Pick 3 Lotto Strategy Guide
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| First Tier Numbers | 049 058 059 067 068 077 139 148 149 157 158 166 167 229 238 239 247 248 256 257 266 337 338 346 347 355 356 445 446 455 |
| Second Tier Numbers | 039 048 057 066 069 078 129 138 147 156 159 168 177 228 237 246 249 255 258 267 336 339 345 348 357 366 444 447 456 555 |
| Third Tier Numbers | 029 038 047 056 079 088 119 128 137 146 155 169 178 227 236 245 259 268 277 335 344 349 358 367 448 457 466 556 |
| Fourth Tier Numbers | 019 028 037 046 055 089 118 127 136 145 179 188 226 235 244 269 278 334 359 368 377 449 458 467 557 566 |
| Fifth Tier Numbers | 009 018 027 036 045 099 117 126 135 144 189 225 234 279 288 333 369 378 459 468 477 558 567 666 |
| Sixth Tier Numbers | 008 017 026 035 044 116 125 134 199 224 233 289 379 388 469 478 559 568 577 667 |
| Seventh Tier Numbers | 007 016 025 034 115 124 133 223 299 389 479 488 569 578 668 677 |
| Eighth Tier Numbers | 006 015 024 033 114 123 222 399 489 579 588 669 678 777 |
| Ninth Tier Numbers | 005 014 023 113 122 499 589 679 688 778 |
| Tenth Tier Numbers | 004 013 022 112 599 689 779 788 |
| Eleventh Tier Numbers | 003 012 111 699 789 888 |
| Twelveth Tier Numbers | 002 011 799 889 |
| Thirteenth Tier Numbers | 000 001 899 999 |
I have listed all of the available numbers in the Pick 3 Lotto to the right, broken down into what I call "Probability Tiers". With duplicated numbers excluded, their are 220 available numbers to pick from. What this means is that 0-1-6, for example, covers that number and also 6-1-0, 6-0-1, 1-0-6, and all other combinations of those three numbers. For convenience, I have also listed the numbers from left to right, lowest to highest. So if the numbers picked by your Lotto were 7-2-6, on the chart it would be listed under 2-6-7 in the Second Tier.
The available numbers are also broken up and seperated into tiers, thirteen in total. At the top is the first (and best) tier, and dwelling at the bottom is the thirteenth (and worst) tier. In general, the higher the tier is to the top, the more likely the number drawn will match a number from that group.
However, I did say that this was the general way to read the chart. Sometimes you may notice that numbers in a certain tier keep coming up in your Lotto. When I was testing this chart, the Texas State Lotto had four consecutive numbers drawn that matched numbers from the Eighth Tier (normally not that likely of a tier), while a California Lotto had picked 6 straight numbers out of the Third tier (that was not so suprising of a tier). Be aware of "Tier Trends" when studying past results!
Additionally, some of these tiers are not that far apart in probability. The top five tiers, in fact, are only seperated by a few percentage points each. But the top tier is still the most likely according to this theory, and the further down you go, the worse you should be.
In conclusion, please remember that this is a Theory to be used for your personal enjoyment, and is not intended to be used as a sure-fire method to win the game. The Pick 3 Lotto, even though much simpler than say the Powerball Lotto, is still very random and erratic. I hope we have helped to take some of the mystery out of this game for you. Choose wisely and spend responsibly. As always, in all your gaming I wish you good luck. --James Yates, ChessAndPoker.com
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