There are more pick 3 players on this site and I'm sure in the world because it has the best odds of winning. So of course, I feel this is very relevant to all pick 3 players like me.
I just signed the Petition for True Lottery Drawings and read the Lottery news article, Are Computerized Lottery Drawings Truly Random written by Kevin Leininger that was posted back in 2004. Yeah I'm super late but I feel that since computerized drawings still exist then this topic needs to stay fresh until they no longer exist.
The article mentions, "there are people for whom playing the lottery is an exercise in mathematics and law of probabilities. To them, the rewards transcend money, and winning is the result of good planning, not just good fortune." I am one of those people. I agree with what Jimmy Grimes, a retired engineer and lottery player, says in the article ,"For me, it was not about the money. It was about beating the game" and
I specifically only create pick 3 strategies for states that use mechanical number generators because I tested the same strategies in a mixed number of states that use mechanical and computer number generators and saw that I won 32% of the time in computer states and 85% of the time in mechanical states. I stopped playing computer states years ago, however, since they still exist I feel they just need to stop existing.
The petition states, "I support a federal mandate requiring each state lottery to provide, at its own expense, a live, televised drawing, to be carried throughout the state by all affiliates of a major network, and viewable by all residents of that state, for all games involving a drawing (on-line games)," I would go a step further and say they should be required to host a live webcast/internet based viewing of the their drawings their drawings because people in different states also enjoy watching the drawings. So far only a sad small number of states (Texas, Kentucky, New Jersey, and North Carolina) have live webcast of their "mechanical" drawings.
What kind of malarkey is this!
Indiana State Rep. Robert Alderman (who was investigating concerns about lottery's number-selection process at the time) said, "Any system where you don't see the numbers selected raises questions." Uhh yeah because it seems like something shady is going on when you're not transparent. We've heard of the scandals involving lottery commissions that work for state legislature's to purposefully limit payouts to compensate for the state government's billion-dollar deficits. I feel it's at least worthy of investigating. Those of us who win often are the biggest threat to "the system" in place.
As mentioned in the article by Lottery Director Jack Ross, "Hoosier Lottery reserves the right to limit the selection of certain numbers," it does so to limit the lottery's liability in a particular drawing, Ross said. If too many people play the same number, and that number is chosen by the lottery, the lottery could have to pay out far more than it takes in. To be able to do that, of course -- and to know where winning tickets are sold -- the lottery's computers must keep track of the numbers played by the public." "It's a business decision, but I can't tell you off the top of my head what the limit is," he said. This means they, without a doubt, know in advance what numbers are being chosen the most and they have the right to limit the selection of those numbers so they can make more profit. How can you know this is happening and still play in states that use computer random number generators. I assume for most players they'll say they have no choice and that's what your computerized state lottery commission is counting on you to say as they think nothing is being done about it. However, something is being done about it.
Sign the petition here (Petition for True Lottery Drawings) and like it says let's send a clear message to Washington: that they need to put a stop to computerized lottery drawings, and impose federal guidelines on how lottery drawings are to be conducted.