by Alcymart » Wed Apr 30, 2008 8:37 am
Is that possible really? I thought that using the same seed would always generate the same combination.. I was thinking along the lines of seeding on a predictable seed somehow... among few of the same seeds basically... does that make sense Stan?
Of course we humans wouldn't be able to tell at first glance, but a program could tell its no way random when some combinations repeat over hundreds of draws. Basically the same combination could come out after 2 or 50 or 1000 draws instead of rarely repeating like right now.
I found a method to predict the lotto 100% if its not too random, and I want to focus on each drawing machines signature using a bad RNG to make my calculations simpler. To find it, an RNG must not be too random and adjustable preferably. Here is what makes the signature of a typical drawing ball machine...
Dimensions, d : the size of a lottery machine chamber, given by d = length x breadth x height
Shape, s : a measure of the shape of a lottery machine chamber; 1 for a sphere, 2 for a cylinder, 3 for a cube.
Rotor arms, a : the number of arms on the rotor (a = 0 if the machine uses a blower to mix balls).
Rotor speed, r : the maximum speed at which the rotor turns (again, r = 0 if the machine uses a blower).
Ball columns, b : the number of columns into which balls are arranged prior to being released.
Mixing time, t : the time which balls are mixed for before the first one is drawn.
The Signature would be Signature = d + s + a + r + b + t and would be unique.
When RNG is too random, its just too complex to calculate my stuff.
If you can only make a switch, a pool of 100 of the same seeds should prove satisfactory if a unique seed doesn't work. Which means on every 100 draws, the same combinations could repeat. Note: ( I say "Could" It must not be the same 100 combinations repeating every 100 draws! Some will, some won't basically.
geez, I know, I must be going crazy.. I built 2 home made drawing machines with old used Bingo equipment..lol
In short I want to find flaws in drawing machines they use but for this I simply need a very bad RNG and EL stats to get there.