lotteryloser555,
You're on the right track. You definitely need to track the daily hits. Keep the draws separate. One for mid, one for eve. Don't
worry about straights or positioning just yet. Just track when the digits hit and skip. You are marking the digits with an
X when they hit, but the skips in between are what you need to pay attention to. They will tell you what digits are hot or
cold, and which way they are heading. The more skips the colder the number, the fewer skips the hotter the number. Now
that being said, you should also pay attention to the pattern of the skips. If you have a digit that is 6-4-5-4 it's kind of so-
so. If you have a digit that is 6-4-2-X-1 X-1- X that is one you want to keep an eye on. Conversely if you have one that is
5-3-2-X-X-1-X-1-X-1-2-X-1-2-3. then that is one that has been hot and is now cooling off.
As far as long outs, avoid them like the plague. I know a great many people will disagree with me on this, but I will give you
a current real time example. Root sums 3-6-9 are the sums 3-6-9-12-15-18-21-24-27. Most people here will say the best
sums to play are sums 10-18 or maybe 9-19. Sums 9-12-15-18 are over a third of those. In Md. on March 11, RS 6 hit on
the Mid. 12 days later RS 3-6-9 hadn't hit. Some people would say it's due, I'm going to start playing them. Well, on April 9,
24 days later RS 6 finally hit. 15 days since then, RS 3-6-9 still hasn't hit again. Now if you had been playing it all along
because you thought it was due, and it's got to come in, how much $$$ would you have lost so far? Just because something
is due, doesn't mean it's going to hit in the next few days. IMO, you want to stick with what ever is hot or hitting currently.
Knowing when to start or stop will come with experience.
Best advice I can give you would be to take your time. Study the NY games or where ever you are playing. Learn the
patterns and trends. They will will start and stop and frequently change. Eventually you will recognize them. This will come
with experience. Use your own personal observations to develop your own method or system to pick your numbers. Play
on paper until you feel confident enough in your skills to spend real money. But remember one thing. The lottery is out to
make money the same as you are, and they play dirty. You need to have your A game on when you play. If you don't have
yours on, don't play that day. Sit it out. Save your $$$. The lottery isn't going anywhere. It will be there tomorrow. Do not
guess at the numbers, if you're guessing you're losing.
Keep in mind there are 120 single box Pick 3 numbers. 85 of them have have a 0 or 1 or 2 in them. But only 21 have
01-02-12 as a pair. Use that to your advantage. Good Luck!!!