Quote: Originally posted by rcbbuckeye on Apr 12, 2009
Ok, I'll tell ya'll what I've been doing, with not much success I might add, and maybe someone there smarter than me can suggest a better use for my excel files. Since 2005, I have kept track of each number's position. For example, in MM, the number "2" has played 42 times in the 1st position, and 2 times in the 2nd position. Obviously, a total of 44 times. This is over a total of 444 drawings. So, for each number, I know how many times it's played in each position, and total number of times played. I also use this info to determine which "decade" plays most often in which position. In other words the "singles" play most in the 1st position, the "teens" most in the 2nd position, "20's" in the 3rd, "40's" in the 4th, and "50's" in the 5th. The three very best numbers in terms of most times drawn (again over 444 draws) is 14, 25, and 46. So I usually make it a point to play those three. I have tried playing combinations strictly by position, for ex, the number "14" has played 26 times in the 1st position, which is the best for any number that is not a "single", that is "1 - 9". This is useful if I decide a single going to skip a drawing. I used to play only the most frequently drawn numbers, but it dawned on me that the winning combinations are never made up of only numbers that play the most often. Of course I hoped to hit smaller prizes at least. Finally, what I am going to do next week is cut certain decades. For ex, in MM I'm not playing any singles or "50's". Reducing the field of numbers dramatically reduces the odds, but only if the drawing cooperates, of course, LOL.
Anyway, I do this for Texas Cash 5, Texas 2 Step, Tx Lotto, and MM. Actually even the daily numbers games although I rarely play those games anymore. I feel like I am not using the info I keep to its fullest extent, but I have run out of ideas.
Are there any nuggets of wisdom out there?
By the way, I don't play 20 lines each drawing. Just way too much $. I understand the chances are better with more lines, but with a kid in college who happens to be high maintenance that just ain't in the cards. S I try to do with 1 or 2 lines.