POWER TRAILS FOR PICK-3/4

If you enjoy the excitement of playing Pick-3 and
Pick-4 Lottery Games, you will want to add Power
Trails to your bag of tricks.  Experienced Lottery
players always play several systems at the same
time, playing most on paper and one in actuality.
Victory shifts from system to system and one needs
to know which is strengthening and which is fading
away.


Popularity of Pick-3/4 is due to the comparatively 
low odds and high payoff.  In Lotto, the prize for 
three correct numbers varies from nothing, a free 
ticket or $3.50 to $5.00.  In Lottery's Pick-3 boxed,  
three correct numbers pays $40.00 for 50 cents and 
if picked straight, in the same order as drawn, pays 
$250.00 for 50 cents.  If played Straight and Boxed 
for $1.00 the total prize would be $290.00.


In Pick-4 boxed, four correct numbers in any order, 
pays $100.00 for 50 cents and if picked straight,
in the same order as drawn, pays $2,500.00 for 50
cents. If played Straight/Boxed for $1.00 the total 
prize would be $2,600.00


In most states, the prizes are fixed at these
amounts per play.  A few less sporting states are
pari-mutuel, which means they lower the prize
value if many people win with the same number.
The best way to deal with Daily Number games is to
work with the numbers being drawn now.  This means
using a spread of recent drawing history from as
few as six to as many as eighteen past drawings.


Count up how often each individual digit has been
drawn within the spread of History you choose to
work with.  Write how many times each digit has
been drawn next to that digit and arrange them in
order of which has won most often.


If two or more digits have each hit the same
number of times, put the oldest of them, first.
Last Seven Drawings from Oldest to Newest ...


Examples from FL PICK-3 09/01/94 to 09/07/94


08/29/1994 9-4-0
08/30/1994 3-5-8
08/31/1994 2-9-4


09/01/1994 7-7-3
09/02/1994 6-0-8
09/03/1994 0-6-7
09/04/1994 6-3-8
09/05/1994 0-2-3
09/06/1994 1-7-5
09/07/1994 3-5-3


Drawn Digits   0-1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9
Times Drawn    3-1-1-5-0-2-3-4-2-0
Convert to digits in order of most winning draws.
Letter Code    A B C D E F G H I J
Drawn Digits   3-7-6-0-8-5-2-1-9-4
Times Drawn    5-4-3-3-2-2-1-1-0-0


    POWER                    POWER
    TRAILS                   TRAILS
      A                        3
     / \                      / \
    B   C                    7   6
   / \ / \                  / \ / \
  D   E   F                0   8   5
 / \ / \ / \              / \ / \ / \ 
G   H   I   J            2   1   9   4


SUGGESTED SETS PICK-3    SUGGESTED SETS PICK-4
LETTER CODE = #'S        LETTER CODE = #'S
A-B-D = 3-7-0            A-B-D-G = 3-7-6-5
A-C-F = 3-6-5            A-C-F-J = 3-8-1-4
B-D-G = 7-0-2            A-B-E-I = 3-7-0-9
B-E-I = 7-8-9*           A-C-E-H = 3-8-0-2
C-E-H = 6-8-1       *The Winning FL PICK-3 Number
C-F-J = 6-5-4       For 09/08/94 was 9-8-7 = B-E-I


POWER TRAILS takes you on a Semi-Random Power Walk
through the rated history you select. POWER TRAILS
gives extra weight to the strongest digits, while
playing all digits at least once.  While no system
can guarantee a win, a good system can improve
your chances, over a range of drawings.



POWER TRAILS PART TWO
by Robert Perkis



"Power Trails" is a simple effective lottery
system for the Pick-3 and 4 games.  When the
article I authored appeared in the April 1995
issue of LottoWorld magazine Volume 3 No.4, I
received a number of messages thanking me with
comments and suggestions.


The original "Power Trails" suggested working with
a week's worth of past drawings.  Count the number 
of times each digit was drawn and listing them in their 
ranked order under the letters A - J.  In the case 
where digits are drawn the same number of times, 
put the oldest drawn first. Replace the letters with 
their corresponding numbers on the chart below 
and play the resulting patterns.


            A               PICK-3      PICK-4
           / \              A-B-D       A-B-D-G
          B   C             A-C-F       A-C-F-J
         / \ / \            B-D-G       A-B-E-I
        D   E   F           B-E-I       A-C-E-H
       / \ / \ / \          C-E-H
      G   H   I   J         C-F-J


Pick-3 and 4 lottery players suggested you watch for
the opportunity to try the following.


Instead of counting up the digits daily, do it
once a week and play the same sets for seven days.
Use more than seven past games, try 10, 14 or 21
days for the count up.


In the case where two or more digits were drawn
the same numbers of times, instead of putting the
oldest first, try the newest first.


In several games, players won more often with the
digits run through the "Power Trails" chart in
reversed order.  Using A for the coldest digit
instead of the Hottest.


There has also been a number of hits found in the
smaller triangles found within the larger.  ie.
A-B-C, B-D-E, B-C-E, C-E-F, D-G-H, D-H-E, E-H-I,
E-I-F and F-I-J.  Watch what happens in your game
and adjust your method of play accordingly.


Pick-3 games often run 15, 30, 45 even 60 days
where one method is best, then reverse themselves
so that which was Hot becomes the new Cold, etc.
Good fishing spots become "fished out," keep
watching for new ones to develop.


Triples, ie. 7-7-7 are often a signal patterns are
about to change.  These are days when it may be
better not to play at all.  Money saved is just as
good as money won and could change you from a
break even player to a profit player.


Good Luck to you. Lotto-Logix


Tip of the hat to Larry G. and Rick G. of Maybell.com
fame for the following addition . . .


Posted by LARRY G. on Feb-15-02 6:04pm 


THIS VERISON WAS MY MODIFIED VERSION...THE ORG. VER LINK 
IS PROVIDED TO ASSURE THE AUTHOR HIS DUE CREDIT...! IF YOU 
LIVE IN A STATE WHERE YOU CAN PLAY FRONT PAIR,BACK PAIR, 
SPLIT PAIR THIS IS THE SYSTEM FOR YOU.


I use a number of different systems... we will do this one 
together. I like this one because you will be using all 10 
numbers. A lot of times it will give you a long-shot number 
straight. I would say this system will give you a hit once 
every 7 to 10 days. Front pair & Back pair frequently.


The system:
A B C D E F G H I J


The letters above represent the order we will place our 
numbers under. Looking atYOUR STATES graph page you will 
determine which numbers are hot...from the hottest to the 
coldest. If you really get into it..do it backwards.


For now I will assign numbers to the above Letters.


A-B-C-D-E-F-G-H-I-J
3 2 4 6 8 9 5 7 1 0 FROM HOT TO COLD. YESTERDAYS EXAMPLE:
9 5 2 3 4 6 0 7 8 1 
0 9 2 3 6 5 4 7 8 1 


ABD ABE ABG ABI ACJ ACE ACF ACH BDG BEH CEI CFJ


NOW UNDER THE LETTERS ABOVE YOU WILL PLACE YOUR NUMBERS
ABD =326 953 093
ABE =328 954 096
ABG =325 950 094
ABI =321 958 098
ACJ =340 921 021
ACE =348 924 026
ACF =349 926 025
ACH =347 927 027
BDG =265 530 934
BEH =287 547 967 X
CEI =481 248 268
CFJ =490 261 250
BEI =281 548 968 
CEH =487 247 267


Test number 2.. assign numbers to the following: 
ABD..ACF..BDG..BEI..CEH..CFJ


LARRY G.[GENIUS]


P.S. LOOK AT THE ORIGINAL THERE IS MORE BACK-GROUND 
INFORMATION.{THANKS}


Posted by Rick G. on Feb-16-02 12:52pm 


As LARRY G. mentioned, I have dabbled with Power Trails 
before and want to pass on a couple of observations I 
made. It's a great system and I would recommend it to 
anyone. It gets a lot of straight hits. Like LARRY G., 
I found a short history works best. I was using 12 draws. 
The most productive 'letters' were in the following formats:


For 2 picks: ABC-CDE


For 5 picks: ABC-ABD-ACD-BCD-CDE


For 10 picks, box A-C-D-E-H or A-B-C-D-E


For 20 picks, box A-C-D-E-H-J


When arranging my A through J, I went from hottest to coldest, 
ties going to least recently played.


I found the letter 'H' to come in most often.


I hope this helps a Power Trail player somewhere!