Pick 3 EL5 Video

[winsumloosesum]

I wanted to try this little experiment with the Pennsylvania Pick 3 evening drawings.
Pennsylvania Pick 3 has both a Midday and Evening drawing. I wanted to use just the evening drawings with this experiment.
The goal really is to filter using the "Segments" filter (Tools > Filters > Winning Numbers History > Segments)

If I can eliminate positional numbers down to 2 to 3 for each position 1, 2, and 3 I can wheel them to a manageable number of Pick 3 combinations.

Hope the video explains this a little more. Sorry I'm not a professional at producing videos.

Here is the link:

http://www.screencast.com/t/QUBQ5OGlmW

[winsumloosesum]

I will post another video on how to create a new Pick 3 positional game. The example I will use is the Florida Pick 3 Midday and Evening games.
As I mentioned in the 1st video, Pennsylvania Pick 3 added an unannounced "bonus drawing" from time to time in late 2011.
I created 3 "positional" pick 3 games (Position 1, Position 2, and Position 3) that have both the drawing number and date. I will explain this detail in the next video.
The reason I created the "3" Florida Pick 3 positional games is the same reason I created the Pennsylvania Pick 3 games. You never know when they throw you a bonus drawing into the mix.
As far as I know you can not add unannounced bonus draws in EL5.

If you would like to create your own "positional" games I've uploaded a couple files you will need to use. I will explain these in the next video.

Link 1 - swipe file for the xml file (I will explain in the video)

http://www.box.com/s/8o60qyc3xsye9boedrxk

Link 2 - zip (rar) file that contains all the files to copy and paste into the c:\yourname\users\lotteries\ file. (I will explain this in the next video also)
You will need a rar file extracting program. You can download the 7-Zip for FREE from the following link:
http://www.7-zip.org/ Make sure you download the correct program for your type computer.

Here is the link to the rar file from box.net:
http://www.box.com/s/7r1kc8zr3yxxzdga2oq8

I would like to get some ideas on anyone who uses the "segments" for their lottery games if possible.

[winsumloosesum]

This is a download link to the Excel file used to create the Notepad text file to import the draws into the Florida positional games.

http://www.box.com/s/h2t3qqz9lovfnyixithg

The download link to the Notepad text file with the Florida Pick 3 drawings:

http://www.box.com/s/cr5sc3117ciji6779041

[winsumloosesum]

Here are the links to the screencast.com videos:

Video 1:
http://www.screencast.com/t/QUBQ5OGlmW

Video 2:
http://www.screencast.com/t/WsAFbSIW

Video 3:
http://www.screencast.com/t/f0UGH8VAj

Please let me know if you have any problems viewing the videos.

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[stan]

excellent videos, thank you very much for sharing!

just a few comments:
- i'll change the new lottery wizard to allow single number jackpot lotteries. then you won't have to edit lottery.xml file manually
- if you want to track bonus drawings then it's probably better to setup a new lottery with four draws per day: midday, midday-bonus, evening, evening-bonus. if there was no bonus draw then you'd just mark that draw date as 'no draw' when adding missing draws. it's probably more convenient than adding draw numbers in ms excel...

[Neener]

Winsum,
Thanks for sharing your videos. Superb! I just might try Pick 3 now.
Neener

[winsumloosesum]

I uploaded a new video explaining how to set the "Segments" filter for Pennsylvania Pick 3 positional play.
In the video I went in a time machine to capture the winning number from January 3, 2011 which was 8-5-1.
I clicked the "Summary History" tab and selected Segmentation then wrote down the 1st number of the first 2 segments Level 0, and Level 1
I came back and entered the winning number then hid all the numbers 8-5-1 in each of the 3 positions.
I went in the Tool > Filter > Segments filter then entered the Min/Max settings for level 0 and level 1. This gave me my winning numbers to play.
I did this for Position 1, Position2, and Position 3.

OK, I don't have a time machine but I wanted to show how to use the "Segments" filter.

Here is the video link:

http://www.screencast.com/t/bupru7kETYM

If the video does not work using Mozilla Firefox try using Internet Explorer. If any of these 2 do not work try another browser.

Good Luck!!

[mmercalde]

Hi Steve,

I am trying to setup the game for the Ca Pick 3 but I am getting stuck importing my numbers. Whenever I paste the contents of the Rar file( the Winning number database) I get the Florida numbers. If I try to manualy import all El5 with import is like 6 draws( Same if I try to manualy import your Fl number).

Not sure what I am doing wrong. I changed the xml file and that seems to work just cant import my numbers?

[winsumloosesum]

Are you trying to set-up California Pick 3 as single position games?

[winsumloosesum]

I just set up your California Pick 3 combined draws as positional

Attached are the pick 3 files.

Also attached is the text file with the combined drawings. I did not use the entire California draw history.

You can use the FREE 7-ZIP program to unzip the "RAR" file attached.

Let me know if you have any problems.

[mmercalde]

Thank you!!! I'll give it a try later on tonite.

[mmercalde]

Steve ,

It worked like a charm- I was able to import positions 2 and three in seperate lotteries. Thank you !!!

[winsumloosesum]

Great. Just remember to add a new drawing to use the > Winning Numbers > edit (do not use the "add"). The add the drawing number, date, ticket number (actual drawing) for each position.

1. Create package. Package > Insert > Full Wheel
2. Tools > Filters > Winning Numbers History (scroll down the list) > Segments

I think you probably understand.
Nice work!!

Try to narrow down each Position (1, 2, 3) to 2 to 3 numbers (From the Package). Then do the same for Position 2 and Position 3. Then once you have all the numbers for each position just wheel them.
It may take you 2 to 3 Levels to narrow down each Position. All you need to do is have the correct zeroes and ones.

[germaira]

I'm trying to set up this Pick 3 that you described above for Ohio. What did I do wrong....after I did all of the steps that you described, then I click on Winning Numbers > Edit, I have two boxes for numbers -- instead of one.

[Da80th]

I'm trying to set up this Pick 3 that you described above for Ohio. What did I do wrong....after I did all of the steps that you described, then I click on Winning Numbers > Edit, I have two boxes for numbers -- instead of one.

when create new lottery, at step "Type" of lottery, select the first option "All numbers from the same pool".

and for "Number Pools", see attached image.

Da80th