I don't know, I like this idea (something new for a change)... been toying with something like it since April but lack the programming skills to implement it. I can't speak specifics on Guru's system, but here's my spin on the theory...
Let's use the Lottery Post QuickPick generator as an example...
When you generate the picks, it needs a starting point, the seed... usually generated by the exact time on the system the request was recieved... the seed is our variable of interest, the one we want to manipulate.
when you run the QP generator for 50 picks, they are all initiated by the seed, which most likely was set when you clicked the button to start it. If you choose to generate another 50, you must click the button to do so (setting another seed, and ending up with different results). Imagine, for a moment, that the 50 picks generated were NOT for the same drawing, but rather for a series of 50 drawings... that's what I'm after...
Now let's see how it would be used most effectively for the powerball...
The program would need to keep the entire history of the game in it's current configuration (currently 96 drawings). It would need to take a seed and generate drawings (more than the number of drawings you have in the history file... I think 312 should do... 3 years worth). After the numbers are generated, it starts comparing... if the first 96 generated lines EXACTLY match the 96 drawing results in the history file... you may be onto something. (he he he)... if not, change the seed and re-generate until it does match. Given the fact that guru mentions things like "get 3 numbers right 90% of the time", I don't think we're talking about the same thing... My theory would generate one and only one ticket to play (if it was right 96 times in a row, I'd spend that $1 FAST)
you would need to do this both for the 5 white balls, and again (independently) for the powerball, because in reality, they are isolated and independent dvents (2 machines, the output of one in no way influences the output of the other)
Theory is not fact... just an idea... but wouldn't it be cool if it worked? I personally think it would be socially irresponsible to go and sell it (ruins it for everybody else)... I also think it's worth at least trying... I will most likely remain too stupid to figure out how to code it into a program, but if it ever does work... no one will ever be asked to buy it...