Many of you know me as the author of Lotto Cheatah Jackpot Winning Lottery Software (no, it's not an ad!). My software has hit multiple 4/5's twice this month, came real close to the Jackpot..so Thu. morning (midnight,1,2,3 am) I'm at the ny lotto website looking for Wed draw results.. and they are not there! No Wed NY Lotto numbers. No Wed Take 5 numbers.
This is very unusual as this website always has the numbers posted no later than 30 minutes after the draw. The numbers were finally posted when people showed up for work at 9 am. So what, right? Ahh, but now the plot thickens..
I run the winning numbers through Lotto Cheatah and find that it hit big again. No jackpot, but came close with multiple 4/5 picks.
Back at the website again Thurs night 11:30pm for the Take 5 results drawn 15 minutes earlier. As usual, they are posted, and that's where it gets really strange.
The odds of picking 2/5 on NY Take 5 (5/39) are roughly 9:1. In other words, if you buy 10 quickpicks, you can expect, on average, at least one 2/5 minimum win in that batch.
Lotto Cheatah has about 1,500 different likely combinations for this game. It always has a heavy proliferation of 2/5 winners. With 1:9 odds this is expected, right?
Guess what? It went 0 for 1500 picks! Not even one 2/5 hit! I've never seen this happen before on any 2/5 minwin game on the Lotto Cheatah menu. It's almost impossible, but there you have it!
Whatd'ya figure. I hit big 3 times this month. Was somebody watching? Was it 3-strikes and you're out for someone, and that's why the numbers never got updated? Did someone have a finger in the draw results? Just random chance?
Anyone in NY got a better handle on this one?