Software vs Paper-and-Pencil

Reply #26

RJOh — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 18:01:55 GMT

There's an advantage to coding an ideas that you've tried using paper and pencil and liked, you can change the variables and test it many different ways in a short period of time.

Reply #25

Vergie6 — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 01:10:40 GMT

Paper and pencil for me for sure

Reply #24

pacattack05 — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 20:53:23 GMT

But wouldn't the cat always throw a 9 in the mix all the time...lol

Reply #23

FiLUK — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 17:29:38 GMT

Mixed, sometimes software sometimes pen and paper and sometimes I let the cat choose.

Reply #22

time*treat — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 23:41:25 GMT

I kick ideas around on paper, and write my own code. It's the only way to fly...

Reply #21

LottoChica23 — Sun, 13 Apr 2008 17:57:34 GMT

I use a combination of the two...

I voted software for crunchiung the numbers, my brain can't cipher that quickly

Reply #20

lotterybraker — Sat, 12 Apr 2008 19:18:08 GMT

I voted pen and paper also..that is all I have ever used...

Reply #19

Kola — Sat, 12 Apr 2008 18:26:52 GMT

Well said BobP.

Reply #18

MillionsWanted — Sat, 12 Apr 2008 16:52:54 GMT

The lottery software I use, only creates abbreviated wheels and then filters the numbers based on total sums, max numbers in a row (15,16,17 etc.), how many odd/even numbers in a row (7,9,11/2,4,6 etc.) and so on. It does not do statistics.

Then I save the created lines to the hdd and finally send them via internet to the lottery company. Won a 4 number and a 3 number prize this week using this method. About 82 dollar. Saves a lot of time using spreadsheets and lottery software. I proba... [ More ]

Reply #17

Pogo — Sat, 12 Apr 2008 14:11:07 GMT

I use the old pen and paper... I have everything in excel sheets, but nothing goes in there until it first touches the old numbers notebook... Pogo

Reply #16

Tenaj — Sat, 12 Apr 2008 14:10:20 GMT

Couldn't have said it better myself BobP.

Reply #15

tntea — Sat, 12 Apr 2008 13:55:50 GMT

Reply #14

BobP — Sat, 12 Apr 2008 05:11:44 GMT

I find lottery software is useful for everything I need except prediction.

The software is great for storing the draw history and printing copies

again and again, charts all sorts and great for wheeling and filtering.

On the down side I have never found a lottery software program any

good at prediction. And believe me I have a lot of lottery software on

my computer.

Lottery software does not train the brain, only pencil and paper can

do that.

BobP

Reply #13

KY Floyd — Sat, 12 Apr 2008 05:09:44 GMT

Even if everyone used the same software they'd only be playing the same numbers if the software has absolutely no ability for the user to set any of the parameters. Now think about this. There are two possible results after playing your numbers. If you lose, it won't matter how many other people played those numbers. If you win while playing the same numbers as everyone else, your share of the prize will be more than you'd have gotten for playing the wrong numbers.

Reply #12

dingo — Sat, 12 Apr 2008 02:19:09 GMT

many times, I win with numbers that I pick. I never see a red penny from using software pick.

Reply #11

amilby30 — Sat, 12 Apr 2008 00:28:40 GMT

ill put my paper and pecil up againts any software anyday .that is unless that states lotto sold me the software

Reply #10

RJOh — Sat, 12 Apr 2008 00:05:19 GMT

I rely on software that I wrote myself because I got tried of during the same thing with paper and pencil. I developed and tested all the routines in my software using paper and pencil before I included them in the software. Besides, every time I fire up my computer to play the lotteries all the data I have ever accumulated is right at hand for me to use.

Reply #9

Shawn67 — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 17:51:22 GMT

Excellent Point

Reply #8

JAP69 — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 22:27:28 GMT

If you are a stats hunter and trapper paper and pencil will take you forever to find all the stats that are in software. Software will update all the stats in a skinny second after you have entered the last draw.

Reply #7

Guru101 — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 18:43:03 GMT

I use paper and pencil when researching a new strategy, then I code the information into my own computer program. There are strategies that I use that must be performed on computer because of the numbers of tests that must be performed repeatedly on every single possible combination, of which there are millions.

Reply #6

JustFrozen — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 18:02:42 GMT

I use a combination of commercial lottery software and my own software. I figure anything repeatedly done on paper can be done easier on a computer, unless it's so easy that it's not worth the effort of coding it. That probably just applies to people like me in particular though (I'm a professional programmer

Reply #5

MillionsWanted — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 15:28:59 GMT

I use a combination of lottery software and MS Excel for statistics. I check the stats in excel, then feed the numbers into the lottery software and generates the lines to play. Finally i send the lines over the internet to the lottery company.

Glad I don't have to fill out those lottery slips manually any longer.

Reply #4

Tenaj — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 14:03:26 GMT

Paper and Pen without a doubt when tracking.

Reply #3

Scott311 — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 10:02:31 GMT

Going platinum on lottery post is better than any software you can buy. All the info I need is here, and I won $80 last night on NC pick 3! ;-) Thanks to Pick3Pirate.

Reply #2

ThatScaryChick — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 08:04:22 GMT

I don't really use other peoples software. I have tried a variety of different software of course, but when it comes down to it, I like using my own methods of picking my numbers.

Reply #1

guesser — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 07:55:28 GMT

Software MIGHT get you two numbers, but if you think about it: if EVERYONE bought the SAME software, then all of those people will be playing the SAME numbers every time, right ?

Now, if people using the SAME software get DIFFERENT 'predictions', then I question how 'good' this software can be, it would be like calculating the interest on your mortgage on one calculator and getting results, and then calculating IDENTICAL numbers on a DIFFERENT calculator and getting DIFFERENT results...... [ More ]

Software vs Paper-and-Pencil

Shawn67 — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 06:27:11 GMT

As there are quite a few commercially available software packages available to pick you numbers daily, I was just curious whether more people here use software or paper-and-pencil systems (either their own, or someone else's) to pick their daily numbers. Personally, after much trial and error, I find that I get better results with paper-and-pencil systems (which I seem to constantly be modifying).