My pick-5 pick-6 Part 2
About a year ago a LP member posted a question similar to this. "Is there any way
to calculate where a certain set of numbers would appear within a list of all the
combinations for a given lottery". I assumed some bright mentor of LP would belly
up to the table and provide a means to solve this question. To my knowledge it went
pretty much unanswered. I am neither bright nor a good mentor as I have been watching
from afar, gleaming what I could and not putting anything back. For this I apologize.
If that person is still interested.
In a 5/44 lottery the set "03-17-24-35-42" would fall on line 317882
n1 = 3, n2 = 17, n3 = 24, n4 = 35, n5 = 42
n=44, r=5
x1 = nCr
x2 = (n-n1)Cr
x2 = (x1-x2)
x3 = (n-n2)C(r-1)
x4 = (n-n3)C(r-2)
x5 = (n-n4)C(r-3)
x6 = (n-n5)
p1 = (x2-(x3+x4+x5+x6)) = 317882
This took me 3 or 4 days to work out and I never even posted it. Again sorry to that
Person. This can be reversed to find the set from the line number and can be adapted
to any lottery. If interested let me know.
Now, with that that off my chest back to the system. Those who have started working
this system have by now came to the conclusion that it is not as easy as it looks.
Some people will already be having some success and others will not. In my quest
I have found that not all people think the same way. For some it will be clear and
others it will not. For some it will be really hard to turn loose of preconceived
notions of what will happen.
Next step, "encode your data". The first digits are the easiest to hit, this is
because in a 5-39 lottery the digits "0-1-2-3" are the only 4 digits that can be
used, and explain why those digits appear in almost every draw. I think that most
people will be shocked when they notice how small a group of digits make up most
winning combos even when all 5 of the second digits can be anything from "0 to 9".
Look at power ball's last draw. 1-3-24-28-41 PB:10 "0-1-2-3-4-8" make up the entire
draw including the power ball. How many of you would have liked to have know this a
few days ago. This happens more then one would think.
Encoding data.
As most people are not programmers my task is made a little harder in providing a
means to an end. What I will call "Encoding data" in this section is for the pen
and paper players as they make up the largest pool. Lets say that you have followed
the instructions and seem unable to pin down any one or two sets of numbers. Below
is the next step for you.
first make a list of the first digits of each number and then out to the side place
a checkmark beside each, every time it comes up in past draws. this can be done using
a day to day draw sample, the more the better.
0-1-1-2-3 ////
0-0-1-2-2 //
0-1-2-3-3 ////
and so on. You will find about 5 of these base sets hit a greater percentage of the time.
For a starting place, play maybe 2 of each of the 3 or so sets that hit most often. This
will work very well most days. Pay close attention to drawing trends as they will appear
and run sometimes for many days at a time. In this instance, a trend is where numbers sets
appear in like formats. First numbers will be greater then 10 or first number will be 5 or
below, That sort of thing.
The second digit
reverse fltering / encoding
This is where encoding comes in. below is a example of the type of encoding to use.
second digits
1-7-2-3-4 OOEOE LHLLL
3-1-4-8-2 OOEEE LLLHL
5-6-2-4-9 OEEEO HHLLH
7-2-3-4-2 OEOEE HLLLL
O = odd "1-3-5-7-9"
E = even "0-2-4-6-8"
L = low "0-1-2-3-4"
H = hi "5-6-7-8-9"
The first information encoded is odd - even digits and the second is hi - low digits
You may be thinking how can this help. Simple, let's say you are looking for a digit to
use as the first number's second digit. you have a 0 to 9 choice or a odd - even choice.
A 50/50 or a 1 in 10. Lets say you choose odd and low based on data gleamed from your
list as the best choice for this digit. You now have digits "0-2-4" to select from.
repeat this for all five second digits keeping a TD and ID count. Don't be tempted to
stretch the selections above the 5 or 6 ID's. Stay on track play smart, play fewer.
Don't focus on what might happen focus on what happens most. As OZ would say "pay no
attention to the man behind the curtain" meaning your inner preconceived notions.
For the programmers, get creative with this. There are so many ways to encode /compact
data into fewer and fewer choices that are far beyond what can be done with pen and
paper.
Best of luck to all.