pigskin,
It looks like you've still got the bragging rights. None of us had more than one number in our ten number selections from the 5/53 pool. JAG331 had the 41 ball and I called the 53. I'm not discouraged though. I've had some success with the method I used to derive those number selections. The lottery is random but not perfectly random, so no method is going to give the best results every time it's used.
I'm glad to see some of the more serious minds in Jackpot Games taking up The Pigskin Challenge. What do you say folks, shall we continue the challenge on Wednesday? If you can raise the bar to four numbers hit out of ten numbers selected and properly execute those numbers, your award will be $100. If you manage to hook those numbers to the right red PowerBall number, your award will be $5000. (Let's be clear that you'll be bankrolling your own award fund by actually playing the numbers you select.) Of course, you'll also inherit bragging rights and we'll rename the challenge using your screen name.
I think your observation about the absence of the lateral perimeter numbers on the play slips is as valid as any approach. To my way of thinking, the only measures of success are cashing tickets and turning a profit. If you can get results that way, I say, "Go for it." I also happen to do a lot of pencil and paper work because I'm always looking at new angles that occur to me. One of the most profitable methods I've ever used involves starting with several lines of Quick Picks and advancing the numbers as they're hit from draw to draw. I don't know if there's any science to it, but the numbers do tend to evolve toward future draw numbers and I've cashed some nice tickets with that method. As I said, no method is going to give the best results 100% of the time. If it did, every jackpot game in the world would be hit by multiple players on every draw...lol. Imagine that!
I agree with you that it's time to put the ridicule, apathy, laziness, and nay-saying behind us so we can get on with busting these jackpot games wide open. I hope The Pigskin Challenge on the PowerBall game will help us all do just that. Like you, I'm not here for the socializing. I came to Lottery Post to sharpen my playing skills and win the lottery. It's not just a game for me; it's about winning big bucks. If I were only interested in probability, statistics, and philosophy, I could derive much greater satisfaction at far less expense by just analyzing the games and selecting numbers but not putting my money down.
Good luck to all challengers,
aye'
By the way, the "if" and "of" thing about the wheels pertains to the guarantee. Wheels are designed with the objective of guaranteeing that a certain number of numbers will be matched on at least one line if a certain number of your number selections happen to prove correct. For example, 3if4of9 would be a guarantee that you'd match 3 numbers on at least one line if 4 of the 9 numbers you use in your wheel are drawn. That's my rather crude understanding, so someone please correct this if I'm wrong. BobP is one of the unofficial wheel experts on the boards, so you might ask him or search through some of his posts. He's had plenty to say about wheels.