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• bobby623

  

  San Angelo, Texas
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  Dec 12, 2007, 3:21 pm

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  I'm in the process of establishing history data bases for the Texas Daily (Pick) 4 games.
  Seems I can have 3 data streams - 1 for day draw, 1 for the night draw, or 1 combined day/night draw.
  I've searched the LP files and others for advice. Seems other folks have the same question.
  Keeping 3 sets of information seems redundant, not to mention the time involved.
  To resolve the issue, I've monitored the pick 4 drawings, as shown at the Texas Lottery
  Commission website, and have concluded that keeping one set of data is sufficient.
  In Texas, 2 machines are used for the Daily 4 game. There are 12 sets of balls. The machines
  and balls sets are interchangeable.
  The machine and ball sets to be used for a drawing is determined randomly. An alternate
  combination is chosen. The primary machine and ball sets are tested 4 times (pretests) prior
  to each drawing.
  The machine is run a 5th time to obtain the winning numbers.
  The equipment is returned to storage where it is used again for the next drawing.
  The same procedure is used for the Pick 3 drawings, although different machines and ball
  sets are used.
  One thing is clear, the amount of time between the drawings is not a factor. The same equipment
  is used day after day. It's possible that the same machine and ball sets could be used for both
  the day and night drawings.
  It would seem then that tracking a combined data stream would be a good choice, as opposed to
  separate streams.
  Problem is, just about every website having drawing results, including LP, seem to favor
  separate streams. I've got a couple commercial number generating systems and they require
  separate history files.
  Be interesting to know what other LP members are doing.
  Working with one combined stream is my choice.
• kkkathleen

  

  south houston, TX
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  Dec 12, 2007, 4:30 pm

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  Tx has 2 machines for pick 4 they rotate them the 1st of the month.check your pre-test to see which machine they are using.  Pick 3 tx has 3 machines . Ck pre-tests to see which machine they are using they mix the machines up on pick 3. On day and nite pick 3 & 4 they use the same machine! Well one machine for pick 3 and a different one for pick 4

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• JAP69

  

  South Carolina
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  Dec 12, 2007, 7:46 pm

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  I use combined draws To keep it simple.

  My theory is that you find something in a due situation using combined draws that due situation could drop mid or eve.

  But I have kept separate data bases at one time. I have previously owned software that came with separate data bases for mid and eve. But I had the option with the software to merge the games into one.

  Numbers are where you find them.