RE: Lotto algorithym/formula needed
- Posted by rudy toews <rltoews at ilos.net> Jul 09, 2002
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rforno at tutopia.com wrote: > To both Alan and Rudy: > I don't know what kind of lottery program you are developing, but anyway > I > guess you are trying to increase the probabilities of winning. I'd like > to > warn you that any previous statistics of winning number sets has no > influence on future throws, of course assuming the mechanism used to > select > the winners is not biased and the people managing it is honest. > But, however, I wish you luck in your attempts > Regards. > ----- Original Message ----- > From: rudy toews <rltoews at ilos.net> > Subject: RE: Lotto algorithym/formula needed > > > > Alan Oxley wrote: > > > > Hi gents/ladies, > > > > I'm leaving lurk mode for the first time this year I think.. > > > > > > > > Does any math experts here know the method for generating (every) > > > > sequences of 6 numbers, > > > > from a user selected sequence of "lucky numbers" in the guess 6 of 49 > > > > game? Without repeats. > > > > > > > > I've had a look at Jerry Story's archive submission, but this has two > > > > problems: > > > > a) His method is based on selecting groups of three, targeting a 3 > > > > in-a-line win. > > > > b) The "hard work" - ie the method/formula is not revealed, Jerry has > a > > > > included table instead. > > > > He doesn't say how he created these big tables - not manually I hope! > > > > > > > > Instead of building (lots) of tables, is there a method where given > say > > > > 12 "lucky numbers" > > > > the formula would say that the 4th number in the 7th ticket (sequence > of > > > > 6 lucky numbers) > > > > would be your 4th "lucky number". > > > > > > > > Jiri/Antoine etc, can you point me in the right direction? > > > > Web searching has delivered the odds formula, not the selection > formula > > > > I'm after.. > > > > > > > > TIA > > > > Alan > > > > Eu licenced user since v1.4 > > > > > > > > > hi Alan > > i too am working on a 'different' lottery program. it has been slow > > going cuz of night shift and being clear minded enough to program. > > > > i have been collecting sources and lottery data from the web. > > i am curious of your program too. > > > > later > > rudy > > rltoews @ ilos.net > > > > lotterywars > > > > i agree that in reality past results/stats don't help much. i once saw a show on how the balls were made and tested after each draw. years ago a group of 11 at work bought tickets. i was not in the group but asked for a copy of their numbers. i crossed them all out and bought 2 tickets with the remaining 12 numbers. i won 10.00. group won zero. my idea can be a 'negative number theory' or number reduction system. i figure if 7 people cannot pick the right numbers then what is left would be higher odds in favor for remaining nos.but no one wanted to try it so i am substituting lotterys from around the world. the historys would help me to test it. but only the last 20 draws would really be needed. the lotterys would replace the real people. the goal being to win smaller prizes more frequently . thanks for the link rudy lotterywars