My fascination -The first digit

Reply #42

Brock Lee — Wed, 23 Aug 2023 17:52:53 GMT

a good pun is its own reword.

Reply #41

ddude003 — Wed, 23 Aug 2023 14:52:17 GMT

A Nothingburger...

Reply #40

db101 — Wed, 23 Aug 2023 13:46:10 GMT

Mola Ram is angry because he guessed the first number correctly but missed the other 5 and Indiana didn't congratulate him on this achievement.

Reply #39

ddude003 — Wed, 23 Aug 2023 13:32:07 GMT

Unlike the OP, GH clearly explains the games skipped / games out method... See her Smart Luck Glossary of Lottery Terms online... Google is your frenenmy...

Reply #38

cottoneyedjoe — Wed, 23 Aug 2023 03:49:18 GMT

Doomed you say...

Reply #37

Brock Lee — Tue, 22 Aug 2023 23:45:03 GMT

ricklou is all bun.

Reply #36

Orange71 — Tue, 22 Aug 2023 23:27:38 GMT

Not sure your age, so you may be too young to remember this, but Where's The Beef? (Google it if this means nothing to you.

Reply #35

Raven62 — Tue, 22 Aug 2023 16:30:06 GMT

Do you have an example for the game you are referencing

Reply #34

Brock Lee — Tue, 22 Aug 2023 14:54:50 GMT

i'm leaving this salad and taking my vegetables with me. hmph

Reply #33

Ricklou — Tue, 22 Aug 2023 07:01:02 GMT

If you dont understand skip structures you will doom to fail - If you think the lottery is random and there is a mathematical solution to it good luck you are doomed and wont hit big in the next 100 years . Much respect to Gail Howard -you rookies can criticize her all you want -she won a first division prize where all you lottery post trolls can only dream off -Have some respect towards the departed lady. RIP Gail

Anyways I tried to have a civil constructive discussion on the first dig... [ More ]

Reply #32

ddude003 — Tue, 22 Aug 2023 01:46:15 GMT

My point exactly... Gail made more money selling her system(s) than most people made winning lotteries...

Reply #31

Orange71 — Mon, 21 Aug 2023 17:51:17 GMT

Hmm. I think much more likely Gail got the gold of people who want to think, against all reason, they can gain advantage picking numbers in games that are totally random. It defies all logic. People have gained advantage before in lotteries with flawed prize structures, but that's completely different from thinking you can gain advantage in predicting drawn numbers.

Reply #30

ddude003 — Mon, 21 Aug 2023 17:01:45 GMT

No... Because Gail had the advantage and got all your gold...

Reply #29

Orange71 — Mon, 21 Aug 2023 00:10:59 GMT

cottoneyedjoe, yep!

Still getting a chuckle out of SmartLuckAdvantage Gold mentioned by ddude003. If I buy Platinum do I get an even bigger advantage

Reply #28

cottoneyedjoe — Sun, 20 Aug 2023 23:34:07 GMT

I know the formula. It's the same for all the clowns on LP.

(size of ego) (mathematical skill) = obnoxiousness level

Reply #27

ddude003 — Sun, 20 Aug 2023 21:42:09 GMT

I don't see how this is high grade maths ... Its just another method to keep track of numbers that may or may not lag behind in being drawn... GH has used this method for as many years as I can remember... She called them games out and skips since last hit... See her SmartLuckAdvantage Gold...

Maybe you could show us the actual mathematical formulas...

Reply #26

Ricklou — Sun, 20 Aug 2023 12:29:37 GMT

In this example above I included the PB -ball 6. skip value....... Normally they will follow -same apply for the bonus nr -Just to clarify it

Reply #25

Ricklou — Sun, 20 Aug 2023 12:06:42 GMT

This is high grade maths.....I'm pretty sure any good lottery player will grasp that Please try and understand whats a skip sequence -A skip sequence is 5 skips and it follows from the same skip 1 sequence -example skip 4 Hit on powerball on 19/ 7/23 and it hit again on 09 /08/ 23

4 42 11 3 3 3 -19 /7/23 Powerball

4 15 9 11 21 5 - 09/08/23 Powerball

Reply #24

Ricklou — Sun, 20 Aug 2023 11:43:46 GMT

First digit have a skip pattern -You have just shown me your level of expertise right there.Go read my previous response on Orange's post

I have posted an example......if you certain skip 3 hits on digit 1 you have a very high probability to to get digit 2 and 3 correct -your first skip control all 5 skips as it follows from previous draws skip 3 's sequence

This is high grade maths.....Im pretty sure any good lottery player will grasp that

Reply #23

Ricklou — Sun, 20 Aug 2023 11:39:20 GMT

Why dont you join and show us how its done buddy? -Talk is cheap but money buy the whiskey. Come and get 12 wins a year on a spot pick -only one choice !!!!! I dont see your name there? Its of no use posting on a mathematics forum but you cannot hack it in real life

Reply #22

Ricklou — Sun, 20 Aug 2023 11:29:44 GMT

Great good luck to you there -the same should apply for any lottery

Reply #21

Ricklou — Sun, 20 Aug 2023 11:24:30 GMT

No you simply have one chance to choose a number that will appear in your next draw. By choosing one definite winner wont give you a prize - I said if you know the first digit skip value you have a better chance to predict digit 2 and 3......thats already a prize.Those challenges can give you clear indication who is good predictors thats why I said if you a lottery genius put your money where your mouth is and go show off your skills don't come and troll on a forum attacking posts. I simply stat... [ More ]

Reply #20

Orange71 — Sat, 19 Aug 2023 21:25:18 GMT

Cottoneyedjoe, why is this in the math forum?

Well, there's nothing to stop people from posting nonsense in the forum that has no basis whatsoever in actual math. We're seeing this quite a bit. There's a Mysticism forum, where they can post away all day long, but they have so much love to spread that (apparently) they feel the need to come over to the Math Forum.

Reply #19

Brock Lee — Sat, 19 Aug 2023 19:28:23 GMT

they aren't? asking for a friend...

Reply #18

ddude003 — Sat, 19 Aug 2023 19:14:03 GMT

Tell the OP that opium, peyote and psilocybe are not vegetables...

The trick is to get all the balls correct...

Reply #17

Brock Lee — Sat, 19 Aug 2023 19:00:16 GMT

this is a man who eats his vegetables.

Reply #16

cottoneyedjoe — Sat, 19 Aug 2023 17:31:15 GMT

Math is not a matter of opinion. You have made a mathematical claim that guessing the first ball or number correctly is more important than guessing the other balls or numbers correctly. You have have provided no mathematical proof for this claim, and even worse, the lottery's prize structure directly contradicts your claim. Partial matches are paid out according to how many numbers you got correct, not their order. Getting only one number right pays out zilch, whether it's the first or last num... [ More ]

Reply #15

cottoneyedjoe — Sat, 19 Aug 2023 17:24:19 GMT

Good point, Orange71. Let's see how impressive Ricklou's one-ball Powerball guesses are mathematically.

Powerball is drawn approximately 156.5 times a year. If you guess one white ball out of 69, you have a 5/69 chance of getting it right. Over the course of a year of participating in all the one-ball Powerball challenges, a participant's expected number of correct guesses is approximately 156.5 * (5/69) 11.3 .

One year he got it right 12 times, a difference of +0.7 over the expected va... [ More ]

Reply #14

hypersoniq — Sat, 19 Aug 2023 15:42:26 GMT

I get what you are saying. One thing I have noticed is that looking at a non replacement draw history tends to show a higher count for the extreme limits of the game. For instance, the most popular numbers in the PA match 6 in the first digit lists 1 as the most frequently drawn, nearly double all of the other first ball digits, the same is true of 49 as the last digit.

I recently put together a spreadsheet for the current matrix of the MM and PB, I will see if the same holds true.

Reply #13

AllenB — Sat, 19 Aug 2023 14:53:28 GMT

The last time I saw something this out of touch was Joe Biden saying Let's go Brandon

Reply #12

Orange71 — Sat, 19 Aug 2023 14:32:45 GMT

Please explain what this contest means. You're picking a single white ball from 1 to 69, correct? (That presumably corresponds to the Powerball lotto.)

Then, your pick is compared to actual (5) lotto winning number results. Correct?

Do you win if your pick is any of the 5 actual drawn numbers or only the first one?

You were a 12-time winner in 2022, and you are an 8-time winner this year so far, is that correct? How many draws is that in both cases?

Let's get the parameters down... [ More ]

Reply #11

Ricklou — Sat, 19 Aug 2023 08:47:23 GMT

Dumb -Buddy I can back up my success -How about you go put your money where your mouth is -Untill then stop trolling -Seems Lotterypost is full of trolls -Go join the PB and MM challenges if your not only TALK -Talk is cheap but money buys the wiskey at the end of the day.

I was top 3 last year -Remind us again who you are ? Thought so shoosh! Capish you are irrelevant here!

Pick ONE (1) white Ball from (1) to (69) for 8/19

(ONE) number only for this draw

Reply #10

Ricklou — Sat, 19 Aug 2023 08:40:15 GMT

As far as I know every person is entitled to their own opinion. That was my opinion and your welcome to differ from me. You clearly does not understand and I not gonna waste my time and energy on people who want to troll and attack peoples opinion.If you dont like any persons opinion move past and move along -Simple as that

The first digit is key -It will show you what sequence on the first digit have a high probability to follow example skip 3 7 10

Prediction 3 9 18

Your firs... [ More ]

Reply #9

db101 — Sat, 19 Aug 2023 08:22:11 GMT

I n my books a good predictor is measured by how he can correctly read the first digit.

Ricklou's books are irrelevant because Ricklou doesnt pay out prizes. The state lottery pays out prizes. In the state lottery's book, a good predictor is someone who hits every single number, not just the first.

Mathematically, the first number is no more or less important than the others, and this is the mathematics forum. When you make dumb non-mathematical posts, expect to get joke responses.... [ More ]

Reply #8

Ricklou — Sat, 19 Aug 2023 03:30:03 GMT

You are the only one selling here not me...I am sure everyone will trust your vast lottery experience...Oh my joined May 23 Riiiiiiiiiiiight Troll on buddy

Reply #7

Brock Lee — Sat, 19 Aug 2023 03:22:40 GMT

you drive a hard bargain. if you buy two copies of my second digit system, you can also get my third digit system for half price.

Reply #6

Ricklou — Sat, 19 Aug 2023 03:19:14 GMT

Brock Lee

Im sure everyone knows your history and success rate -that include your 209 posts and years on Lotterypost -If your such a good predictor go show it off on the MM and PB challenges -You are a troll deluxe Sir.

Reply #5

Brock Lee — Sat, 19 Aug 2023 03:11:44 GMT

brock lee's second digit system is on sale now for the low low price of $9.99. don't get suckered by all the corny first digit systems. all the best degenerate gamblers know the real key is the second digit! what are you waiting for? take your wife's grandma's tea set to the pawn shop today

Reply #4

Ricklou — Sat, 19 Aug 2023 02:41:53 GMT

Orange71

First of all we talking here and not selling anything. There is no fool proof system out there and its up to the player to tilt the scales in his favor. With that comes hours and hours of testing back testing and lots of failures. A good analytical system beats the pen and paper dumb luck method time after again. There is no fool proof system out there and anyone claiming it is lying. Like the saying goes proof is in the pudding. Like everything in life its gonna cost you hard work

Reply #3

Ricklou — Sat, 19 Aug 2023 02:30:56 GMT

I tend to differ with you there you work with patterns your last draw give you a trace and its up to the player to diciper that draw. Its not as easy and it will cost you hours of testing back testing,failures try again. Your first digit skip pattern put you in jackpot mode and its a very powerfull but to get there is not an easy feat. You must lose your dumb luck mentality and throwing random numbers... You will be waisting your time your money in the process.

Reply #2

Orange71 — Sat, 19 Aug 2023 00:10:32 GMT

And that is not necessarily because those players buy more tickets than the casual player, though it's certainly possible some individuals do, it's because against all reason they buy software and systems that sell the delusion that actionable, non-random patterns exist that will yield future advantage. Same thing exists in the financial markets. The way to get rich is not to take big risks your own money, rather to convince others you have the secrets for them to get rich. Plenty of takers.... [ More ]

Reply #1

Brock Lee — Fri, 18 Aug 2023 21:30:13 GMT

in your 30+ years of playing you should have realized it's all random. the players who take the biggest hit to the bank account are the ones who convince themselves there's a pattern. don't forget to eat your vegetables.

My fascination -The first digit

Ricklou — Fri, 18 Aug 2023 09:59:40 GMT

Any lottery is a business and many players most of us myself included would love to understand the concept of how the first number(the lowest on the left will be) In my books a good predictor is measured by how he can correctly read the first digit. If your first digit is out your chances on the jackpot is GONE....no surprise there.

Is there a formula ? No you have no code than calculate the next draws first digit theres is though patterns that can assist with it its extremely complica... [ More ]