Simple Systems

In this chapter I show you some easy-to-use and low-cost systems that will be a good alternative to Quick-Picks. You can use them right at the ticket counter.

It is time for a little comment on Quick-Picks. I personally never use that option. There is probably nothing wrong with those picks from a probability point of view. But who really knows for sure? On the other hand it just does not seem right to me. Think about the following question for a moment.

Would you really ask the organization that sells you the game tickets for the numbers?

The systems are suggestions. By trying them out, and thinking about the rules, you can create your own strategies, depending on the amount you want or can spend. Never spend too much money on games in the first place, and never bet more than you can afford to lose. 

2 Picks Blackout 1 drawing

The requirements for this system are a piece of paper, a pencil and the previous drawing. All of these tools should be available right at the counter where you will buy the ticket.

Write down the digits from 0 to 9 on a piece of paper.

Look up the last drawing result. Usually the previous results are posted at the ticket counter or in the local newspaper.

For our example let’s assume the precious drawing was:

1 9 2

Eliminate the previously drawn digits from your list. This is the so-called blackout part!

Now you create picks from the remaining digits. Don’t forget to use the rules you have learned in the last chapter. To be sure, compare the choices with the tables in the last chapter.

For example pick a number like this one:

5 8 4

It contains high and low digits, odd and even digit, it is neither ascending nor descending, and does not have multiple numbers. In addition it does not contain even one previously drawn digit (blackout).

Now reduce your list further by taken the digits of your pick.

Create an additional pick from the remaining digits.

In our example you have the following choices left: 063, 306, 603, 360, 073, 307, 703, 370, 076, 607, 706, 670, 376, 637, 736, 673. (If you do not choose ascending and descending choices.)  A good second pick in this case would be:

7 0 6

Now you just have to fill out your tickets with the numbers.

In our example those numbers are 584 and 706.

The recommended play types for this system are BOX, STRAIGHT/BOX or SUPERBOX.

4 PICKS Standard

This next system requires the same tools as the one before. It is designed for 4 picks. The costs are still reasonable. It is based on the low odds a previous drawn digit to be drawn on the same spot again (1:10).

Write down the digits from 1 to 9 on a piece of paper three times.

The first row represents the first digit, the next row the second digit, the last row the third digit.

As in the previous system review the last drawing.

In our example it was

1 9 2

Eliminate the previously drawn numbers from the table. This time you keep more digits in the game, but not on the same spot that they occurred on in the latest drawing.

From the remaining digits choose your first pick. Try to only pick one of the previously drawn digits per pick. And once again, do not forget the rules!

To get started, let’s choose

8 4 9

Now reduce the table as follows: Eliminate the digits just picked from the spot you picked them on, and on the next spot.

In this case the result looks like this:

Pick another number. Choose only digits that are in the table multiple times.

A good choice in this case would be

7 3 6

The result of the next table reduction is:

Choice number three could be:

2 0 5

 That reduces the table even further to:

Ready for the final pick? You have enough choices left. You use can any number combination that fits the rules from the remaining numbers.

For the example let us choose:

3 1 8

Your selections are done. You can fill out your tickets.

In this example the numbers are 849, 736, 205, and 318.

Once again the right play types would be BOX, STRAIGHT/BOX or SUPERBOX (if available and if it is in your budget.)

Further simple systems

Out of the previously shown two systems you can design more simple systems with the same idea.

If you only want to play one pick, use the same strategy mentioned in the 2 Picks Blackout 1 drawing system, but blackout the previous 2 drawings.  In most cases that will leave four to five digits left on your list. So you have only one number combination left to pick.

If you want to play more number combinations, choose the idea of the second system, but eliminate numbers only once every time you pick them. That will provide you with about nine picks.

If you really want to spend more money than that, I recommend that you read the next chapter or use the computer predictions for more options.