Quote: Originally posted by bobby623 on Oct 22, 2012
I voted NO.
After logging hundreds of lottery combinations for 5 games, and observing hundreds of actual drawings (Texas) I'm convinced that trying to
accurately predict the next winning combination is a waste of time, and money.
GH and others peddling prediction systems are making tons of money by convincing gullible players that their so-called systems are
capable of knowing in advance what the winning numbers will be - Bullshi....
A lot of 'Brooklyn bridges' are being sold everyday.
A random number generator by any other name is still a random number generator.
There are thousands of RNGs available on the internet.
The 'law of averages' dictates that any one of the RNGs can, and do, on any given day, somewhere in the world, will spit out combinations that win.
Unfortunately, there are no advance notices on when and where this will happen.
IMHO, the only alternative is - TRENDS.
If serious players would take the time to develop their own workouts based on personal observations, they might come up with better win/loss ratios.
It's not rocket science.
I started out doing what everyone else was doing - looking for that magical winning prediction system.
It was several years before I realized I was just wasting my time.
My experience told me that systematic tracking charts are not only possible but are better indicators of 'what might happen next.'
It's taken some time but I've finally found my 'last' workout thats valid for all games, lottery machines and ball sets.
And I'm confident that one day soon all the trends will point in the same direction and I'll have a significant win.
The workout doesn't rely on any mathematical calculations - just simple addition, intuition and good luck.
Basically, I designed several different 'tracking' charts that accurately reflect trends in four or five areas of interest.
I then analyze the data and make choices, which, are often guided by the amount of money I have to spend.
Sometimes my choices are 100 percent correct, but, I lose more than I win.
Some of the games, particularly the jackpot games, are difficult and require significant investments. Even then, there is no assurance that there will be
any wins.
Believing that this or that fomula will provide winning combinations is the same as saying that the means by which winning lottery numbers are
chosen is predictable, when they aren't.
Lotteries have been around for a hundred years or more.
I think it's important to realize that there is no public record of anyone ever coming with a consistent winner.
True, some math wizards have figured how to generate 'wheels' that provide even distributions of any set of numbers, chosen randomly or otherwise.
But, the catch is that winning combinations are included only when the 'input' numbers correctly match those put 'out' by the
lottery drawing machines.
While not taking sides, regular LP members have no doubt read the posts regarding a 'trend' system developed by a long-time
LP member. The workout has words 'Big Game', which was the initial name for current MegaMillions.
About a dozen or more LP members have formed a pool and are spending significant money weekly.
They obviously believe that 'pool play' has a better chance of coming up with 'correct guesses' than individual play.
I agree with the concept, but finding pool members willing to do anything other than contribute money is difficult.
My point is that there are no guarantees with any workout no matter how much is invested.
Filters are important, but having too many can be a detriment.
I think I may have just worn out my welcome.
I'll conclude by saying that I wish more folks with programming skills would place more emphasis on building 'tracking' systems in lieu
of prediction systems that don't work.
I'd be willing to buy any system that would automate the daily logging and updating of data that I need and use
in improving my 'guesswork' for the games I play.
Several folks here have promised to program my tracking charts, but I've not seen any results.
I think the problem is that 99.9 percent of players inherently believe 'prediction (RNGs) systems' are the way to go.
I'm sure the folks selling prediction systems agree.
Good luck!