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Quote: Originally posted by Dawn32 on Mar 24, 2009
Is there a true advantage to using a lottery wheel?
Wheels basically do as they promise. If you use a wheel and it guarantees a 4of5 and you get four of the five numbers than you will get that prize. If you are lucky you will have that fifth number. But if you miss even one or two of the numbers in the wheel, it can screw up your chance to win anything. So basically, a wheel is only as good as the numbers you put in it. At least imo. I still like using though. Especially for Pick 3.
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Quote: Originally posted by ThatScaryChick on Mar 24, 2009
Wheels basically do as they promise. If you use a wheel and it guarantees a 4of5 and you get four of the five numbers than you will get that prize. If you are lucky you will have that fifth number. But if you miss even one or two of the numbers in the wheel, it can screw up your chance to win anything. So basically, a wheel is only as good as the numbers you put in it. At least imo. I still like using though. Especially for Pick 3.
Exactly my thoughts. I particulary like what I call balanced wheels. Like 3if3 playing a pick 5 game. IF you get 3, you will get multiple hits.
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Wheels can't improve your odds of winning vs buying the same number of tickets due to the risk of not having the winning numbers on the wheel, but
can improve your odds of having prizes up to 100% when the winning numbers are among those on the wheel. Wheels can do some amazing things pulling in prizes when you do have the winning numbers on the wheel.
For example: In the Lotto-Logix book there is a 12 number Pick-6 wheel in 22 lines that gives you an 88% chance of a 5# prize when all six winning numbers are among the 12 and if you don't win the 5# prize you win 9 - 4# prizes instead. Try doing that with 22 quick picks.
The book is in part a course in wheel making and includes two softwares for making your own wheels. There are Pick-3/4 wheels and Pick-5,6,7 wheels not found anywhere else so you don't have to play what everyone else is playing.
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Now, in choosing which numbers to put in the wheel, this is something I've been trying to figure out. For example, I use DiamondPalaces spreadsheets on Pick 3 and 4. I helps me keep track of hot and cold numbers. There is one thing I notice happens with the pick 3: there is usually a cold number that comes out, not every time but almost every time. And with the Cash 25 (pick 6 numbers 1-25), EVERY time that I've watched it there is always a cold number in there. So I can't figure out how to narrow it down to which hot and cold numbers to play. I'm new to all this so if anyone knows a good technique that has worked for them please let me know.
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Quote: Originally posted by Dawn32 on Mar 25, 2009
Now, in choosing which numbers to put in the wheel, this is something I've been trying to figure out. For example, I use DiamondPalaces spreadsheets on Pick 3 and 4. I helps me keep track of hot and cold numbers. There is one thing I notice happens with the pick 3: there is usually a cold number that comes out, not every time but almost every time. And with the Cash 25 (pick 6 numbers 1-25), EVERY time that I've watched it there is always a cold number in there. So I can't figure out how to narrow it down to which hot and cold numbers to play. I'm new to all this so if anyone knows a good technique that has worked for them please let me know.
There are 210 boxed numbers not counting triples and roughly 80 draws per day across North America so every number could be drawn boxed over a three day session. Say you begin tracking boxed numbers today.
Based on the Law of Thirds: Over the next three days . . .
One third of the 210 boxed numbers will be drawn Two or more times.
One third will be drawn Once.
One third will not be drawn.
Over the following three days . . .
One third of the numbers drawn two or more times will again be drawn two or more times.
One third of the numbers drawn two or more times will be drawn once.
One third of the numbers drawn two or more times will not be drawn.
One third of the numbers drawn once will be drawn two or more times.
One third of the numbers drawn once will be drawn once.
One third of the numbers drawn once will be not be drawn.
One third of the numbers not drawn will now be drawn two or more times.
One third of the numbers not drawn will be drawn once.
One third of the numbers not drawn will again not be drawn.
This is why all systems you see here work on a national level. Every time someone posts a system, add 1-1-1 or 1-2-3 or 17 or your age minus your star sign plus license plate number will almost always hit here or there, somewhere sometime over the next three days and maybe multiple times. They are all: In the, "Right Place at the Right Time" systems. They do not play at a profit over time for most people.
You shouldn't even begin to play Pick-3 until you've decided on a goal. Are you playing for fun? Is there an amount you need to win? Will drawing yourself a $500 paycheck a couple of times a year do it? Or do you require a big score? These questions help to determine how you need to play and what sort of a system you need.
You need a daily budget and a bankroll to draw on unless you're on the skip lunch to play plan.
You need to be flexiable, to be able to double the amount played when aspects you track are more due such as the numbers not yet drawn are 10 to 15 draws out since the last time one of them were drawn and one of the digits from the previous draw matches one of their digits. The other night 03/24 Florida draws 323 and there are 26 numbers that haven't been drawn boxed in almost 600 Florida draws and 15 days since the last one of those then 27 coldest numbers hit, the longest I've seen them out so I put more on the numbers with a matching digit to 323 and midday 03/25 388 pops out to provide a nice win playing online where the bets pay almost twice as much.
For a big score you need to track digits positionally putting numbers together on a positional wheel played straight only.
You also need to track what's due in odd/even, low/high and sums to keep the playing budget within limits.
When you win, use their money to put more down, but be aware if you've ever won in the next draw, sometimes skip a couple of draws while you play on paper after a win.
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Quote: Originally posted by Dawn32 on Mar 24, 2009
Is there a true advantage to using a lottery wheel?
The best is that mixed more big and middle wheels work together with one simple filter,to try to get most of the numbers in 12.Thats much better than using small pool wheels.
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Quote: Originally posted by Hans on Mar 26, 2009
The best is that mixed more big and middle wheels work together with one simple filter,to try to get most of the numbers in 12.Thats much better than using small pool wheels.
What wheels would you recommend? I started trying the Key Wheels for Pick 6, and I was playing the Key 5 of 6 if 6 wheel.
Here is an analysis of what numbers hit the most to the least for the WV Cash 25:
The highlighted ones are the numbers that just recently came out. Is this something I should even bother to use?
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Quote: Originally posted by Dawn32 on Mar 26, 2009
What wheels would you recommend? I started trying the Key Wheels for Pick 6, and I was playing the Key 5 of 6 if 6 wheel.
Here is an analysis of what numbers hit the most to the least for the WV Cash 25:
The highlighted ones are the numbers that just recently came out. Is this something I should even bother to use?
For this game I would suggest making up 8 sets of 3 numbers each your research indicates may hit together as a block. Play these three number blocks against each other like this. These are place holder pointer numbers to be replaced with your best picks.
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Thanks Bob! I have one more question: Is it better to play a wheel that yields a larger number of tickets (like over 10 tickets) once a week versus playing a wheel that yields only 3 tickets every day? It seems that I would have a better chance of winning playing the larger wheel.
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