How Many Past Draws Do You Look At?

Reply #14

GHstudent — Fri, 23 May 2008 04:49:12 GMT

from 5 to 10 games for hot numbers

Reply #13

colthmn — Thu, 22 May 2008 21:10:14 GMT

Well, when I look at some of the Stat Charts posted on this site, it at least appears that some of the folks here are doing pretty good, if of course these stats can be relied upon. I appreciate those few knowledgeable people who come out and offer their thoughts on issues concerning various games, what they do offer is free, and it's from their hearts. Not everyone is willing to give so freely

Reply #12

ThatScaryChick — Thu, 22 May 2008 20:19:28 GMT

Oh I agree. It just seems that when playing jackpot games (not pick 3/pick 4) that quick picks seem to be a better way of doing it then trying to analyze the numbers or even sticking with a certain set of numbers seems to work better.

Reply #11

benmas — Thu, 22 May 2008 19:56:14 GMT

the above post is rght, but people look at past draws to get more a feel of the game rather than to come up with a formula that will pick the winning numbers..i dont think it hurts to look at past draws ...you are right about play few dollars, thats the real key, because many people go overboard spend $100 per draw, wheel numbers, Etc

Reply #10

MeFirstYouLast — Thu, 22 May 2008 19:16:33 GMT

Has a lottery machine ever looked back? Does a bouncing ball care how many times a similar ball dropped through the chute? Do little plastic round things evaluate time and distance?

Follow the example of R-E-A-L winners, not wanna be winner. Get a quick pick on the way to buying a loaf of bread and half-gallon of milk. You can increase your odds by having your IQ lowered. No certified genius has ever won a lottery. The last person who won a lottery with a system was ....... Hummm, never was o... [ More ]

Reply #9

BobP — Thu, 22 May 2008 18:40:59 GMT

Before you abandon the last 5 to 10 draws look to see if anything

interesting is happening in them you might have overlooked such

as numbers that were drawn two or more times in the last 5 or 10

or even 15, turning up in the next draw often enough to be useful.

If not, don't be surprised, just that every game is different so what

works on one side of the state line might not work on the other and

vice versa.

BobP

Reply #8

ThatScaryChick — Thu, 22 May 2008 06:27:18 GMT

It depends on the game I am playing, but I like to look back 5 to 10 draws. But I'm beginning to think I should just buy quick picks instead. lol.

Reply #7

MillionsWanted — Wed, 21 May 2008 07:27:06 GMT

I only use the last 15 draws, with OK results.

Reply #6

BobP — Wed, 21 May 2008 05:06:42 GMT

Think about this for a minute. What if we bought 15 cans of tennis

balls for 35 balls in total, and we quickly open the cans and number

the balls 01-35, put them all on a shelf ten feet above the floor and

with a measure line five feet above the floor, with video camera

rolling we let the balls fall and see how high they bounce. Do you

think they will all bounce to the same height?

If we did the same with a new set of 35 balls, do you think the ones

with the same numbers

Reply #5

Idesire$ — Tue, 20 May 2008 07:46:55 GMT

I like to call them patterns every game has a pattern , so no matter what game you are playing look at the pattern. Try to see what numbers may have feel on that date or before that date as well as after. You will find many patterns when numbers only go in a circle.

Reply #4

elmoo168 — Tue, 20 May 2008 06:03:24 GMT

Thanks for all the replies! I spend most of my budget on the 5/35 game and on the 6/42 only when the jackpot is large enough where I can justify going from 1/324,632 odds to 1/5,245,786. Although the odds on the pick 5 seem good compared to the pick 6, the most I've gotten on the pick-5 is 4/5 a few times...still waiting on the 5/5.

I'm going to try to weasle the info out of the lottery on when/how often they change the balls, but benmas has a point that the balls are manufactured to close s... [ More ]

Reply #3

benmas — Tue, 20 May 2008 05:41:38 GMT

i agree with Bobp's reply ...the reason you don't look back since the last time the game format was changed is because it was a different game with different odds and the probabilities are different (for example powerball was a 5/53 before 8/28/2005)...also in PA cash 5 was 5/39 before 2/1/08 now it is 5/43.... they are now different games.....

as far as the ball set rotation, ok it is somewhat important but not as much i think because they manufacture the balls to very close weight and size... [ More ]

Reply #2

BobP — Tue, 20 May 2008 05:23:42 GMT

Never look further back then the last time the game was changed or the last time the ball set collection was destroyed and replaced with new.

Call your lottery, email if they don't accept calls, ask when the ball sets were last destroyed and how long they are good for.

Ideal is when you have a year or two of data since the last replacement and another year or two to go before the next.

If they tell you the ball sets were replaced last week, they are pretending to not understand... [ More ]

Reply #1

GASMETERGUY — Mon, 19 May 2008 01:37:35 GMT

I believe you need to ask yourself What is it I am trying to accomplish?

When you know where you want to go, you will know how far back you should look.

Are you playing the 6/46 game up there

How Many Past Draws Do You Look At?

elmoo168 — Sun, 18 May 2008 06:38:09 GMT

Hi,

I was wondering if anyone knows if it would be better to look at all past draws of a lottery to try to determine numbers, or as a lot of programs do - only look at the past 50 draws or so? I play the MA lottery which still uses balls, so I was trying to look at the last 50 100 draws (in case the balls change) but pretty much got the same results as the random control numbers I compared my picks to. I do agree that the numbers come out randomly and that no system will ever pick them with m... [ More ]