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You might be tempted to play all the numbers with sums that range from 10 to 17 everyday in order to win every other day. This is quite naive since you are covering about 50% of the numbers and since the house edge of a state lottery game is 50%, you will only be breaking even every other day and losing in rest. However, it is not a bad idea to analyze the trend of the sums in the past several days and play those that are overdue for a few days.
The following table is a list of all the 28 possible sums and the corresponding distinct 3-digit numbers.
The second column is the total numbers that have this sum while the third column lists only the distinct boxes. For instance, there are 3 numbers that have sum of 1 and they are 001, 010, and 100. Since all three are simply different arrangements of the number 001, we have listed only 001 in the third column.
The last two columns are indicative of how much is paid for a winning sum and what is the likelihood of a sum being drawn, respectively. The column 'Odds of winning with the sum' actually tells you how much is paid if that sum wins. With no commissions involved, you should be paid exactly the same as the odds. That is, a sum of 0 should bring you $1000 for each dollar you spend, $333 for a sum of 1, and so on. However, since states have to make money (mostly exploitation), you will only be paid in the neighborhood of 50% of the odds. In fact, each state sets up its own payment rules, but the amount is not far from 50% of the odds. Therefore, a sum of 0 would most likely bring you $500, similarly, $167 for a sum of 1, $24 for a sum of 22, and so on, for each dollar you play.
The last column, 'Probability of the sum to be drawn', is just that - it allows you to choose which sum to play. Obviously, since a sum of 13 or 14 (most probable sums) will not be drawn everyday, you have to use this data together with the history of sums of your state's 3-digit game to decide which sum(s) to play.
Example Pick 3 number drawn: 236
: Best possible total sums (Ex. 2+3+6=11)
: These are the top numbers that have come up 15 or more times in any order (Ex. 236,263,326,362,632,623)
| Sum |
How many
have this sum |
List of distinct
boxes having this sum |
Odds of winning
with the sum |
Probability of the
sum to be drawn |
| 0 | 1 | 000 | 1:1000 | 0.1% |
| 1 | 3 | 001 | 1:333 | 0.3% |
| 2 | 6 | 002,011 | 1:167 | 0.6% |
| 3 | 10 | 003,012,111 | 1:100 | 1.0% |
| 4 | 15 | 004,013,022,112 | 1:67 | 1.5% |
| 5 | 21 | 005,014,023,113,122 | 1:48 | 2.1% |
| 6 | 28 | 006,015,024,033,114,123,222 | 1:36 | 2.8% |
| 7 | 36 | 007,016,025,034,115,124,133,223 | 1:28 | 3.6% |
| 8 | 45 | 008,017,026,035,044,116,125,134,224,233 | 1:22 | 4.5% |
| 9 | 55 | 009,018,027,036,045,117,126,135,144,225,234,333 | 1:18 | 5.5% |
| 10 | 63 | 019,028,037,046,055,118,127,136,145,226,235,244,334 | 1:16 | 6.3% |
| 11 | 69 | 029,038,047,056,119,128,137,146,155,227,236,245,335,344 | 1:14 | 6.9% |
| 12 | 73 | 039,048,057,066,129,138,147,156,228,237,246,255,336,345,444 | 1:14 | 7.3% |
| 13 | 75 | 049,058,067,139,148,157,166,229,238,247,256,337,346,355,445 | 1:13 | 7.5% |
| 14 | 75 | 059,068,077,149,158,167,239,248,257,266,338,347,356,446,455 | 1:13 | 7.5% |
| 15 | 73 | 069,078,159,168,177,249,258,267,339,348,357,366,447,456,555 | 1:14 | 7.3% |
| 16 | 69 | 079,088,169,178,259,268,277,349,358,367,448,457,466,556 | 1:14 | 6.9% |
| 17 | 63 | 089,179,188,269,278,359,368,377,449,458,467,557,566 | 1:16 | 6.3% |
| 18 | 55 | 099,189,279,288,369,378,459,468,477,558,567,666 | 1:18 | 5.5% |
| 19 | 45 | 199,289,379,388,469,478,559,568,577,667 | 1:22 | 4.5% |
| 20 | 36 | 299,389,479,488,569,578,668,677 | 1:28 | 3.6% |
| 21 | 28 | 399,489,579,588,669,678,777 | 1:36 | 2.8% |
| 22 | 21 | 499,589,679,688,778 | 1:48 | 2.1% |
| 23 | 15 | 599,689,779,788 | 1:67 | 1.5% |
| 24 | 10 | 699,789,888 | 1:100 | 1.0% |
| 25 | 6 | 799,889 | 1:167 | 0.6% |
| 26 | 3 | 899 | 1:333 | 0.3% |
| 27 | 1 | 999 | 1:1000 | 0.1% |
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