NEIGHBORS are used to classify hits and are frequently used for pick 3 games. There are many different systems and methods to classify digits and sets of digits (e.g. 562 is drawn and is the set. The digits of the set are 5, 6, 2).
So among the many ways people have developed to classify the history of draws, NEIGHBORS are just one way.
The strength of using NEIGHBORS is in simplification. Instead of 1,000 combinations in P3, you have 125 NEIGHBORS that represent all those combinations, in the order of the drawn digits (strait). Now what is interesting is if we look closer at the 125 NEIGHBORS, we can see the same sets in different order in some of the 125 NEIGHBORS mirrors. Example: NEIGHBORS followed by the mirror set for that NEIGHBOR:
N123=246 247 256 257 346 347 356 357
N132=264 265 274 275 364 365 374 375
N213=426 427 436 437 526 527 536 537
N231=462 463 472 473 562 563 572 573
N312=624 625 634 635 724 725 734 735
N321=642 643 652 653 742 743 752 753
See that N123 and N132 have the same mirror digits in sets? The order of the set is the only difference along with set placement in the mirror. If we look at all the mirror sets as being boxed, then N123 is the only NEIGHBOR we need to track 48 combinations. If you decide a Boxed NEIGHBOR is due and you want to play it, then all you need are the fundamental 8 mirror sets of that Boxed NEIGHBOR. This classification of NEIGHBORS into Boxed NEIGHBORS simplifies 125 NEIGHBORS down to just 35! Here is the Boxed NEIGHBOR from the above:
NB 123 = 246 247 256 257 346 347 356 357
You still need to look at all the 125 strait NEIGHBORS and their individual mirrors at times when it comes to ordering the digits for a strait play. By tracking the 35 simplified boxed NEIGHBORS, you might be able to narrow down what NEIGHBOR will hit next. Your chance to be correct is 1:35. If you are correct in selecting the next Boxed NEIGHBOR, your odds of selecting the right Boxed mirror set is 1:8 (or better- another post, after RAVEN62 or ? posts the 8,6,4 chart). If you have correctly selected the right Boxed mirror set from the boxed NEIGHBOR, then your odds are 1:6 (or better) to get the set ordered right. Determining the order of a boxed NEIGHBOR is another part of the fun. That is when you will reference the NEIGHBOR Mirror combinations list. You will need it!
NEIGHBOR Travelers: Some look at other State’s results in similar games like P3 for a correlation of a NEIGHBOR that hits in one State and then in another a following day. That is a whole different way to track and classify hits and is a study in its own. There are members who are very successful at narrowing down and predicting expected NEIGHBORS, even for all States! Their NEIGHBORS lists produce consistent winning results. By simplifying 125 NEIGHBORS to just 35 Boxed NEIGHBORS, your odds are just 1:35 to be correct in your NEIGHBOR selection.
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