Still looking to put together macro for sum of skips!

[mirage]

Checking my On 6/49s for tonight by hand --
Question after all is, bonus number or not to bonus number?
Now deciding that since any other filters that use the previous draws are ... checking the previous numbers drawn including the bonus, might as well be with bonus number for all, including skip sum (or else option to turn if off.) Sorry for being !
Everything is fine....!

 

[tomtom]

Has Snides given up ?

 

[mirage]

Has Snides given up ?

Frankly, I don't know.
He's been posting his numbers on the board, but he hasn't posted anything in this thread recently. He did say he'd be working on the progie this past week as he had some time off. We were all eagerly waiting to see something, weren't we, because his work was looking so good? Then he did say this is worth more than bargoon price of $200 it is worth (at least) $500... (or much more).
Either he is still working on it but hasn't had time to complete it and maybe he's having some doubts about some aspects. Further, maybe my extra "suggestions" weren't helping either, (apologies Snides!)
Or he's uncertain of whether to make it freely available because it's too good (although my feeling about him is his heart is in the right place so I don't think that's the case). Or maybe he's just needing some well deserved time off to enjoy the summer and his vacation....
I never intended this thread to become so long and full of so much - maybe too much. It would be nice if some new and different progie was made available for the board which also includes sum of skips for me.
Hope we hear from Snides again in the next while.

 

[Snides]

me give up? heck no!

I'm not giving up... but I am on holidays.. and I tried camping for a few days but I got yet another of my wonderful sinusitis attacks, so I had to cut the trip shorter than expected.. Hopefully I'll be rid of these sinus/ear problems within a year or less... I have an appointment with a specialist coming up in November I feel pretty good for a few days, or even weeks, then I get attacked by another one.. currently I don't feel too bad.. though last two nights my left ear has been plugging up in the few hour before bed, and being unplugged when i wake up.. I do most of my coding at night (after dark) especially in the summer cus it's nice outside.. And I've been trying to do some work outside for the last little while.. I finally got the fourth side of my shed painted today (that's been waiting for almost 2 years now.. ) and I think I fixed most of the leak in the carport roof (stupid flat tar and gravel roofs..)

So, no, I havn't given up, and most of what mirage says is just speculation.. I just find it distracting to try to program with plugged ears and/or sore throats (my throat is fine today though..)

anywho.. give me another couple of days please.. maybe I'll start coding on the laptop and then I can do that on the deck I'll have a version of the program suitable and certified for all you beta testers soon..

 

[Snides]

aha! I just added the LD's (Last Digits) filter to the program and with some incredibly tight filters (odd/even 1-5, decades 1 0 1 1 3, min/max decades 4/4, numbers from last 5 draws 2/2, spread of line 45-49, lastdigit force 2, repeats 0, consecutives 0, no more than 2 from any previous skip) while searching for a sum skip total of 61 for the last 6/49 draw, the program made these 3 tickets;

1 28 38 41 43 47
3 21 31 40 43 48
3 21 31 40 43 49

which means for $6 you could have won a 5# prize and the jackpot!

But then who in their right mind would have set all of those filters to those exact settings?

I still have the diagonals (leap froggers) filter to add in, which i'm noticing will be a pretty good filter too, and it should drop combinations a fair bit. Other filters I still want to add are: inner/outer, rows/columns, position limits, position change, and the ability to eliminate numbers from the 49 numbers currently used to build the tickets.. But I think I will release the program after I add the diagonals just so that you have something to try and get used to till the full-blown program is ready.. oh ya, I still have to add the ability to update the numbers.. Guess I'll do that and the diagonals before release then.. I would imagine that before the week is over you'll have a program to start using...

 

[Snides]

wow, am i good!

I just added the diagonals filter (though it needs one adjusment) and ran similar settings for the last 6/49 draw with some slightly wider filters.. i tried it without the diagonals filter first and got aver 150 tickets, and with the diagonals filter it dropped to 58 tickets, and it still nailed the jackpot, a 5# win and a few 3 and 4 # wins...

So, ya, you will have a useable program very soon.. I'll add the ability to update the draws after a few hours of sleep and may have it posted for downloading in a day or two.. then when the above mentioned filters are added I'll re-post a link to the finished product..

Look at that, I fall off the face of the planet for a week, and now I post 3 replies in a row

It's coming Mirage... soon you will have the power too!

 

[mirage]

Yes Snides, you are very very good. We (or I at least) have enormous confidence in you and your abilities. You are amongst the very best. Sorry to hear that you haven't been feeling well and know how even small illness can make one feel generally debilitated. Looking forward to your early version of program!
Btw, the diagonals feature seems to be another unusual filter that not too many others have provided so this is great!
Thanks and take care!

 

[Snides]

I've just imported all of the Lottario draws into a database for use in the program.. well, not all the draws, but since feb 2 1992..

You mentioned that you liked skip sums of 41, Lottario has had 4 of those in the last 104 draws, ooohh, ouch, 104 draws for that is 2 years.. you want that changed to 52 draws or is that cool? Anyhow, I was going to say that 24 is currently the most popular skip sum for that lotto game, with 8 in the last 104 draws, and the most popular over the entire (well, the entire history that i have) history is 30 with 29 hits in total, yet it only has 2 hits in the last 104 draws, and it's average is 4.62 for 104 draws..

I've got a pretty good headache in my left eyebrow right now.. so not too much work will be done on the program tonight..

 

[mirage]

I've just imported all of the Lottario draws into a database for use in the program.. well, not all the draws, but since feb 2 1992..

You mentioned that you liked skip sums of 41, Lottario has had 4 of those in the last 104 draws, ooohh, ouch, 104 draws for that is 2 years.. you want that changed to 52 draws or is that cool? Anyhow, I was going to say that 24 is currently the most popular skip sum for that lotto game, with 8 in the last 104 draws, and the most popular over the entire (well, the entire history that i have) history is 30 with 29 hits in total, yet it only has 2 hits in the last 104 draws, and it's average is 4.62 for 104 draws..

I've got a pretty good headache in my left eyebrow right now.. so not too much work will be done on the program tonight..

Hello Snides,
I thought I'd change to green. Thought it might be soothing. Complain if you find it yucky. Sorry to hear about your headache - sounds sinus related. No over-the-counter meds help? Anyway, sorry to be confusing but when you say skip sums of for example 41 are you or not using the bonus number? When I count the sum of skips I just count the six for the jackpot - I believe we agreed on this but then doesn't that create problems for the other filters or datafile? (and I had a tiny moment of doubt which got posted. But we are ignoring that I think) Maybe not a big deal.
The current favourite skip sum is bound to be a bit changeable. You mention that 24 is currently the most popular? I have different but I count by hand (silly me). In last 7 mos or whatever, I have one exact hit for 24, 2 exact hits for 25, 2 for 22, 1 for 23, 1 for 20 ...
Actually from what I can see, there has been since Jan 17, about 7 draws altogether per my records between and including exactly 20 and 25 so it would be real nice to be able to pick this range, (or any range for that matter - how about 22 to 32? - that would be a good range - quite inclusive). So is that possible? Otherwise, I would say yes, overall, 30 is a good choice, 24, or 25 are also good choices. But. These specific sum skips may hit approx twice a year - what are the chances of the jackpot numbers making it through the other filters?
Now that I have had a chance to think about it more, honestly I would be running the program with a unique sum skip filter several times to get results same as a range. The range is much more likely to hit than exactly one skip sum. And then filter filter filter to get reasonable number of tickets to play. (I would manually filter based on what's hit in other lotteries, "announcers" and what have you, etc. )
Hope your headache is better!

 

[Snides]

when i say skip sum, i am not including the bonus.. I started the program that way, but you said you didn't like it.. I can switch it back, you just let me know how you want it..

headache isn't too bad today, but I've got the chills, then i feel hot, then chills.. but no fever.. going to see doc tomorrow..

as for the range picking.. you can pick any range you want, or a specific target..

I also added a way to eliminate numbers.. i havn't decided if this is a good or bad idea yet.. but it is now possible.. and it looks cool too

might work on this a bit more tonight.. I actually used it tonight to pick some 6/49 tickets.. got it down to 8 tickets, and i only bought 2 of them (cus I had 2 coupons for free 6/49 tickets when buying one) so we'll see how that goes.. guess I should have posted the tickets it made..

 

[mirage]

headache isn't too bad today, but I've got the chills, then i feel hot, then chills.. but no fever.. going to see doc tomorrow..

as for the range picking.. you can pick any range you want, or a specific target..

I also added a way to eliminate numbers.. i havn't decided if this is a good or bad idea yet.. but it is now possible.. and it looks cool too

might work on this a bit more tonight.. I actually used it tonight to pick some 6/49 tickets.. got it down to 8 tickets, and i only bought 2 of them (cus I had 2 coupons for free 6/49 tickets when buying one) so we'll see how that goes.. guess I should have posted the tickets it made..

Just back from dinner out - Greek, with red wine. Beautiful summer night. Life is looking good from here. Distracted by the household pet and his antics.

Sounds very cool Snides. Not sure what you mean by a way to eliminate numbers - not a filter??.

Good luck with your 6/49 picks!
I'm sure your program holds great promise for usage in the hands of the wise. I'm waiting for the 6/49 and Ont 6/49 numbers to post in order to help me decide what to play/what not to play this weekend.

Good luck with the doctor tomorrow - I hope he(she?) can provide some answers/solutions!

 

[Snides]

I got nothing good on my 6/49 tickets..

eliminate numbers? no, not a filter.. right now it wheels through all 49 numbers. But I added a way that you can remove some numbers from that. Say you think that numbers 12, 17, and 46 are definately not going to show up in the draw you're wheel for, you can click them off, and the program will skip over them..

and as for the doctor.. i think he has come up with the solution.. going to the specialist.. I'm just going to see if i need another 3 weeks of anti-bio's to kill off whatever's in me this time..

 

[mirage]

I got nothing good on my 6/49 tickets..

eliminate numbers? no, not a filter.. right now it wheels through all 49 numbers. But I added a way that you can remove some numbers from that. Say you think that numbers 12, 17, and 46 are definately not going to show up in the draw you're wheel for, you can click them off, and the program will skip over them..

and as for the doctor.. i think he has come up with the solution.. going to the specialist.. I'm just going to see if i need another 3 weeks of anti-bio's to kill off whatever's in me this time..

Just checked the numbers. 6/49 not fitting within usual parameters.
Weird. Ont 6/49 shadowing some best picks for this Saturday's Lottario.

The eliminate numbers idea sounds good.

Do you find that the anti-bios work for you? I guess if you are sick, there's not alot else that can be offered to you.
Going to have to pack it in for the night myself.
Take care and !

 

[Snides]

I find that the anti-bio's usually do help, though since it's cronic it keeps coming back.. back after taking the anti-bio's for a few days/weeks I do usually feel much better.. Some days I even feeling like superman!

I've taken too many different kinds lately to remember.. from the ever popular amoxicillian to biaxin (not very friendly to the stomach), zithromax (works quite good), and the most expensive and powerful being avelox (at $6 per pill).. The avelox seems to work quite good, the first time I felt great after about 2 days.. I've been on it for 5 days in a row, then 2 weeks, then 3 weeks.. So I guess each time it is a bit less effective..

The eliminate numbers thing.. I think it's a good idea too.. but there is the bad effect of eliminating even one good number, if it was in it's own skip group without any other numbers, then your whole target skip sum is unattainable..

It looks like the best filter for dropping combinations right now is the decades.. the more specific you can be about narrowing down the decades, the less combinations you'll be left with..

 

[tomtom]

I find that the anti-bio's usually do help, though since it's cronic it keeps coming back.. back after taking the anti-bio's for a few days/weeks I do usually feel much better.. Some days I even feeling like superman!

I've taken too many different kinds lately to remember.. from the ever popular amoxicillian to biaxin (not very friendly to the stomach), zithromax (works quite good), and the most expensive and powerful being avelox (at $6 per pill).. The avelox seems to work quite good, the first time I felt great after about 2 days.. I've been on it for 5 days in a row, then 2 weeks, then 3 weeks.. So I guess each time it is a bit less effective..

The eliminate numbers thing.. I think it's a good idea too.. but there is the bad effect of eliminating even one good number, if it was in it's own skip group without any other numbers, then your whole target skip sum is unattainable..

It looks like the best filter for dropping combinations right now is the decades.. the more specific you can be about narrowing down the decades, the less combinations you'll be left with..

Sorry to hear that you are suffering from a sinusitis problem. I have a relative with a similar trouble. After many, not so successful treatments he decided to move to a city that has a better climate. Well, hope that doctors will very soon offer a winning treatment. BTW, I wonder why do you need to wait until November to see a specialist. Can’t your family doc organize that faster?

 

[Snides]

apparently there is only one or two ear/nose/throat specialists in this area.. and I guess she is very busy... My family doctor is the one that got me the appointment, and actually, the receptionist is who booked it for me, she is a long time friend of the family and used to be a neighbour till I moved into the city, so I'm sure she booked me at the soonest she could.. I went to a specialist when i was a kid too, fairly regularly, for ear problems. I've had tubes in my ears twice and had tonsils removed during one of those.. I wish i could get in sooner, cus I have a feeling that i'll need anti-bio's or some sort of treatment at least once or twice before that appointment comes around.. Who knows, i'm actually feeling quite good right now, so I'll probably feel fine during the appointment and Doc will wonder why i'm even there.. stupid symptoms keep coming and going quite frequently..

As a result of me feeling good right now, I have added the row/column filters and they help quite a bit in reducing the amount of tickets being produced.. I also noticed a small bug with the "allow 2 sets of LD's filter" and fixed it.. Still producing lots of combinations when using wide filters, but the more you can narrow down decades and row/columns accurately, the least combinations will be created.. eliminating numbers without removing the winners will also reduce the amount of tickets by a lot.. Even just removing 1 number drops 1.7 million combinations out of the total 13.9 possible..

In addition to the ability to choose ranges of skip sums, I'm looking into the possibility of choosing to wheel just those below or above the 104 draw averages.. still trying to decide if this idea would be beneficial or not..

 

[mirage]

Greetings Snides

Hello Snides. How are you feeling? How did your doctor appointment go? How is the program progressing? Do not understand what you mean by this:
(Originally quoted by Snides)

In addition to the ability to choose ranges of skip sums, I'm looking into the possibility of choosing to wheel just those below or above the 104 draw averages.. still trying to decide if this idea would be beneficial or not..
What do you mean by "the 104 draw averages.."? 104 refers to a years worth of draws? Why do you think this might be beneficial?

 

[Snides]

Doc said time was the only cure he recommends for my current situation.. didn't think anti-biotics would help this time..

the below or above average thing might be beneficial because when looking at some of the last few results, a good portion of them are ones that had 0 hits in the last year and they had an average of between 1 and 2. So I figured using just the ones that hadn't hit in the last year would be a good idea.. yes, you can do them all separately, but that would take longer..

I'm still working on the updating portion of the program.. when that's done it'll be posted for your testing pleasure..

 

[mirage]

Doc said time was the only cure he recommends for my current situation.. didn't think anti-biotics would help this time..

the below or above average thing might be beneficial because when looking at some of the last few results, a good portion of them are ones that had 0 hits in the last year and they had an average of between 1 and 2. So I figured using just the ones that hadn't hit in the last year would be a good idea.. yes, you can do them all separately, but that would take longer..

I'm still working on the updating portion of the program.. when that's done it'll be posted for your testing pleasure..

Greetings Snides,
Sorry I wasn't on the board last night - avoiding both it and the internet because I had a feeling jackpots were due to be won and for me, best to be altogether distracted from the event in a positive way. I'm not feeling totally up to snuff myself today so if my writing(thinking) is partially funny that's why.

Re your doctor visit - yeah, one can overdue the antibiotic thing and the bugs become increasingly immune. Anti-bios just an assist for the body to heal itself. (Are you taking care of your health by getting enough sleep, vitamins - vit C, etc?)

Re the below/above average thing - the way you desribe it sounds like you are talking about cold or asleep numbers, but I must be completely misunderstanding you.
- 0 hits in the last year? You must be talking about something other than individual numbers which is escaping my ability to perceive - some sort of pattern - got to be(?)

 

[Snides]

re: below/above average.. I'm talking about the skip sum total.. Remember I mentioned adding in a thing so you could see how many times each skip sum happened over the last 104 draws, and that I could put in an average per year along with that.. that's the average I'm talking about..

Re: doctor - I think i'm gunna hafta call him again. Starting friday my right ear started leaking some yummy orangish sticky water running right down my neck.. and boy did i scoop out some nasty stuff with them q-tips.. now of course it's all plugged up and throbbing to my heartbeat.. I wish it was November already