[time-nuts] are any time-nuts also random-nuts?

[J. Forster]

Many years ago, when the State Lottern Numbers Game started up here, I
noticed that doubles were coming up a lot...  like 4662. I was utterly
convinced they were overrepresented.

However, being cheap and sane, I decided to test the theory before
spending $$. I collected ALL the numbers for a year or more and did
statistical tests, including FFTs on each digit wheel.

Bottom line, the numbers were random. It was my PERCEPTION of a pattern
that was tricking me.

All in, I spent $1 for a ticket to read.

YMMV,

-John

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> On Thu, Dec 24, 2009 at 3:24 PM, Scott Newell <newell at cei.net> wrote:
>> At 01:57 PM 12/24/2009, saidjack at aol.com wrote:
>>>
>>> No need for that, just buy all ~18 million tickets (would cost $18
>>> million
>>> in the US) if the jackpot is ~$60 million or higher, which it often
>>> is...
>
>
> To improve your odds in Lotto games look up "Wheeling Systems", they
> have been around for a long time.
> Back when I had money, that is before I got married, I'd buy hundreds
> of ticks at a time based on
> the appropriate "Wheel".  I broke even.  Didn't have the $ to buy all
> the possibilities.
> Most people can't even say they broke even on the lottery...