Search

Next evolutionary step of the follower program.
As it is written, the follower refinery script constitutes an estimation function, which is another way to say it is a definitive best guess . Since this is ultimately an attempt to manually implement a machine learning strategy, the next step will be an error function. I finally figured out how to set up the back test! This process will involve 1. Loading up the first 1,000 games of any of the pick n games into a pandas data frame that will be...
Dec 29, 2023, 2:17 pm - hypersoniq

A shot of the Markov Chain / Follower output
This is for the pick 2 mid day, the output is simply (number, frequency). The frequency is how many times did these numbers follow the number last drawn. You read from top to bottom and can equate higher frequencies with higher transition probabilities. Keep in mind this is still stale data from the apl as I am working out where to copy the csv files for write access, but the fact that the app launches with zero crashes on my phone still = mind blown... this is pure Python running on And...
Feb 10, 2026, 6:57 am - hypersoniq

Moving forward with app development
The current state of the application is 100% functionality, partial UI implementation, zero branding . So there needs to be full use testing so that there are no surprises. In addition, it is time to think about generating graphics for the app. I already have a place in the directory structure to hold graphic assets. There is also the need to do with the classification output what I did with the Markov follower output, which is to run game classifications a...
Jan 19, 2026, 10:49 am - hypersoniq

So much goes into creating an app... holy graphics!
I am old (therefore old school), I thought the best way forward with graphic elements (like the logo, icons and button graphics) would be nice and small .png files. Enter svg (vector vs. raster)... since I am yet unaware of the display sizes, if I create vector graphics, they will have no noticeable compression artifacts at a wide range of sizes. Of course, most of my graphics programs are raster based (krita5, apple proCreate) so that is where I shall begin my next part of the lear...
Jan 16, 2026, 1:45 pm - hypersoniq

Ran a small back test with the follower script.
After processing and analyzing a 2 week back test of the follower script (still working on the back test automation, this one was painfully manual) and have reached a conclusion that the follower with the highest Markov probability is still the best pick, but the consistency is all over the place. Saw a few 2 of 3 in position on the pick 3, and twice a 3 of 5 in position with the pick 5, but no straight hits (even in paper play yet.) So that leaves me with 2 good (but not...
Dec 12, 2023, 3:59 pm - hypersoniq

Since picking from the classifiers turned up nothing
This week for the power ball, it will be strictly the top line of the Markov chain followers. This is also where we see if it is best to skip the MM completely and just go with PB... mostly because the draws of the MM were nowhere near the numbers from the system, while the PB brought a few matches in the white balls (just not any PAYING ones). The budget will then be set at $12 per week for 3 shots at the jackpot AND 3 shots at the double draw $10M prize... the MM and it'...
Apr 3, 2026, 4:27 pm - hypersoniq

Fixed one annoying application bug yesterday...
The functions work, the data is properly displayed in columns and the numbers match the stand alone script version for both classification and Markov chain follower distribution. The problem was, the first table was always blank! You could navigate back and return and the data would be there... but what a strange issue, as zero error messages were there to identify the problem. So I had to do some research and it turns out I was making a correct call, but to the class and not the in...
Jan 20, 2026, 6:50 am - hypersoniq

A rough map of the new phase 2
The Markov Decision Process (MDP), this will be the framework for Phase 2, it will define the features, the goals and the constraints, the rewards and penalties. The actual navigation of the framework will require an AI agent driven by the reinforcement learning (RL) framework described by the MDP. So this is actually a 2 part mission. It may include giving the agent the ability to run the phase 1 script with changing variables. This is one of those things where the agent...
Sep 8, 2025, 6:39 am - hypersoniq

A distant future idea for the next system
What about going all in on coincidence? What about a path finding algorithm that takes actions to pick the next draw (per column, of course) and gets reward points for being correct and loses points for being wrong... however, it is given the freedom to use any method to get there. It could transform (+1/-1 etc), it could mirror, it could perform arithmetic and / or algebraic calculations, etc... Training the model on past data to arrive at a best guess BUT also output what it used...
Sep 1, 2025, 8:14 pm - hypersoniq

Posted the numbers for this week to all-states just for fun
Since Pennsylvania does not seem to like to pick my numbers, maybe the coincidence engine will kick in for another state. Would only let me post starting tomorrow so they are up for 5 draws. Mid Day 903 Evening 082 As I wonder how to link phase 1 to phase 2, I am thinking phase 1 output to a csv file which the phase 2 script will read. I like this work flow concept because phase 1 is starting to get too complex to build on and still understand the opera...
Aug 22, 2025, 9:30 am - hypersoniq