Quote: Originally posted by johnph77 on December 19, 2003
Win D - I did a little analysis on your Sum Chart. There are exactly 100 3-digit permutations of each column of numbers that fit under each of the sums - no more, no less. Might be interesting to do a long-term history on a 3-digit draw somewhere to find how often each sum has appeared.....
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Johnph77,
You are right about the permutations and each of the 10 Sums columns having 100 . For those who are new to Sums .....there are 12 Six way numbers under each column and 9 doubles and 1 triple.
So the 12 six way numbers times x 6 = 72 numbers under each column sum along with 9 three way numbers or doubles=27
72+27=99 plus the one triple = 100 under each column .
These Sums hit every year at about the rate as the normal digits. At the end of the year each Sum will have hit on average of 36 times. That's true for the games that draw 365 days a year. Each Sum will hit about 10% of the time. (now that we have an equal distribution chart)
The only thing you need to beware of is that...... Sums unlike normal digits only hit at one third of the rate as the normal digits which ofcourse hit 3 times a day. Sooooo....... time becomes distorted as far as looking for overdue Sums.
A normal digit looks overdue to all of us after not hitting for 8 or 9 days ...right? Some very overdue digits can go 16 days without a hit ...and this happens for at least one digit about once a month. I call these "Stinkers". LOL
Well, a sum isn't really over due for a long time. If a sum has not hit for around 30 days..... you have to divide by 3 ....which gives you 10 . So that's like a normal digit missing for 10 days. A Sum doesn't really become a Stinker .....until it has gone about 40 or so draws. If we divide the 40 by 3 it equals 13 .....so it's like a normal number missing for 13 days.
This is rare... and even more rare for a Sum to go 6o draws like the exampleLuckycat gave. This would be like a normal digit missing 60 / 3 =20 draws ......very rare for a Sum or a normal digit to make it past 16 draws.....much less 20! Next time anyone spots a Sum missing for 60 draws be sure to give me a call........cause that Sum will hit in just a couple of days.... if not sooner....and we will make a lot of money.LOL
Like everything else in the Pick three game ......if you see the last 6 or 7 Sums in a row were HIGH or Low .....or were all ODD or EVEN sums then you need to look toward the opposite choices.
Sums shouldn't be played just by themselves......but just another thing along with your other tools that help point you in the right direction.
If I might suggest something..... Make sure to mark the specific numbers that hit each time under each sum and the way or digit order it hit. You might not be so keen to play that particular number the next time. You can almost get away with this for 6 months before they start to come back on you. Another thing ....straights don't come back in the same order for almost a year or more......so always change the digit order sequence for at least this long.
Before anyone is tempted to point out anything about some weird example or exceptions to the rule they witnessed concerning a long time missing digit or Sum ....... please remember we are always referring to the averages. In the end.....it's all we players have to go on. Averages.