Lottery DATA Lab

One question we asked of AI was about numbers having "partners" like 7-11 for example.  Why do we see this pair so often, and other affinity numbers, like 20-25,  The answer is no. But let me explain, because I almost always have a 7-11 and other numbers like 6-8. 

What AI told me, and they compared it to a new car you buy. Before you bought the car, you never noticed that make or color that much, but after you have it, you see it everywhere. And I learned something new, and here I thought I knew everything. 

Turns out it is called the Baader-Minoff or the Frequency Illusion. 

Stanford professor Arnold Zwicky gave it the name of FREQUENCY ILLUSION.  It has to do with selective attention and confirmation. 

So I wondered about this in lottery DATA, AND it turns out, that the reason (apparently) we fall in love with certain numbers is due to these brain tricks.  My address as a kid was 88 and then 125 and I still play these numbers a lot, because I guess, they were an everyday numbers in my childhood, so any pairing or giving them partner status is only in my head. 

So this is why we tend to see these repeat numbers, like 7-11 but DATA Shows us they don't occur any more often that 6-12 or 8-13.

We also have a tendency to interpret our dreams along the lines of these biases too, but the lottery is nothing if not full of magic, mysticism, bias and even BS, let the win loss column be your guide...if u b winnin, keep on grinnin, so come on baby, 7=11 daddy needs a new pair of shoes.  Love how the mind works, or doesn't in the case of my lottery magic.

I must have done something wrong this past weekend, my blog posts didn't show up...so here is a brief summary: 

Sat:  My apologies for saying lotteries are front loading, that is not what my source(s) said, the % of prize money is apparently fixed, and can't be altered, so what I should have said is, look for 50 and even 100 dollar scratchers this Holiday season, it is their (lottery commissions) way to combat sports betting, which increases that time of year. 

So, expect to see bigger prizes or more of them, and a high ticket price, I guess 50 to 100 is the avg wager on football playoffs at that time.  Start saving a little, even I will be buying a few of these HIGH COST-HIGHER REWARD SCRATCH OFFS. 

Yesterday, I pointed out that TODAY was the day to take advantage of the DATA of the first 20 days of July. 

In OH, this looks like this: 2 or more double digits, I like 11x and 88x and until the next one also 336 and 663.

Pick 4 looks good for 11xx, and I will be playing 111x, or triples in that game.  My main wager, for the rest of the month will be 1119, which pays 599 for 50 cent bet, can't beat that, will probably back it up all ways. 

Rolling Cash 5 I like 3 20's, like 21, 22, 28 and will have several wheels of NO single digits and NO 30's. 

If you keep data on your state draws, the next 10 days are CASH IN days, so good luck and with Jackpots high in both Mega and Powerball be sure to at least get in the game on these too, in fact, go ahead and fantasize about winning them both for over a Billion buck jackpot, you can probably do some good things with a few hundred million after taxes. 

Keep a close eye on all numbers on the charts that have been drawn 4 times this month, good odds they will come up again, in all games.  I'm hot on 716 for this week.  Anyhow, even though we have a lot of summer left, start saving a little bit each week to cash in on the coming holiday season, history and their schemes say it is going to be a sensational time to play a bit extra.

I tried to post Sat. And Today. This is a test.

My sources tell me this Holiday season, states are front loading scratch off tickets, and we expect to see many post here just before Thanksgiving in USA, and more MILLION dollar winners than ever. Why? 

Take this with a grain of salt, just more gossip. The reason which makes sense to me, but who knows?...is due to last year's Holiday sales lagging for the first time in a long time and the reason is (allegedly) is due to Sports Gambling and sites like Polymarket. 

Legalized sports betting is a relatively new thing, Here in OHIO, the first year set all kinds of records and we quickly became one of the leaders in sports gambling. 

In Nov./Dec., football, both college and pros, enter the playoff rounds.  And in the past couple of years, this has surged for betting. And now the bet on almost anything sites are also offering alternatives to gamblers as to where to put their money. And some of the parleys in sports, and long shots on Polymarket will pay more than most lotteries do, all things being equal. 

The newness of these two things, again, allegedly, is putting a dent in consumer spending on lottery tickets this time of the year. 

There is a theory, that is why the big games have big jackpots this time of the year, and there is DATA to support these larger jackpot claims. 

But now, with the wide spread promotion of Sports betting and the many apps available, it should not surprise us if, indeed, the lotteries are planning a defense against this, one way by front loading Holiday lotteries, or at least the gossip I was whispered. 

True or not, I am planning to deviate from my norm, and actually play some of these scratchers the first couple of days they come out.  If true, right here, you will see a lot of news about big winners. 

If the economy continues the trend we are on, it is not surprising if lottery players look to other forms of gambling to see if they fare any better.  Most of us only have so much money to spend on these things, so a small part of budget, at least through the Holidays, will be put aside for some of the NEW high dollar scratchers. 

But my sources, could be full of  it, and you all know what it is right...what the lottery gives us most days.

DATA from the past 40 years show that the Holiday season, Thanksgiving through New Year's day, have historically produced some of the biggest jackpots.  Coincidence?  The argument is that more people play lotteries at this time of the year, so the build up to bigger jackpots is accelerated. Could be. 

But some conspiracy folks believe THEY control the draws to have these spending times of the year and THEY cash in big time.  Well, could be.  DATA does show an increase in play, and states do make more money during this time period, and THEY write it off to the "season". 

With mechanical balls, it is assumed by most of us they are harder to rig. Sort of like elections, he he.  But with random number generator computers  which are programmed, it is assumed they are programmed in favor of the state, makes sense too. 

Today, in mid July, we are at a low tide period of lottery play, with many on vacation, the participation not as big as usual, shifting of lottery play money  into higher gas prices, etc.  One good thing about poor economies and higher prices, higher food, gas and utilities, during high price times and/or inflation...more and more people play the lottery, often those that can ill afford it. 

Keep in mind, it is nice to have a little slush fund set back for your HOLIDAY play, which also, according to DATA, is when more scratch off tickets win, again, believe to be rigged to give people more winners and thus, further play.  We didn't track scratchers, because we don't play them. 

But if anyone of you keeps an eye on seasonal differences between the number of winners and bigger jackpots, it would be interesting. My best guess is, more winners at the holidays, means more play in the New Year, so THEY can recoup all those pay outs, but that is my best guess, NO data here to support this assumption. 

We hear tell, more of the Pick 5 games may be scheduled to add a couple of balls to their games, this is unverified scuttlebutt.  To go from 39 to 43 or 45 makes for higher jackpots and more income for the state, and harder to win for us suckers.  We'll keep an eye on this. 

Also, and this just a rumor, some states have advocates wanting us to fill out a claim form for anything over 200 dollars, no idea if this is true, but there are plenty of politico A holes wanting to tax us more and gather more data on us.  If you catch wind of your state, usually some jerk in the state legislature, wanting YOU to fill out claim forms for under 500, make sure you are aware of these skunkbags, eh?

This is a DATA driven blog, and started this month to document our journey with the AI created Combinatorial Field Reduction theory as tested in real time and real dollars.  We don't know if the CFR will be useful in our pursuit of winning MORE often than we do now, which has a 27% ROI over the past decade. 

So this will be my ONLY post on this blog about Magic/Mystical lottery play, fair enough? I'll get back to DATA tomorrow and any further thoughts on mysticism I have will be posted in that forum. 

Although I discussed the six possible HI/LO combos in the multi-state lotteries, where all 5 are below the half and then 4, 3, 2, 1  and 0...which is the only DATA we found to be of use in those drawings...I personally DO practice a bit of magic, mainly using crystals and scrying. 

I have not had any major success, no more than can be attributed to dumb luck on the few times I've had 4 numbers on one ticket, which doesn't pay squat...nonetheless, I still try to see the numbers in my crystal ball. 

I have a few times dreamt of winning numbers, the Pick 3 game, but I have dreamt as twice as many losing numbers too, I find MY dreams to be hit and mostly misses. Still I try, because...

It is my opinion our IMAGINATIONS are the most powerful tool we are given to have any control over our lives.  Some of you might call it manifestation, but a look in the mirror reveals more about your control of your imagination and the results you have gotten better than any thing else you do. 

You fat? If not a medical issue then a self control one. You poor? More of a misuse of your gift on applying your imagination than anything else. 

So, even though I play most of my lottery wagers based on math and DATA, I still spend some time in the mystical world of hunches, dream analysis, license plates, addresses, signs, etc., all the magical ideas one has that occasionally brings a win to the table. 

I'll spend the bulk of my lottery spend on DATA, but save a little to play my stupid dreams and whatever nonsense the crystal ball gives me (nonsense today, but the day I hit anything big, the greatest secret there is, HA!). 

DATA only lies via misinterpretation, MAGIC lies all the time.

Now our advice for low money players, those who only do 20 dollar a day or less, is to save your money until the halfway or better yet, the 20th of the month so you have DATA to work with.  Even though every draw stands alone, historical tracking and decades of DATA expose potential tipping points, as I have pointed out on this blog.

Bigger amount players, like 100 bux a draw, don't normally accumulate their funds til the mid month, they play every day. 

So, if you are a smaller dollar player, from now til the 21st, is the time to note any potential tipping points or trends. I mainly keep track (on paper) for the OHIO games, but I note the Great Lakes games too, especially PA, IN pick 5 of 43 games because their jackpots grow much faster than OH, MI or WV. 

What do these charts show as to coming trends/possibilities? 

In OH Pick 3 games we expect at least 4-6 more double digits, like 11x, 66x and we'll begin to double down on these plays. 

In OH Pick 4, we will be laying money down on 11xx and 44xx, and will more than likely keep a 1441 ticket in play too. 

The RC5 in OH will likely have at least 3-6 more draws without any single digit, and I will have a few with NO single digits and NO 30's in them and .play more wheels with these reduced fields. 

Now, this is the first month, as noted, we are live testing the CFR, Combo Field Reducer for short, so we'll have a close eye on the spend vs return on that spend, if any, or maybe we all get jobs as greeters at Walmart.