stat$talker — Mon, 06 Mar 2023 15:02:58 GMT

Getting old is hard when the memory slips

Soundz like You need ta drink moe Cranberry Juice Prevagen Texez 2 Stepper ..instead of dat 90 Proof ( Liquid Fire) Cactus-Concoction..!

Dat'z why you cain't eevaah catch up to the spinning room.. or dem spinning Lottery ballz..!!

-Stat$talker

Reply #22

Lotterologist — Mon, 06 Mar 2023 08:26:00 GMT

One of my favorites too. Makes me think of the late, greats Minnesota Fats and Willie Mosconi.

Reply #21

Lotterologist — Mon, 06 Mar 2023 08:18:39 GMT

Sounds like straight pool, which I never played. Most of the guys at the pool hall where I grew up played 8 ball and 9 ball.

Reply #20

rcbbuckeye — Mon, 06 Mar 2023 02:17:54 GMT

No. Regular balls.

Getting old is hard when the memory slips. It was over 50 years ago.

Reply #19

phantom3 — Mon, 06 Mar 2023 02:12:24 GMT

Did they use red balls.

Reply #18

rcbbuckeye — Mon, 06 Mar 2023 02:08:18 GMT

Could have been. BTW, that movie is one of my all time favorites.

Newman and Gleason were great.

Reply #17

rcbbuckeye — Mon, 06 Mar 2023 02:05:37 GMT

No, that doesn't sound like it.

Reply #16

BicD — Mon, 06 Mar 2023 01:56:52 GMT

Kept score with numbers on a wire hanging from the ceiling.

Most likely it was straight pool. It's the same game that was played in the Hustler.

Reply #15

phantom3 — Mon, 06 Mar 2023 01:53:46 GMT

SNOOKER

Reply #14

rcbbuckeye — Mon, 06 Mar 2023 01:45:56 GMT

Yeah, brought back memories. My dad was a Mason and he dragged to the lodge meetings every week. While they had their meeting upstairs, I played pool for 2 or 3 hours and got pretty good for a 14 year old kid. As I recall, it was a 9 foot table, and had individual pockets. When they came down from the meeting we would play, but for the life of me I can't recall the game. Kept score with numbers on a wire hanging from the ceiling.

Maybe you know it.

Reply #13

eddessaknight — Sun, 05 Mar 2023 04:22:12 GMT

historians agree upon...

Greek Classical Hippasus stumbled upon a dangerous number that very likely cost this brilliant renegade mathematician his life. He discovered that not everything can be decoded using whole numbers and ratios That there must exist some illogical, irrational, number that had simply been left out of the current mathematical map of the world. A number that represented nothing yet changed everything. A number that thePythagoreans found utterly terrifying. A number that d... [ More ]

Reply #12

Lotterologist — Sat, 04 Mar 2023 23:55:43 GMT

You make an interesting observation. I hope that works for you.

Reply #11

Stat$talker — Sat, 04 Mar 2023 23:49:52 GMT

All the information to predict is available; we just need to connect the dots or musical notes

Instead in THIS case, just connect the Statz..cauze it'z A Natural..

There are no coincidences, ( i.e. random) only synchronicities .

Probability Math iz da Waaay..the Statistical Lawz synchronizez randomness..!!

-Stat$talker

Reply #10

Lotterologist — Sat, 04 Mar 2023 23:48:01 GMT

I grew up at the pool hall and was pretty good at 8 ball and 9 ball. It was a seedy enviornment. Kinda like Paul Newman's character in the movie, The Hustler .

Reply #9

Lotterologist — Sat, 04 Mar 2023 23:43:11 GMT

LOL! It takes skill to shoot the 9 ball in the corner pocket, but with the lottery, any number can fall.

Reply #8

eddessaknight — Sat, 04 Mar 2023 23:01:36 GMT

Well said, our Raven, and now to the citizens of the republic of chance,consider imminents :

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Chance is a word void of sense; nothing can exist without

a cause .

Each player must accept the cards life deal him or her , but once they are in hand, he or she alone, must decide how they are going to play the card in order to win the game. `

~Voltaire

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There are no coincidences, ( i.e. random) only synchronicities.

The words of the eminent founder of Ana... [ More ]

Reply #7

garyo1954 — Sat, 04 Mar 2023 16:11:29 GMT

Strange as it seems numbers repeating back to back happens.

Check the Pick 3 history to see how many times.

Search for threads about it.

Same with traveling numbers or shared numbers.

G

Reply #6

Raven62 — Sat, 04 Mar 2023 14:51:11 GMT

A coincidence is something that's not planned or arranged but seems like it is. Technically, a coincidence is an occurrence of events that happen at the same time by total accident

Reply #5

Stat$talker — Sat, 04 Mar 2023 13:51:44 GMT

it comes down to pure luck.

Tumbleweed Tawk, Kactus Kockeye..

Reply #4

rcbbuckeye — Fri, 03 Mar 2023 22:25:12 GMT

Pool most certainly takes skill. Oh, a player can get a lucky shot once in a while, but over the course of a game, skill will win out the vast majority of the time.

The lottery? You can pick your own numbers based on study, or anything else, or just buy QP's. Either way, it comes down to pure luck.

The majority of jackpot winning tickets are QP's.

Reply #3

Stat$talker — Fri, 03 Mar 2023 21:46:05 GMT

The lottery is much different from a game of pool. Winning the lottery takes luck, whereas winning the game of pool takes skill.

Whyyy, I begz the differ Serh..

Being that BoTh Gamez requirez skillz in Math ! So, you either learn to skillfully read the Statz, ... or the Table..!! Whether you 9 to the 8 combo a Game winning Pool shot ... or use a Lotto Game winning 5 or 6 pick combo, to git a shot at spendin dat JaCkPoT . ..

-Stat$talker

Reply #2

Lotterologist — Fri, 03 Mar 2023 20:23:43 GMT

The lottery is much different from a game of pool. Winning the lottery takes luck, whereas winning the game of pool takes skill.

Reply #1

cottoneyedjoe — Fri, 03 Mar 2023 05:13:34 GMT

Dear Poolshooter4,

We are writing to apologize for insulting your intelligence. From this point forward, after each drawing we will permanently remove the balls that were drawn so as to avoid repeated numbers in the next drawing. Due to the finite number of balls, this means that we run out of balls to draw sometime in mid-March, and thus the New Jersey Lottery will come to an end. While we are sad to see the lottery end, this is the only way to avoid further insults to your intelligence.

I don't believe in coincidences

poolshooter4 — Fri, 03 Mar 2023 03:07:30 GMT

today (03/02/23), the same three digits (3*5*1) in New Jersey and Pa. In fact, the same set of numbers repeated in Pa. for midday, and evening draws. If you count the pick-2 ( 3*,1........with 5 being the hot ball ) I personally as an avid everyday player, everyday loser, demand an apology for insulting my intelligence. C'Mon Man.......