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• JAP69

  

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  Jan 13, 2008, 1:01 am

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  I know the pick 3 and 4 have pretest results. Probably the other games also.

  You like to play certain numbers in the lottery. Now if you knew in the pretest that your numbers keep coming up in the pretest would you continue playing?
  Take pick 3 for example and they have 4 pretest before each draw. Adding those draws up and the actual draw is like having 5 years worth of draws in one year.

  A lot of stats hunters base their plays they want on the actual draws not knowing what was drawn in pretest.

  How many triples could have been drawn in those 4 pretest draws over a years time or any favored numbers that are played by many people.

  Numbers are where you find them.
• justxploring

  

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  Jan 13, 2008, 1:53 am

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  I voted "yes" but this is a tough call.  I would think seeing the results would definitely help, at least if you are using a system for pick-3 or pick-4.  On the other hand, since I play jackpot games, I would feel positively ill if my 6 numbers were drawn and I didn't win anything after all these years.  So I don't want to know.  I mean, I already know I'm a fool but then I'd have a confirmation. Still, the good thing would be I'd stop wasting my money!

  I can't say for other states, but AFAIK no combination in the Lotto has repeated in 20 years.  So the way I see it, if could look back at the history of the pre-draws and see that my weekly combinations have already been drawn, it would be like telling me to give up for the next 20 years.
• takeitez

  

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  Jan 13, 2008, 9:42 am

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    I would like to know all the draws.

    Another reason why I combine midday and evening draws. It is all just one long game.

  ez

               ........ in the long run........
• ThatScaryChick

  

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  Jan 13, 2008, 11:29 am

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  I would still play the lottery whether I saw the pretest results or not.  I don't see them anyways, so it doesn't effect how I play.