by PadawanLotto » Sun Jul 27, 2008 4:18 pm
[quote=niceguy]
Hi There I have been experimenting with number groups lately, & am wondering if anyone else has spent much time with number groups & if they had any success with them. In particular I'm looking for ways to eliminate groups that are unlikely to be drawn in the next drawing, & therefore reduce the amount of tickets you need to put on. Many thanks, I look forward to your comments.
[/quote]Number Groups is a static filter working off of all possible combinations in the lottery that you are playing. If you use the same settings for the numbers groups filter every time, you will have the same set of combinations left every time.
I set the numbers groups filter based on decades 1-9, 10-19, 20-29, 30-39 and min 0, max 3 for each group and check that ticket falls into 3 to 4 number groups, logical condition And, matching tickets Leave. This is for my 5/39 lotto. If you are playing the NZ Lotto you might want to use the same settings but change the group 30-39 to 30-40.
After you set up the number groups calculate stats for winning numbers and look at the number groups and the group count to determin if the past drawn results work out well for you. The number groups list should contain mostly 0's, 1's, 2's, and 3's, the group count list should contain mostly 3's and 4's. There will be group counts of 2 but this should be minimal.
Note: Do not use the Number Groups filter in a compound or group filter as it doesn't filter correctly.
Good Luck!