My ultimate goal is to create a "intelligent" quick pick. I fully understand the odds of the lottery. I also understand that every game is a new game with no relation to any previous or future game for that matter. Just want to get that out of the way.
Here is one of idea based on Gaps:
Pick 5 combo: 1 5 18 23 34
Gaps: (5-1) (18-5) (23-18) (34-23)
4 13 5 11
I guess what some may do is eliminate all combos
with this gap pattern or sequence.
So if you did a quick pick a program and the pick matched this
The program would dump it and pick another.
Easy enough but we can group gaps into another type of gap category...
Take 4 13 5 11
Substitute those numbers with letters based on their value.
A = Lowest Gap Value
B = Value > A but less than C
C = Value > B but less than D
D = Value > C
You get: A D B C
For combos with equivalent gaps you repeat a letter ex.
4 4 10 2
B B C A
3 3 20 3
A A B A
5 5 5 5
A A A A
The beauty of this is seemingly different gap patterns can be group together. My laptop is kind of busted, But I will try to post some data based on Fantasy 5 GA. I don't mess with Powerball or megamillions. Too many combos. Fantasy 5 has a 575,757 combos vs. 100 million plus with the bigger games.
I believe this is a unique system that can be added to someone's existing system to help customize "random" quick picks a little more.
Yes your chances still suck but at least you can be sure they won't match too close to the ones that were drawn.
Would like to hear your thoughts or similar ideas. There is nothing new under the sun so it won't surprise me if this method already exists, I just have not seen it.