strategy

t.lawler

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as far as strategy goes we as a group must decide does quick pick equal a strategy. The only way I know how to do this is to see some hard documentation and provable stats. I recently read in this forum "for the power ball lotto that 70% of bets were quick picks and that 30% were pick your own and that 70% of winners were quicks pick players and 30% were pick your own players. If this is in fact true then a quick pick is just as good as pick your own.

See what I am saying.

tcl
 

tomtom

Member
t.lawler said:
If this is in fact true then a quick pick is just as good as pick your own.

See what I am saying.

tcl
this is just a relaxing lottery forum ...so what someone would play, quicks picks or own numbers should be a personal choice...


Also, there was a lot of talk at this forum about quick picks or own numbers..you may search about among quite numerous topics here..and also, as you see here, most people talk about some strategies, number frequencies and such ...therefore whoever talks about that, means it is most likely the choice already, from whatever reason ...


and, in my opinion if playing a lottery game then own numbers make quite sense , since making own decision what would play from any reason, and that might be as same sense as quick picks if not having any time to write some numbers at a paper slip, just not interested in it, or such....
 

t.lawler

Member
strategy help

Hi tomtom

I agree with what you are saying. However I want to help my fellow players to figure out how to make the best bet for thier dollar.

The only way I know how to do this to have honest discussions about betting and betting methods (stategy).

It is my fervent hope that this group can come to a consensus about playing lotto and or lottery terms so that we can enhance each others play and by doing this help each other to a more pleasant gaming experience.


t.lawler
 
Quick pick, is not a strategy, it is a mistake. The reason most winners are QP is because most lotto players buy QP's.

To be sure look at your lottery's winning numbers for say pick 5 as an example.

Now download the numbers and print them out on paper.

Note how many of the winning numbers had 3 odd, and two even numbers in them, and the other way around as three even, two odd. These two combos come up more than double the remaining four combos (4 odd - 1 even, 4 even - 1 odd, all 5 #'s even, and all 5 #'s odd).

With a quick pick you do not get to choose the number combo, you get what you get. QP will give you all combos at random, when you pick your own you can ALWAYS choose the combos that make up most of the winning combos.

Most people do not realise this and think QP is just as good as pick your own but only faster and in a fast paced world most people choose whatever is the fastest/easiest.
 

t.lawler

Member
Summertime said:
Quick pick, is not a strategy, it is a mistake. The reason most winners are QP is because most lotto players buy QP's.

To be sure look at your lottery's winning numbers for say pick 5 as an example.

Now download the numbers and print them out on paper.

Note how many of the winning numbers had 3 odd, and two even numbers in them, and the other way around as three even, two odd. These two combos come up more than double the remaining four combos (4 odd - 1 even, 4 even - 1 odd, all 5 #'s even, and all 5 #'s odd).

With a quick pick you do not get to choose the number combo, you get what you get. QP will give you all combos at random, when you pick your own you can ALWAYS choose the combos that make up most of the winning combos.

Most people do not realise this and think QP is just as good as pick your own but only faster and in a fast paced world most people choose whatever is the fastest/easiest.

Hi Summertime

I reread my previous post and it does sound as if I am calling quick pick a strategy.

I truly did not intend to do that. I am if fact a person who picks his own.

I do indeed use common sense when I place my bets as in your above strategy. I also know that more quick picks are bet than pick your own and that qp wins more that pyo.

However, the question I am asking IS does qp win a equal amount vs pyo.
When I say equal I mean IF qp vs pyo = 70% vs 30% DOES qp win = 70% of all monies paid and pyo win = 30% of all monies paid.
 

t.lawler

Member
pick 5 of what? If the pool has more odd than even then the resulting draws win have more odd than even. The results will not be the same for 5 of 44 verus 5 of 45. Because we have 1 more odd than even.
 

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