Advanced Pick 3 lottery analysis and spreadsheet software for Microsoft® Excel *

How to win Pick 3 by putting the odds in your favor:

Pick 3 is one of the easier games of chance in the world of lottery with odds ranging from 1:167 for a box win to 1:1000 for a straight hit. Still, the odds are stacked against the player and if you only play with random numbers, digits from birthdays, phone numbers, etc. then over the long run, the game is designed to separate you from your hard-earned money. In gambling terms this is known as “The house always wins!”

To help overcome these odds, P3 provides you with a series of in-depth charts so you can select a digit, pair, combo or sum when it appears favorable to hit again soon. The first question to ask is: When did it last hit?

Strategy 1: If you take any Pick 3 game that's randomly drawn (with actual ball sets or a random number generator), you'll find that almost precisely 61% of the time, at least one of the winning digits is a repeat digit from the previous draw. 48% of the time a winning digit comes from exactly the second game back, or it skipped one game. 35% of the time it comes from the third game back, or a skip of 2 games, and 26% of the time a winning digit comes from exactly the fourth game back, or a skip of 3 games. By studying these skips and only playing a number when it previously hit most often, and is therefore likely to hit again, your odds of winning are much improved over random play alone.

Strategy 2: Skips occur in patterns and these patterns can be used to your advantage. For example, if you divide a digit's recent skips into two groups (low skips and high skips), you'll find that many consecutive skips from one group are followed by many consecutive skips from the other group. If a digit hits on several high skips in a row, it is likely to reverse course and hit on several low skips in a row. The division between these groups is known as the median, or middle skip of the hits. By highlighting skips above and skips below the median, and viewing them together, you can anticipate what is likely to happen next when too many recent skips fall into one group or the other.

P3 Charts™ by LottoChart Executive

An Excel project – the culmination of years of study in the field of random number theory and workbook logic. I noticed early on that while the spreadsheet platform is excellent for calculating and tracking numbers, there simply weren't many good lottery applications available to run in a workbook environment. Part of the reason may be the sheer volume of formulas necessary to create an interconnected utility capable of tracking hits, skips, digits, pairs and sums over thousands of draws. In spite of these and other challenges, the formulas are now written and the information presented in a concise format across the top of each chart so you can focus more on playing your game. I hope the results will enhance your enjoyment of Pick 3 for years to come!

P3 Charts™ 2.0 for Excel 2007 / 2010
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