Ever since seeing the Challenges and how they are scored, I've wanted to write a program to unwind all 3,168 Tickets that the 12 White Balls and 4 Powerball choices represent, and then score them using the actuall Lottery Payoff Values. I finally did it today. I am hoping that the results will help to clarify some of the issues that we've been hashing over in the Lottery Discussion and Lottery Systems Forums. This should be the case since I think it can be assumed that those submitting their 12+4 numbers to the challenge are picking them with a purpose and a belief that they will produce more profit than can be expected by chance.
It's quite late here and I'm not sure the program is thoroughly debugged, but I'm Posting the results anyway with the hope that there will be interest in the idea, and I might get some help in the form of DISCOVERY OF ERRORS. (IF ANY)
These results are preliminary!
If you find any descrepancies here, PLEASE post a critique!
The only Challenge date I've prepared a data input file for is 2010/08/28. Here it is:
2010/08/28
04,22,27,32,56,13 // Drawing Results
34000000.00,200000.00,10000.00,100.00,100.00,7.00,7.00,4.00,3.00 // Payout Amounts
01,04,11,14,21,29,37,39,41,48,50,54,02,07,27,44,cope // 12 WBs followed by 4 PBs
05,07,16,20,26,32,37,41,42,49,50,52,08,11,15,21,Old_Eagle
05,13,19,21,23,24,33,36,44,45,54,56,23,27,28,29,rcbuckeye
05,06,11,18,20,24,27,33,38,41,46,53,05,18,20,27,geos*5666!
01,11,19,20,26,30,35,42,46,48,53,54,01,12,14,29,AriesDaRam
04,07,09,13,17,22,23,26,32,47,52,55,11,19,23,26,fja
01,02,03,04,05,06,07,08,09,10,11,12,01,02,03,04,Jimmy4164
13,14,15,16,17,18,19,20,21,22,23,24,05,06,07,08,savagegoose
03,07,14,16,25,29,32,36,41,42,48,50,06,10,21,35,sully16
07,10,14,18,22,26,28,33,37,38,47,57,08,23,28,38,x1kosmic
02,07,09,13,27,29,30,31,41,54,55,58,15,25,27,32,MADDOG10
05,09,11,15,24,29,37,39,40,43,51,54,04,16,27,32,qwerty928
03,24,26,31,32,34,37,40,42,46,47,56,06,13,22,36,JonnyBgood07
03,04,07,12,15,22,25,27,31,34,43,53,04,15,22,33,ctech
02,07,08,11,13,18,26,28,31,44,46,53,05,09,11,32,Litebets27
03,05,08,14,21,24,26,30,35,37,40,54,11,13,18,30,konane
02,05,08,13,17,22,32,35,41,44,53,54,05,20,21,34,jarasan
07,11,17,22,26,27,29,32,37,46,52,57,02,09,23,32,winlotta
01,06,09,10,15,17,19,27,28,41,46,48,16,25,36,37,CutlassBob
06,09,12,17,21,25,27,29,30,32,33,37,27,31,36,39,RJOh
05,14,16,17,21,22,32,37,38,41,49,52,20,21,23,37,butch2030
05,08,13,14,15,21,24,40,41,46,49,54,05,15,21,37,Blackdave
03,08,13,21,25,28,29,46,47,51,54,56,08,13,15,23,grave
03,06,14,18,21,24,30,39,42,45,54,59,07,12,20,33,Raven62
The DETAILED Results can be accessed here:
http://www.box.net/shared/g6u2q01ou7
Here are the summary results based on buying a $1 Powerball ticket for EACH of the 3,168 unique combinations that can be wheeled from the 12 + 4 Challenge entry numbers.
MADDOG'S Powerball Challenge
2010/08/28
Powerball Winning Draw: 4 22 27 32 56 (+ 13 )
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cope
1 4 11 14 21 29 37 39 41 48 50 54
2 7 27 44
cope Winning Tickets = 0 Total Winnings = $ 0 Equity = $-3168
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Old_Eagle
5 7 16 20 26 32 37 41 42 49 50 52
8 11 15 21
Old_Eagle Winning Tickets = 0 Total Winnings = $ 0 Equity = $-3168
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rcbuckeye
5 13 19 21 23 24 33 36 44 45 54 56
23 27 28 29
rcbuckeye Winning Tickets = 0 Total Winnings = $ 0 Equity = $-3168
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geos*5666!
5 6 11 18 20 24 27 33 38 41 46 53
5 18 20 27
geos*5666! Winning Tickets = 0 Total Winnings = $ 0 Equity = $-3168
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AriesDaRam
1 11 19 20 26 30 35 42 46 48 53 54
1 12 14 29
AriesDaRam Winning Tickets = 0 Total Winnings = $ 0 Equity = $-3168
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fja
4 7 9 13 17 22 23 26 32 47 52 55
11 19 23 26
fja Winning Tickets = 144 Total Winnings = $ 1008 Equity = $-2160
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Jimmy4164
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
1 2 3 4
Jimmy4164 Winning Tickets = 0 Total Winnings = $ 0 Equity = $-3168
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savagegoose
13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24
5 6 7 8
savagegoose Winning Tickets = 0 Total Winnings = $ 0 Equity = $-3168
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sully16
3 7 14 16 25 29 32 36 41 42 48 50
6 10 21 35
sully16 Winning Tickets = 0 Total Winnings = $ 0 Equity = $-3168
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x1kosmic
7 10 14 18 22 26 28 33 37 38 47 57
8 23 28 38
x1kosmic Winning Tickets = 0 Total Winnings = $ 0 Equity = $-3168
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MADDOG10
2 7 9 13 27 29 30 31 41 54 55 58
15 25 27 32
MADDOG10 Winning Tickets = 0 Total Winnings = $ 0 Equity = $-3168
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qwerty928
5 9 11 15 24 29 37 39 40 43 51 54
4 16 27 32
qwerty928 Winning Tickets = 0 Total Winnings = $ 0 Equity = $-3168
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JonnyBgood07
3 24 26 31 32 34 37 40 42 46 47 56
6 13 22 36
JonnyBgood07 Winning Tickets = 792 Total Winnings = $ 3276 Equity = $ 108
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ctech
3 4 7 12 15 22 25 27 31 34 43 53
4 15 22 33
ctech Winning Tickets = 144 Total Winnings = $ 1008 Equity = $-2160
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Litebets27
2 7 8 11 13 18 26 28 31 44 46 53
5 9 11 32
Litebets27 Winning Tickets = 0 Total Winnings = $ 0 Equity = $-3168
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konane
3 5 8 14 21 24 26 30 35 37 40 54
11 13 18 30
konane Winning Tickets = 792 Total Winnings = $ 2376 Equity = $-792
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jarasan
2 5 8 13 17 22 32 35 41 44 53 54
5 20 21 34
jarasan Winning Tickets = 0 Total Winnings = $ 0 Equity = $-3168
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winlotta
7 11 17 22 26 27 29 32 37 46 52 57
2 9 23 32
winlotta Winning Tickets = 144 Total Winnings = $ 1008 Equity = $-2160
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CutlassBob
1 6 9 10 15 17 19 27 28 41 46 48
16 25 36 37
CutlassBob Winning Tickets = 0 Total Winnings = $ 0 Equity = $-3168
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RJOh
6 9 12 17 21 25 27 29 30 32 33 37
27 31 36 39
RJOh Winning Tickets = 0 Total Winnings = $ 0 Equity = $-3168
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butch2030
5 14 16 17 21 22 32 37 38 41 49 52
20 21 23 37
butch2030 Winning Tickets = 0 Total Winnings = $ 0 Equity = $-3168
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Blackdave
5 8 13 14 15 21 24 40 41 46 49 54
5 15 21 37
Blackdave Winning Tickets = 0 Total Winnings = $ 0 Equity = $-3168
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grave
3 8 13 21 25 28 29 46 47 51 54 56
8 13 15 23
grave Winning Tickets = 792 Total Winnings = $ 2706 Equity = $-462
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Raven62
3 6 14 18 21 24 30 39 42 45 54 59
7 12 20 33
Raven62 Winning Tickets = 0 Total Winnings = $ 0 Equity = $-3168