JADELottery's Pick 3 H-Trac System
First, I'd like to thank Tenaj for giving me permission to borrow the V-Trac nomenclature to name this an H-Trac System. I've studied Tenaj's V-Trac System and it helped spark the idea for the H-Trac System.
Next, did someone say "8-Track", the "8-Track" is coming back... no silly, it's H-Trac. My ex-wife said to me it sounds like 8-Track. Hang on folks, we're bring back the 70's. Well, anyway, the H actually stands for Hues Grouping. The Hues Grouping comes from my research into mapping the Pick 3 ABC number cube into the RGB color cube and transforming the RGB color cube into Hue, Brightness and Contrast. Brightness and Contrast are also referred to as Lumination or Illumination and Saturation. However, here it will be called Brightness and Contrast; something like your TV settings.
The H-Trac System came into existence from a couple of different things. Tenaj's method of segmenting the ABC number cube helped me with idea of segmenting the RBG color cube by Hue, Brightness and Contrast. I also got the idea from staring at my Rubik's Cube for hours. The way it's set in its holder helped with visualizations in my head.
The H-Trac System has two Parts: The H-Trac Numbers and The H-Trac Tables. The H-Trac Numbers have two Types: Normal and Absolute. The H-Trac Tables have two Kinds: Straight and Boxed.
We'll take this a few steps at a time. First we need to do some calculations to find the H-Trac Numbers. This is real easy, you don't need a mathematical degree and you don't need a supercomputer; it's paper and pencil type calculations. We need to find three numbers: The Normal Brightness Number, Absolute Brightness Number and Contrast Number. Take a Pick 3 number and find the biggest number or MAX number and find the smallest number or MIN number. MAX and MIN are used to find the numbers as follows:
1 - Normal Brightness Number
nB = MAX + MIN - 9
2 - Absolute Brightness Number
Take the absolute value of nB by removing any negative sign to make it positive.
In Excel you can use the ABS( ) function.
aB = ABS(nB) = ABS(MAX + MIN - 9)
3 - Contrast Number
C = MAX - MIN
Here's a few examples:
Pick 3 | MAX | MIN | Normal Brightness | Absloute Brightness | Contrast |
227 | MAX = 7 | MIN = 2 | nB = 7 + 2 - 9 = 0 | aB = ABS(0) = 0 | C = 7 - 2 = 5 |
304 | MAX = 4 | MIN = 0 | nB = 4 + 0 - 9 = -5 | aB = ABS(-5) = 5 | C = 4 - 0 = 4 |
808 | MAX = 8 | MIN = 0 | nB = 8 + 0 - 9 = -1 | aB = ABS(-1) = 1 | C = 8 - 0 = 8 |
878 | MAX = 8 | MIN = 7 | nB = 8 + 7 - 9 = 6 | aB = ABS(6) = 6 | C = 8 - 7 = 1 |
333 | MAX = 3 | MIN = 3 | nB = 3 + 3 - 9 = -3 | aB = ABS(-3) = 3 | C = 3 - 3 = 0 |
981 | MAX = 9 | MIN = 1 | nB = 9 + 1 - 9 = 1 | aB = ABS(1) = 1 | C = 9 - 1 = 8 |
These numbers are used to make two Types of H-Trac Numbers: Normal and Absolute. The Type of H-Trac number will be denoted by an 'n' and an 'a' on the right side of the number, example: -23n or 52a
A Normal H-Trac is assembled this way: nB C 'n'
An Absolute H-Trac is assembled this way: aB C 'a'
Each has the Brightness Number first, then the Contrast Number, and finally the noted Type of 'n' or 'a' at the right.
From the examples above, here are the H-Trac Numbers for each Pick 3 number:
Pick 3 | Normal | Absolute |
227 | 05n | 05a |
304 | -54n | 54a |
808 | -18n | 18a |
878 | 61n | 61a |
333 | -30n | 30a |
981 | 18n | 18a |
At this point you might think there are -99 to 99 Normal H-Trac Numbers and 00 to 99 Absolute H-Trac Numbers, with a total count of 199 numbers for the Normal and 100 numbers for the Absolute. Actually, there are not. If you were to go through all the Pick 3 numbers and found and sorted the H-Trac Numbers, you'd find there are only 55 Normal H-Trac Numbers and 30 Absolute H-Trac Numbers. Because the numbers are Grouped by Hues, the process of finding the Brightness and Contrast actually compressed the total Combo Count from 1,000 to just 55 for the Normal and 30 for the Absolute. Not bad for some simple paper and pencil work out. Whoa, is your pencil smokin' too?
Here are the complete lists of the Normal and Absolute H-Trac Numbers.
| | | Normal | | | | | Absolute |
| Normal | | H-Trac | | | Absolute | | H-Trac |
| Brightness | Contrast | Number | | | Brightness | Contrast | Number |
1 | -9 | 0 | -90n | | 1 | 0 | 1 | 01a |
2 | -8 | 1 | -81n | | 2 | 0 | 3 | 03a |
3 | -7 | 0 | -70n | | 3 | 0 | 5 | 05a |
4 | -7 | 2 | -72n | | 4 | 0 | 7 | 07a |
5 | -6 | 1 | -61n | | 5 | 0 | 9 | 09a |
6 | -6 | 3 | -63n | | 6 | 1 | 0 | 10a |
7 | -5 | 0 | -50n | | 7 | 1 | 2 | 12a |
8 | -5 | 2 | -52n | | 8 | 1 | 4 | 14a |
9 | -5 | 4 | -54n | | 9 | 1 | 6 | 16a |
10 | -4 | 1 | -41n | | 10 | 1 | 8 | 18a |
11 | -4 | 3 | -43n | | 11 | 2 | 1 | 21a |
12 | -4 | 5 | -45n | | 12 | 2 | 3 | 23a |
13 | -3 | 0 | -30n | | 13 | 2 | 5 | 25a |
14 | -3 | 2 | -32n | | 14 | 2 | 7 | 27a |
15 | -3 | 4 | -34n | | 15 | 3 | 0 | 30a |
16 | -3 | 6 | -36n | | 16 | 3 | 2 | 32a |
17 | -2 | 1 | -21n | | 17 | 3 | 4 | 34a |
18 | -2 | 3 | -23n | | 18 | 3 | 6 | 36a |
19 | -2 | 5 | -25n | | 19 | 4 | 1 | 41a |
20 | -2 | 7 | -27n | | 20 | 4 | 3 | 43a |
21 | -1 | 0 | -10n | | 21 | 4 | 5 | 45a |
22 | -1 | 2 | -12n | | 22 | 5 | 0 | 50a |
23 | -1 | 4 | -14n | | 23 | 5 | 2 | 52a |
24 | -1 | 6 | -16n | | 24 | 5 | 4 | 54a |
25 | -1 | 8 | -18n | | 25 | 6 | 1 | 61a |
26 | 0 | 1 | 01n | | 26 | 6 | 3 | 63a |
27 | 0 | 3 | 03n | | 27 | 7 | 0 | 70a |
28 | 0 | 5 | 05n | | 28 | 7 | 2 | 72a |
29 | 0 | 7 | 07n | | 29 | 8 | 1 | 81a |
30 | 0 | 9 | 09n | | 30 | 9 | 0 | 90a |
31 | 1 | 0 | 10n | | | | | |
32 | 1 | 2 | 12n | | | | | |
33 | 1 | 4 | 14n | | | | | |
34 | 1 | 6 | 16n | | | | | |
35 | 1 | 8 | 18n | | | | | |
36 | 2 | 1 | 21n | | | | | |
37 | 2 | 3 | 23n | | | | | |
38 | 2 | 5 | 25n | | | | | |
39 | 2 | 7 | 27n | | | | | |
40 | 3 | 0 | 30n | | | | | |
41 | 3 | 2 | 32n | | | | | |
42 | 3 | 4 | 34n | | | | | |
43 | 3 | 6 | 36n | | | | | |
44 | 4 | 1 | 41n | | | | | |
45 | 4 | 3 | 43n | | | | | |
46 | 4 | 5 | 45n | | | | | |
47 | 5 | 0 | 50n | | | | | |
48 | 5 | 2 | 52n | | | | | |
49 | 5 | 4 | 54n | | | | | |
50 | 6 | 1 | 61n | | | | | |
51 | 6 | 3 | 63n | | | | | |
52 | 7 | 0 | 70n | | | | | |
53 | 7 | 2 | 72n | | | | | |
54 | 8 | 1 | 81n | | | | | |
55 | 9 | 0 | 90n | | | | | |
Here's an application to my state's WI Pick 3 numbers for a few draws:
| Pick 3 | H-Trac |
Draw | Date | A | B | C | Normal | Absolute |
5181 | 2006-11-25 | 1 | 5 | 5 | -34n | 34a |
5182 | 2006-11-26 | 6 | 1 | 6 | -25n | 25a |
5183 | 2006-11-27 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 09n | 09a |
5184 | 2006-11-28 | 0 | 8 | 9 | 09n | 09a |
5185 | 2006-11-29 | 7 | 0 | 9 | 09n | 09a |
5186 | 2006-11-30 | 0 | 6 | 5 | -36n | 36a |
5187 | 2006-12-01 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 18n | 18a |
5188 | 2006-12-02 | 3 | 1 | 7 | -16n | 16a |
5189 | 2006-12-03 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 41n | 41a |
5190 | 2006-12-04 | 2 | 0 | 2 | -72n | 72a |
5191 | 2006-12-05 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 25n | 25a |
5192 | 2006-12-06 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 45n | 45a |
5193 | 2006-12-07 | 5 | 0 | 6 | -36n | 36a |
5194 | 2006-12-08 | 1 | 7 | 6 | -16n | 16a |
5195 | 2006-12-09 | 1 | 5 | 5 | -34n | 34a |
5196 | 2006-12-10 | 0 | 7 | 6 | -27n | 27a |
5197 | 2006-12-11 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 01n | 01a |
5198 | 2006-12-12 | 1 | 0 | 8 | -18n | 18a |
5199 | 2006-12-13 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 27n | 27a |
5200 | 2006-12-14 | 7 | 5 | 1 | -16n | 16a |
5201 | 2006-12-15 | 3 | 7 | 0 | -27n | 27a |
5202 | 2006-12-16 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -70n | 70a |
5203 | 2006-12-17 | 0 | 8 | 3 | -18n | 18a |
5204 | 2006-12-18 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 03n | 03a |
5205 | 2006-12-19 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 32n | 32a |
5206 | 2006-12-20 | 0 | 4 | 8 | -18n | 18a |
5207 | 2006-12-21 | 4 | 1 | 0 | -54n | 54a |
5208 | 2006-12-22 | 1 | 0 | 4 | -54n | 54a |
5209 | 2006-12-23 | 2 | 0 | 2 | -72n | 72a |
5210 | 2006-12-24 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 01n | 01a |
5211 | 2006-12-25 | 3 | 2 | 2 | -41n | 41a |
5212 | 2006-12-26 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 01n | 01a |
Notice on 2006-11-27, 28 and 29 the Normal and Absloute H-Tracs repeated three time in a row. Later, we'll use the H-Trac Numbers to find the Hue Grouping Combos in the H-Trac Tables so you can determine what Combos to play for the next drawings.