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- GLOSSARY
-
- ANNUITY - The method of payment that most state lotteries use
- for the payout of their LOTTO (6 ball) drawings. The prize
- is paid in installments of usually 20 equal annual payments,
- rather than as a lump sum. By the way the U.S. is the only
- country in the world where this is done. The cost of
- purchasing the annuity is rarely half the advertised
- grand prize.
-
- BALANCED SYSTEMS - A method that tries to use the same number
- of odd and even numbers (40-60% or 60-40%), and the same
- number of small numbers (lower than 28) and larger
- numbers (over 28). This pretty much ensures that the set
- picked will have the "look and feel" of a typical drawn
- set and thus possibly increasing the chance of winning
- the grand prize.
-
- BUCKETS - Also known as "BALLSET". This is one of a number
- of sets of ping pong or rubber balls that are picked
- at random (rotated) for each drawing. Some states
- such as MARYLAND and VIRGINIA, use this term rather
- than BALLSET.
-
-
- BALLSETS - Also known as "BUCKET". This is one of a number
- of sets of balls (thus the name "ball set") that is
- picked at random (rotated) to be used for the next
- drawing. The states of ARIZONA, FLORIDA and others
- use this term, or the term "PRIMARY SET".
-
-
- FILTERS - A set of rules set up by the user to eliminate
- unwanted or undesirable groups of numbers. For example
- some filters will only allow sets with average sums to
- get through (pass through the filter). Another filter
- might be to eliminate all sets that have all even or
- all odd numbers.
-
- OVERDUE - The program counts back from the most recent
- drawing to the last drawing in which a given number has
- occurred. The results of this analysis are presented
- in a bar chart with the numbers having the longest dry
- spell having the longest bars associated with them.
-
- HIT/MISS If a number has hit in a given drawing that
- number is classified as a "hit". If a number does not
- hit it is classified as a "miss". A hit\miss chart for
- a given number provides you with a history of how
- many times the number hit after a given number of misses.
-
- POOL - A group of people that combine their money to buy
- a larger group of tickets, than if they bought on their
- own. This spreads or diversifies the "risk" in the
- lottery, but also decreases the possible "reward".
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