Powerball Playing Tips!

The SUM of each of your sets of combinations to play can mean the difference between Winning and Losing.For example : Lets say one of your sets of numbers to play was ( 3 7 12 23 31 37 ) which has a sum of 113. While the combination itself doesn't look that bad, the sum is still just below the average sum of winning numbers that have been drawn. The average ( SUM ) for a Pick6 Lotto Game is between 121-186. The average ( SUM ) for a Pick5 game is between 63-116.

Another thing to keep in mind is not to play sets of numbers that are all Odd or all Even. Example : You should not play combinations like 3 17 21 37 41 53 - all Odd or 2 8 18 28 34 42 - all Even. While this may happen some time in the future the odds of it happening are quite slim. You want to get all the odds you can in your favor. So try to split up your sets of numbers with say ( 3 ) odd and ( 3 ) even or ( 2 ) even and ( 4 ) odd etc.

As you make your selections its a good idea to include number selections that run consecutively. For instance lets say you have chose the numbers 15 25 and 37. You should also consider selecting a consecutive number either higher or lower as well. A very high percentage of winning selections will have ( 2 ) numbers drawn this way.

When you get ready to select your numbers, it's always a good idea to have a list of the previous numbers drawn. Scan the drawings to see how the Neighbor numbers have been doing. For instance the numbers drawn for New York Lotto54 April 6, 1996 was 1-10-12-29-38-50-43 then on April 10, 1996 the numbers 14-16-30-31-46-53-13 were drawn. If you look at the drawing you will see that the numbers ( 12 & 29 ) were the key Neighbor numbers to the very next drawing. The next drawing came in with ( 13 14 30 31 ) thats four numbers out of the seven numbers drawn.

There are a few sets of numbers that you should not play as they a very slim chance of ever being drawn. Consecutive sets of numbers at the beginning and ending of your lotto game should not be played. Example : Your lotto game has ( 35 ) total numbers. Don't play the numbers 1 2 3 4 5 or 31 32 33 34 35. Your lotto game has ( 51 ) total numbers. Don't play the numbers 1 2 3 4 5 6 or 46 47 48 49 50 51. Each week people spend thousands of dollars on sets of numbers just like these.

Another point to remember is that most lotto games have a number range that extends beyond that of the calendar. If you lotto game has ( 49 ) total numbers and your not playing any numbers higher than ( 31 ) you may have to wait a very long time before your numbers come in. One way to over come this problem is to start your number selection at the high end and slowly work down from there.

As amazing as it may seem you Do Not Need hundreds of past drawing in order to pinpoint the winning numbers. At the very most you could use ( 50 ) drawings but you can do very well by using ( 10 ) drawings. Most of the time the numbers to be drawn next will have already appeared in the last ten drawings. If you track the numbers you will probably find that a few of them have been drawn quite often. If you find a few numbers that have been Hot but have Not been drawn for a couple of drawings you should consider them.

Repeating numbers are ones that seem to repeat themselves more frequently than any of the others. You should watch for numbers that have a history of repeating themselves after being drawn. Just by knowing this could mean the difference between cashing a ticket or throwing it into a recycle bin. Lets say the number ( 12 ) has a history of repeating itself after being drawn and that it was just drawn today. You might want to use it as a key number when you wheel your selections.