Is it better to quick pick or choose your own #s (PB and MM)?Prev Topic Next Topic

New Topic New Poll

cosmotravis

United States
Member #65,355
September 25, 2008
99 Posts
Offline

Mar 3, 2010, 4:08 pm

have noticed lately it really really seems to bunch the numbers together (i.e 3 16 17 18 19 27) or some crap.

yes, and you will notice that the numbers drawn usually are like that too when these pots get bigger
scorpio

United States
Member #9,579
December 12, 2004
2,121 Posts
Offline

Mar 3, 2010, 8:42 pm

i think that all lotteries are doing great,as our town school budget passed on the first vote.it's like a volunteer tax they suck from us.
Guru101

Indiana
United States
Member #48,723
January 7, 2007
1,961 Posts
Offline

Mar 3, 2010, 11:38 pm

Quote: Originally posted by rdgrnr on Mar 3, 2010
Some people discount quick picks saying the only reason they win more is because they sell more.

But if number picking systems are truly better, wouldn't they outperform quick picks?

If 70% of tickets sold are quick picks and 70% of winners are quick picks while 30% of tickets sold are player picks and 30% of winners are player picks, aren't they both equal?

Wouldn't one method have to outperform its sales percentage in order to prove it's better than the other?

It makes perfect sense to me. Quick picks have strength in numbers. It could be anyone who wins, but if the majority of tickets sold are quick picks, then the majority of winners would be quick picks. One thing to consider is that some of those self picks are played over and over by the same player. They have a playslip filled with numbers and keep playing those numbers each drawing. This means that there isn't some sort of analysis and strategy applied to those picks. So strategically, those self picks really aren't better than quick picks or vice versa. They're just numbers that those people just happen to choose to play over and over again.

Gonna win.
ca-dreamin*

Chicago
United States
Member #70,676
February 8, 2009
889 Posts
Offline

Mar 4, 2010, 12:22 am

Quote: Originally posted by rdgrnr on Mar 3, 2010
Some people discount quick picks saying the only reason they win more is because they sell more.

But if number picking systems are truly better, wouldn't they outperform quick picks?

If 70% of tickets sold are quick picks and 70% of winners are quick picks while 30% of tickets sold are player picks and 30% of winners are player picks, aren't they both equal?

Wouldn't one method have to outperform its sales percentage in order to prove it's better than the other?

Unfortunately not everyone that picks their own numbers uses "number picking systems" and as much as I hate QP's even a QP MAY give you a better spread of numbers than say a ticket made up of birthdays.

I would love to see the winners broken down this way........how many winners per every 1,000 tickets sold . (this number is an example) There would be a running total for QP's as well as SP's.

It's true that QP's win more often but we don't know how many more LOL millions of QP tickets are sold for each draw.

It's obvious that if you have 2 pools of numbers........one made up of thousands of lines......the other made up of millions of lines......which one is more likely to have A winning line of numbers . That doesn't mean that your (individual) ticket has a better chance of winning.........it's simply part of a larger pool.
ThatScaryChick

Idaho
United States
Member #56,504
November 21, 2007
8,002 Posts
Online

Mar 4, 2010, 12:33 am

Quote: Originally posted by TheOtherOne on Feb 18, 2010
Long ago there was an article of 10 people who had hit the lottery (Powerball I think). The majority hit it via quick pick, so it seems this is the better option.

But sometimes when the machine chooses I have noticed lately it really really seems to bunch the numbers together (i.e 3 16 17 18 19 27) or some crap.

what is best?

I don't think one is better then the other, I think there is just a preference. I don't mind using quick picks sometimes, but usually, I get sets of numbers that...just don't look good. Yeah, I know that doesn't make sense logically and I know any set of numbers can come out, but that is how my mind works.

However, for me, I honestly prefer to choose my own numbers and I have won more money that way. I will sometimes add quick picks into the mix, but I tend to play my own number more.

"X - youtube - steam - instagram"

ThatScaryChick
butch2030

The KEY ingredient is Combos & Patterns

Elgin, IL
United States
Member #68,865
January 1, 2009
1,291 Posts
Offline

Mar 4, 2010, 1:28 am

Quote: Originally posted by Guru101 on Feb 23, 2010
Originally I was using my system on Powerball, but the analysis that is performed is done on the numbers that are in the same pool, which is the system's strong part. The 5 white balls in Powerball's case. I had to completely rely on luck on getting the Powerball number. Since I want to win a jackpot, I figured I would convert it to a Pick 6 game. So now I use my system on Hoosier Lotto and since all the numbers are in the same pool, I can take full advantage of it. I do encourage making a system for any game though. If you wanna win Pick 6, Powerball, or Mega Millions, I encourage everyone to try and come up with their own strategy to win.

Also, anytime I'm printing lines to play and later decide I'm not going to play those numbers, I will get rid of them. Closing a window, deleting the output file, or shredding any paper I might have printed them on or wrote them to. That way I don't have to worry about looking up a few lines above the ones I decided to play just to find out one of the lines would have won the jackpot. Any sets I don't play, I get rid of.

You might what to look at the history of the Power Ball # over the last 120 drawings since the last change to the game.

PB # no. of hits

21 9

23 8

37 8

09 5

11 5

15 5

27 5

30 5

04 4

05 4

06 4

17 4

22 4

07 3

12 3

14 3

19 3

20 3

25 3

26 3

29 3

01 2

02 2

08 2

16 2

18 2

24 2

31 2

33 2

34 2

36 2

39 2

10 1

13 1

32 1

38 1

03 0

28 0

35 0

tot 120
butch2030

The KEY ingredient is Combos & Patterns

Elgin, IL
United States
Member #68,865
January 1, 2009
1,291 Posts
Offline

Mar 4, 2010, 1:58 am

Quote: Originally posted by butch2030 on Mar 4, 2010
You might what to look at the history of the Power Ball # over the last 120 drawings since the last change to the game.

PB # no. of hits

21 9

23 8

37 8

09 5

11 5

15 5

27 5

30 5

04 4

05 4

06 4

17 4

22 4

07 3

12 3

14 3

19 3

20 3

25 3

26 3

29 3

01 2

02 2

08 2

16 2

18 2

24 2

31 2

33 2

34 2

36 2

39 2

10 1

13 1

32 1

38 1

03 0

28 0

35 0

tot 120

Make that 9 hits for PB # 23 as of 03/03/10
scorpio

United States
Member #9,579
December 12, 2004
2,121 Posts
Offline

Mar 4, 2010, 9:59 am

yeah,the qp's are a real winner.i got 2 qp's and 2 of my own numbers last night,pb.qp's i got 2 numbers,and 3rd off by one number.my numbers nothing.so qp's are big winners!
Raven62

25

New Jersey
United States
Member #17,842
June 28, 2005
180,983 Posts
Offline

Mar 4, 2010, 10:58 am

Quote: Originally posted by scorpio on Mar 4, 2010
yeah,the qp's are a real winner.i got 2 qp's and 2 of my own numbers last night,pb.qp's i got 2 numbers,and 3rd off by one number.my numbers nothing.so qp's are big winners!

Say no more!

A mind once stretched by a new idea never returns to its original dimensions!

Catch-22: A dilemma or difficult circumstance from which there is no escape because of mutually conflicting or dependent conditions.

Corruptissima re publica plurimae leges: When the republic is at its most corrupt the laws are most numerous.

The best way to learn is to never stop being an Experiential Student!
badboy00z

CA
United States
Member #84,263
December 26, 2009
410 Posts
Offline

Mar 4, 2010, 3:41 pm

Quote: Originally posted by scorpio on Mar 4, 2010
yeah,the qp's are a real winner.i got 2 qp's and 2 of my own numbers last night,pb.qp's i got 2 numbers,and 3rd off by one number.my numbers nothing.so qp's are big winners!

The opposite happened to me with Super lotto plus. My QP got 1+0 with the bonus number being one of the 5 regular ones! The one where I choose my own numbers got 1+1 so I made back the $2 I spent on the tickets.
scorpio

United States
Member #9,579
December 12, 2004
2,121 Posts
Offline

Mar 4, 2010, 7:28 pm

whoops,gotta go figure some big winners,megamillions friday.
ca-dreamin*

Chicago
United States
Member #70,676
February 8, 2009
889 Posts
Offline

Mar 4, 2010, 8:04 pm

Quote: Originally posted by ThatScaryChick on Mar 4, 2010
I don't think one is better then the other, I think there is just a preference. I don't mind using quick picks sometimes, but usually, I get sets of numbers that...just don't look good. Yeah, I know that doesn't make sense logically and I know any set of numbers can come out, but that is how my mind works.

However, for me, I honestly prefer to choose my own numbers and I have won more money that way. I will sometimes add quick picks into the mix, but I tend to play my own number more.

I agree with the "I get sets of numbers that...just don't look good." LOL that's why I don't like QP's. I would rather pick the numbers off the top of my head.
scorpio

United States
Member #9,579
December 12, 2004
2,121 Posts
Offline

Mar 5, 2010, 9:53 am

we're overdue for a frackin win!
badboy00z

CA
United States
Member #84,263
December 26, 2009
410 Posts
Offline

Mar 5, 2010, 5:15 pm

Quote: Originally posted by scorpio on Mar 5, 2010
we're overdue for a frackin win!

No it's about the right time. It's been 2 months since the last win so I will win tonight. There's always a winner at least every 2 months or so.
scorpio

United States
Member #9,579
December 12, 2004
2,121 Posts
Offline

Mar 5, 2010, 5:41 pm

got lucky,on that tri states am draw pik 3,for 42 buckeroos!i can retire now.shazam!