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Originally Posted by CurrentlySober
I play. Only occasionally, using random numbers (Lucky Dip) every so often, when the jackpots really large, but I strongly dispute your idea of prediction, based on past results.
Assuming your numbers are drawn via balls rotating in a machine, like the UK, then it's simply impossible. 
On every draw, the balls have no memory of what has happened in the past draws. Just like flipping a coin - its 50/50 each time. Just because its come down heads 99 times in a row, the 100th flip is still 50/50 as the coin has no memory...
While it can be argued that a certain ball may have a minute imperfection, leading to it being select a fraction of a percent more than another, that would be moot, as they choose a different machine (out of 6 possible machines) seconds before each draw, and the 6 sets of balls get replaced regularly...
Or am I misunderstanding what you are proposing? |
Yes, the idea of using previous drawing data has always been a highly disputed argument. I'm sure that you already know even in a totally random set there are still patterns that do occur. And to agree with your second point, most lotteries are switching to digital drawing systems using $250,000 random number computers by Smartplay Origin RNG Systems. These systems are guaranteed to be completely random and they have a team of PHD mathematicians and statisticians to ensure that every number is random.
With all that said, I have been working on multiple solutions for 7 months and I have analyzed Trillions of number combinations and there is often a pattern to be found if you know what to look for. I have come within 99.9999723% close to hitting the Powerball jackpot drawing in one case. Yes, with the odds of 1 in 292 Million, that is still a few thousand numbers away, but there is absolutely no way I would come that close without analyzing previous drawings.