The question, from the Virginia thread was - Did the Institution of Fireball Change How Straight Repeats Fall?
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Honestly, I thought that was a great question and I had just finished coding my program that catalogues intervals between straight repeats. I decided to do a heads-up test between the 2020 numbers from the exact same time period as the current time period since the institution of Fireball. That meant May 3, 2020 through November 15, 2020 vs May 3, 2021 through November 15, 2021. I ran the program on both epochs of data and posted the full results below for your inspection. I posted my conclusion at the bottom. See what you think!
Straight Interval Workup for Virginia
May 3, 2020 - Nov 15, 2020
Interval Between Straight 919 = 007 draws
Interval Between Straight 934 = 008 draws
Interval Between Straight 382 = 009 draws
Interval Between Straight 716 = 010 draws
Interval Between Straight 654 = 011 draws
Interval Between Straight 905 = 017 draws
Interval Between Straight 099 = 017 draws
Interval Between Straight 057 = 018 draws
Interval Between Straight 530 = 018 draws
Interval Between Straight 866 = 021 draws
Interval Between Straight 397 = 022 draws
Interval Between Straight 406 = 022 draws
Interval Between Straight 572 = 022 draws
Interval Between Straight 675 = 029 draws
Interval Between Straight 043 = 030 draws
Interval Between Straight 794 = 032 draws
Interval Between Straight 069 = 035 draws
Interval Between Straight 108 = 044 draws
Interval Between Straight 179 = 045 draws
Interval Between Straight 678 = 048 draws
Interval Between Straight 761 = 049 draws
Interval Between Straight 151 = 051 draws
Interval Between Straight 209 = 051 draws
Interval Between Straight 591 = 053 draws
Interval Between Straight 213 = 054 draws
Interval Between Straight 099 = 054 draws
Interval Between Straight 201 = 055 draws
Interval Between Straight 308 = 064 draws
Interval Between Straight 201 = 066 draws
Interval Between Straight 567 = 069 draws
Interval Between Straight 190 = 073 draws
Interval Between Straight 929 = 077 draws
Interval Between Straight 919 = 078 draws
Interval Between Straight 397 = 079 draws
Interval Between Straight 061 = 080 draws
Interval Between Straight 396 = 084 draws
Interval Between Straight 489 = 090 draws
Interval Between Straight 523 = 100 draws
Interval Between Straight 444 = 101 draws
Interval Between Straight 710 = 105 draws
Interval Between Straight 542 = 109 draws
Interval Between Straight 221 = 110 draws
Interval Between Straight 123 = 110 draws
Interval Between Straight 223 = 126 draws
Interval Between Straight 928 = 129 draws
Interval Between Straight 310 = 143 draws
Interval Between Straight 692 = 148 draws
Interval Between Straight 415 = 157 draws
Interval Between Straight 429 = 167 draws
Interval Between Straight 937 = 169 draws
Interval Between Straight 130 = 172 draws
Interval Between Straight 655 = 180 draws
Interval Between Straight 058 = 181 draws
Interval Between Straight 539 = 181 draws
Interval Between Straight 452 = 186 draws
Interval Between Straight 934 = 190 draws
Interval Between Straight 456 = 201 draws
Interval Between Straight 397 = 207 draws
Interval Between Straight 113 = 210 draws
Interval Between Straight 920 = 212 draws
Interval Between Straight 247 = 213 draws
Interval Between Straight 123 = 214 draws
Interval Between Straight 043 = 228 draws
Interval Between Straight 518 = 236 draws
Interval Between Straight 710 = 260 draws
Interval Between Straight 916 = 297 draws
Interval Between Straight 093 = 298 draws
Interval Between Straight 095 = 299 draws
Interval Between Straight 401 = 355 draws
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Straight Repeat Interval Workup for Virginia
May 3, 2021 - Nov 15, 2021
Interval Between Straight 611 = 005 draws
Interval Between Straight 522 = 006 draws
Interval Between Straight 014 = 007 draws
Interval Between Straight 624 = 008 draws
Interval Between Straight 934 = 008 draws
Interval Between Straight 955 = 010 draws
Interval Between Straight 457 = 013 draws
Interval Between Straight 438 = 025 draws
Interval Between Straight 653 = 027 draws
Interval Between Straight 109 = 027 draws
Interval Between Straight 829 = 031 draws
Interval Between Straight 760 = 036 draws
Interval Between Straight 503 = 042 draws
Interval Between Straight 490 = 049 draws
Interval Between Straight 398 = 068 draws
Interval Between Straight 640 = 069 draws
Interval Between Straight 111 = 074 draws
Interval Between Straight 298 = 077 draws
Interval Between Straight 160 = 080 draws
Interval Between Straight 686 = 085 draws
Interval Between Straight 277 = 085 draws
Interval Between Straight 390 = 086 draws
Interval Between Straight 894 = 094 draws
Interval Between Straight 431 = 097 draws
Interval Between Straight 291 = 098 draws
Interval Between Straight 861 = 098 draws
Interval Between Straight 437 = 099 draws
Interval Between Straight 973 = 099 draws
Interval Between Straight 999 = 100 draws
Interval Between Straight 887 = 102 draws
Interval Between Straight 955 = 107 draws
Interval Between Straight 346 = 112 draws
Interval Between Straight 040 = 114 draws
Interval Between Straight 215 = 129 draws
Interval Between Straight 507 = 129 draws
Interval Between Straight 457 = 136 draws
Interval Between Straight 180 = 137 draws
Interval Between Straight 327 = 142 draws
Interval Between Straight 123 = 148 draws
Interval Between Straight 261 = 163 draws
Interval Between Straight 734 = 184 draws
Interval Between Straight 507 = 194 draws
Interval Between Straight 590 = 195 draws
Interval Between Straight 159 = 197 draws
Interval Between Straight 476 = 206 draws
Interval Between Straight 262 = 209 draws
Interval Between Straight 106 = 216 draws
Interval Between Straight 445 = 217 draws
Interval Between Straight 473 = 221 draws
Interval Between Straight 382 = 232 draws
Interval Between Straight 631 = 241 draws
Interval Between Straight 595 = 249 draws
Interval Between Straight 409 = 256 draws
Interval Between Straight 116 = 270 draws
Interval Between Straight 054 = 272 draws
Interval Between Straight 169 = 280 draws
Interval Between Straight 539 = 285 draws
Interval Between Straight 512 = 291 draws
Interval Between Straight 318 = 303 draws
Interval Between Straight 556 = 312 draws
For the exact time period from 2020 before Fireball, there were a few more exact repeats. The difference was 69 straight repeats during that period versus 60 repeats during the period after the institution of Fireball. There were more then, but my gut feeling is that it's just due to the normal fluctuation you expect when you work with a small sample (~400) of random draws. Trust me when I say that there are far FAR crazier things in the Virginia Pick 3 history. Is this question busted? I can't say for certain, but I certainly don't see the variation that I would expect to see if there were a genuine sea change in the draws. Sorry..