Maybe it's ME. Perhaps it is the way I ask questions. I must be missing something here. When the "Excel Broker" asked me to put this idea into the program, I was ready and willing. The Starter's instructions were pretty simple so I dove in. As I Paddled around, I had a few questions and Posted them to the Thread.
I did not get an answer to any of my questions. I don't think that either person read my questions. After I posted the 2 questions, the Broker asked me what my questions were and commented that he was always "working" on Systems. I am not sure what "Working" means here, but, "I'll ask around" does not involve much of it. The Starter did attempt to answer by posting another example with what appeared to be the same set of instructions but suggested that a reduced set of combinations could be found by imposing some limits on the "21 Combinations".
in the End, it all comes down to the "21 Combinations" that I assembled by taking the Original Example and writing formulas that produced the list from the digits in the 3 Pairs. I ASKED SEVERAL FOR CONFIRMATION THAT THE LIST WAS CORRECT! The answer was the sound of Crickets.
I always set up my Excel Files to look at all Draws in all State Games listed on the Daily Games Feature at LP. Using the unconfirmed "21 Combinations" was the essence of the method, so I applied it to All Pick 3 Games and found the Str8 and Box hits for every Draw. It seems like every time a New Idea is posted, there are claims that it hits around 75% of the Time. Not so in this Case. Applied to the games given as example by the Starter, the "21 Combinations" produced Straight hits at around 2.5% and Box Hits in around 10% of the Game History. Given those results it does not make sense to reduce the list by any method.
I could say that this exercise was worthless, but, there is always the other side to consider. A Method that is successful 2.5% of the time is also an effective Eliminator 97.5% of the time. That means that after you run any other method you could use this process to eliminate combinations from your Pool and expect it to apply to 97.5% of all Draws.
I am willing to help anyone that asks, providing they respond appropriately to the questions that I ask. Lacking answers, It feels like I am working for ingrates with zero consideration of the Time and effort required by me to do What They Ask.
So, Benny "The Excel Broker", Next time you ask me to "Excel It" be prepared to Read and Answer my questions or at least do what most "Brokers" do and make sure that the information is flowing so that the transaction can be completed. It would not hurt, if you actually understood the method that you are asking me to replicate. Please be mindful of this the next time you say "I know a Guy". If what happened here is going to happen again, Take me off of you list of Guys.
Allen