I have been mentioning in a few threads that the numbers that many of us (at least I am one!) consider rare actually hit quite often and probably should not be overlooked when you are deciding which numbers to play. Here is what happened yesterday with the pure numbers and series numbers (rare??) marked:
Arizona Pick 3 Mon, Jun 27, 2005 4-7-1
British Columbia Daily 3 Mon, Jun 27, 2005 7-9-7
California Daily 3 Mon, Jun 27, 2005 6-3-7
Midday 3 Mon, Jun 27, 2005 7-1-6
Connecticut Midday 3 Mon, Jun 27, 2005 3-5-8
Play 3 Mon, Jun 27, 2005 5-0-2
Delaware Midday 3 Mon, Jun 27, 2005 9-7-0
Play 3 Mon, Jun 27, 2005 9-0-7
Florida Cash 3 Mon, Jun 27, 2005 5-3-5
Georgia Cash 3 Mon, Jun 27, 2005 5-5-6
Midday 3 Mon, Jun 27, 2005 8-4-5
Idaho Pick 3 Mon, Jun 27, 2005 0-1-4
Illinois/Iowa Daily 3 Mon, Jun 27, 2005 5-0-8
Midday 3 Mon, Jun 27, 2005 7-0-0
Indiana Daily 3 Mon, Jun 27, 2005 6-5-7
Midday 3 Mon, Jun 27, 2005 4-2-0
Kansas Pick 3 Mon, Jun 27, 2005 4-1-0
Kentucky Midday Pick 3 Mon, Jun 27, 2005 3-2-2
Pick 3 Mon, Jun 27, 2005 4-1-0
Louisiana Pick 3 Mon, Jun 27, 2005 2-3-3
Maine Tri-State Pick 3 Mon, Jun 27, 2005 9-9-1
Tri-State Pick 3 Midday Mon, Jun 27, 2005 0-2-8
Maryland Midday Pick 3 Mon, Jun 27, 2005 5-3-5
Pick 3 Mon, Jun 27, 2005 6-1-8
Michigan Daily 3 Mon, Jun 27, 2005 3-1-7
Midday 3 Mon, Jun 27, 2005 3-2-9
Minnesota Daily 3 Mon, Jun 27, 2005 5-2-8
Missouri Midday Pick 3 Mon, Jun 27, 2005 0-1-7
Pick 3 Mon, Jun 27, 2005 6-4-7
Nebraska Pick 3 Mon, Jun 27, 2005 7-1-3
New Jersey Midday Pick 3 Mon, Jun 27, 2005 5-8-6
Pick 3 Mon, Jun 27, 2005 9-8-7
New Mexico Pick 3 Mon, Jun 27, 2005 3-4-6
New York Midday Numbers Mon, Jun 27, 2005 5-0-7
Numbers Mon, Jun 27, 2005 8-7-4
Ohio Midday Pick 3 Mon, Jun 27, 2005 0-6-1
Pick 3 Mon, Jun 27, 2005 2-8-4
Ontario Pick 3 Mon, Jun 27, 2005 1-0-9
Pennsylvania Daily Number Mon, Jun 27, 2005 5-4-5
Midday Daily Number Mon, Jun 27, 2005 4-4-3
Quebec La Quotidienne 3 Mon, Jun 27, 2005 5-8-4
South Carolina Midday 3 Mon, Jun 27, 2005 1-1-0
Pick 3 Mon, Jun 27, 2005 4-8-8
Tennessee Cash 3 Mon, Jun 27, 2005 7-9-8
Texas Midday Pick 3 Mon, Jun 27, 2005 8-1-0
Pick 3 Mon, Jun 27, 2005 2-0-1
Virginia Midday 3 Mon, Jun 27, 2005 1-4-6
Pick 3 Mon, Jun 27, 2005 9-5-2
Washington Daily Mon, Jun 27, 2005 8-6-5
Washington, D.C. Lucky Numbers Mon, Jun 27, 2005 5-6-0
Midday Lucky Numbers Mon, Jun 27, 2005 0-9-2
West Virginia Daily 3 Mon, Jun 27, 2005 5-1-7
Western Canada Pick 3 Mon, Jun 27, 2005 0-7-3
Wisconsin Daily Pick 3 Mon, Jun 27, 2005 1-3-8
The expected hit rate without triples is 31.8% and with triples is 36.4%. Yesterday there were 16 hits (no triples) out of 54 draws for a hit rate of 29.6%, so it was a little less than expected, but if it hit your state, who cares? LOL
I'm not suggesting you play only the "rares", but don't think of them as being so rare that you automatically drop them from the numbers you are considering. Of course, you may feel that it is worth it to filter out those numbers and miss 30% of the wins. The information I give you in these posts about "rare" numbers may help you decide. Watch your own state to see how often "rares" hit there. In any case, Good Luck to you.