UK Lotto 6/49 Wheel Strategy

madnesstiger

madnesstiger

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Whilst working on my Lotto spreadsheet, I came up with a method of selecting numbers for the next draw.

After plenty of trial and error experiments to find the best range of data to use, I found an interesting conclusion with 1 particular configuration.

Here's some theory...

My new method is based on selecting 18 numbers to use in a wheel of some sort.

On average, mathematically, you would expect 5 of the 6 winning numbers from a UK Lotto draw to appear amongst your chosen 18 around 1 time in 53. You would expect all 6 winning numbers to appear amongst your 18 once in 753.

I have backtested this new theory over the last 1234 UK Lottery draws. So I would expect on average, to have captured all 6 winning numbers twice.

Now, most of the configurations I tried gave me decent results of between 3 and 6 occasions, but one very small alteration in the criteria gave me a result of capturing the 6 winning numbers, amongst the 18 selected, no less than 11 times - On average, that's once in every 112 draws! What's even more strange is that this alteration resulted in playing 1 LESS ball in some draws! It also gave me a result of 1 in every 41 draws, the chance of capturing 5 numbers.

i know this doesn't mean it has won the JACKPOT 11 times, but 11 attempts of capturing the winning line in your wheel of 18, as opposed to the expected 2 occasions.

I have checked that in no draw the same ball is used twice (giving false results).

I am not going to give too much info away, but it is loosely based on the averages of drawn balls over the period of 'x' amount of draws, and playing with the results I gained from these calculations. I didn't use any complicated formula or method, just simple addition and subtraction!

Has anyone else found anything similar to this, in terms of capturing all 6 numbers way more times than expected?
 
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Nick Koutras

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What you are talking about on your last post is
called "The Best Performing Set"

The numbers were:

030406070912152325272830333840434448

They had 2 Hits!

Over all they have 14 Jack pots when we use the 6 main numbers.
 
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Springbok

Member
Hi Madnesstiger

I checked you stats on the UK 6/49. You are correct, a ball from the previous draw hits 57% of the time. Look at it from a different perspective. Generate a couple of 6 number combinations. Take each combination individually and check it against the actual history file. Any combination that did not have a number hitting in the last 2 or 3 draws has an increased chance of hitting in the next draw.
 
madnesstiger

madnesstiger

Member
SpringBok

Thanks for your reply. Yeah, thought I was right with the calculation of 'Repeat Hitters', just wanted someone like yourself to clarify it for me!


Nick K

Thanks for your info and interest in this topic. (and by the way, I think it is one of your 18-ball wheels which won me £20 last night - thanks!!)

My comment/s about the 18 numbers you listed above are so:

The numbers you gave me, "The Best Performing Set". Am I correct in thinking they are simply a search of past draw history to find the most successful 18 lottery balls, in terms of capturing the winning numbers?

This next bit might sound confusing, but I'll try my best!...

Using "The Best Performing Set", these are a 'static' set of numbers, as opposed to a formula/system to pick the number selections for each draw.

For example,

Using "The Best Performing Set"

Back in 1995, around draw #40, how would you know to use these particular 18 numbers?

whereas,

Using the "System Method"

At the same time, this system could be used to pick the next numbers, and if contued to be used, would capture all 6 winning numbers on 11 occasions.

I am by no means saying anyone is right or wrong, or better or worse, just that they are... 'different findings' I think is the best way of describing it!

However, I'm still looking for ways of improving it further, and maybe even looking at a similar method for different lotteries.
 
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