Substitution Works - TX 5/37
For what it's worth!
I realize that a substitution workout and $5 might get you a cup of coffee at the nearest Starbucks, but hard work has its rewards - small as they may be in Texas!
Here is a recent winning ticket for Texas Cash 5/37. (Aug 1)
AABCC 1.5.10.25.29 (2/5-$2)
AACDD 5.7.29.31.35 (3/5-$11
ABBCD 1.14.16.20.31
ABCCD 7.16.230.25.27
BBCDD 10.14.20.31.35 (2/5 $2)
Total win - $15
Winning numbers - 3.25.29.31.35
I had another small win on Aug 5 - 1 3/5 and 1 2/5 for $9 - using 5 different sets.
Not much to brag about, for sure, but, as many know the Texas pick 5 game is the worst in the world where prizes are concerned.
The most recent jackpot prize is $16.203. The one before that was $16.849.
A lot of work for small prizes, but the current Texas lottery game line-up for system players
favor the state.
All or Nothing and upcoming Triple Chance are Keno-type games.
The predator games, Mega Millions and Powerball, are too difficult for paper and pen workouts.
That leaves the Daily games, Cash 5, Two-Step (4/35+1/35) and Lotto 6/54.
For those who might not know, Substitution is a strategy where a lottery game is divided
into 3 major pieces, commonly known as Main A, Main B and Main C.
Following precise rules of procedure, game history is used to generate a variety of tracking charts having TREND lines that show where a game has been and clues about where it might headed.
A User analyzes the trend lines and chooses those integers the data and the clues suggests have the best chance of being in the next winning combination.
It is not a prediction workout.
How are the integers chosen??
The workouts I use give me 3 major avenues for choosing integers.
I don't always make the best choices but I win often enough to make all the work
worthwhile.
True, it's guesswork that requires more than a little time keeping the tracking charts
up-to-date.
In fact, I'm an expert and it takes about an hour to update the charts and choose integers for the next drawing.
But, I know from a long life that hard work and attention to detail is often more superior
to mathematical models said to have a lot of promise but rarely produce winning
combinations.
Personally, I switched to Substitution because I never met a statistical model that
was anything more than a "nice to know but so what" accumulation of data
having little meaning in the integer selection process.
Although I'm sure I'll be talking to myself, I thought I would none-the-less provide some
general information on how Substitution applies to a Pick 5 game.
The initial task is converting winning combinations into Alpha Signatures according
a standard method:
A = integers 1 to 9
B = integers 10 to 19
C = integers 20 to 29
D = integers 30 to 39 (37 in Tx)
Thus, the Alpha Signature for winning combination 3.25.29.31.35 is ACCDD.
I used the following Audit to choose the 5 Alpha Signatures for Aug. 1
First 3
ABB - 56
AAB - 45
ABC - 40
AAA - 22
BBC - 22
AAC - 20
ACC - 18
BBB - 18
BCC - 16
Last 3
CCD - 59
BCD - 49
CDD - 43
BBC - 26
BCC - 22
BBD - 18
DDD -17
CCC - 16
BDD - 14
P1P2
AB - 98
BB - 40
AA - 28
BC - 20
AC - 19
P4P5
DD - 63
CD - 62
CC - 47
BC - 32
BD -21
Note: Based on inventory totals 10 or more, as of Aug. 01
My analysis of the totals produced the following 5 Alpha Signatures that I'll use
for the immediate future when I play.
TX C5 is a daily game, but, given limited resources, I don't play often, and only after
updating the charts as of the last drawing. Again, a lot of work with small rewards.
AABCC
ABBCD
ABCCD
BBCDD
AACDD
The question now is how are the integers chosen.
I'm not going into details but the default for the workout is 12 integers, or 3 integers
from each Decade. There are 4 Decades times 3 equals 12.
The selection process per Decade is exactly the same as it is for pick 3.
See Substitution Works - Pick 3 in the Systems Forum.
The 12 integers can be wheeled to provide as many sets as a User wants to play, or, they can be evenly divided among the 5 Alpha Signatures.
A User could, of course, use a different strategy when it comes to choosing integers. However,
I've been doing this for awhile and I have yet to identify a method other than choosing 3 from each Decade.
Each Decade is divided into 3 sections - Mains A, B, and C.
So, why am I doing this, you might be wondering.
I'm hoping that one day a young person with programming skills will come along
and recognize the benefits of substitution.
That person, of course, will be willing to learn the system and do the tedious logging required.
Subsequently, this person will use the knowledge gained to write some
short, to-the-point programs that will reduce the workload.
I'm not talking about some full-fledged computer system. I don't think such a program is possible.
I know that some of the tracking charts can be automated while maintaining the trend lines containing the clues that bring it all together in a form that facilitates the guesswork.
But, it will all come down to the individual person using whatever brain power he/she possesses to make winning choices.
Thanks for your interest.
It's always great to hear someone's system is working. Today it's Texas C5, tomorrow maybe it'll be MM or PB. 
