Pick-4 Odds And Strategies

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The Pick-4 lottery game revolves around probability and statistics, which is why you should take some time to study the statistics data of the game and find some good strategies or formulate your own. If you do not give it a more realistic approach, you will end up wasting a lot of money even though each bet is only priced at 50 cents or one dollar. Imagine how much money you would lose if you played the game twice everyday for a whole year and never won. That’s like throwing away $365, or worse, $730 a year in the trash.

 

Statistical Data

 

It is not that easy to win in Pick-4 games because there are so many number combinations that can be drawn. Your odds of winning in the straight play are actually only one in ten thousand, if you just bet on one number combination. There are 5,040 sets of number combinations with distinct digits, such as 1234, 4567, and 6789. There are 4,320 sets of number combinations with one number doubled, such as 5589, 4467, and 3788. 270 sets of combinations with two numbers doubled exist, such as 8899, 7733, and 5566. Plus, there are 360 sets of combinations with one number tripled plus one distinct number, such as 3337, 9992, and 5551. And finally, there are 10 sets of all of the same numbers, such as 7777.

 

If you give it another look, 625 number combinations are all odd numbers, and another 625 number combinations are even numbers. 2,500 number combinations have 1 even number and 3 odd numbers. Another 2,500 number combinations have 1 odd number and 3 even numbers, and 3750 number combinations have an equal number of odd and even numbers.

Chances Of Winning

 

The statistics given above now give you an idea of how difficult it is to win in Pick-4. You cannot easily win the lotto by choosing numbers that you think are lucky. It is best to choose numbers that have a higher probability of being drawn. By playing the game intelligently, you can possibly be guaranteed Pick-4 wins with 15 number combinations or 10 or 20 different number combinations. Use the trial and error method to help you find the different types, as well as the overall amount, of number combinations that work best for you.

 

Strategies You Can Use

 

There are plenty of strategies out there that one can use to increase their chances. It should be noted, however, that not all strategies actually work. Some of them may even be provided by websites that want to scam you. You should ignore websites that promise or guarantee that you will win 100% of the time if you buy a strategy from them and use it when you play. There is no single strategy out there that can give you a 100% chance of victory in the game.

 

The box 25 method is a strategy where you choose a number combination and list down all the possible orders or arrangements of that combination. If one arrangement does not work, then try another one. This strategy is most suited for the Straight play.

 

Go through the results of the game for the past 30 days and look for the numbers that often come out. List them down and write all the possible arrangements that you can bet on. This may take extra effort since you will have to carefully look at each combination and compare them to pick out the numbers that you need.

 

Another strategy is to familiarize yourself with the trends of the drawings. Find out if the numbers that often come out are odd numbers, even numbers, four different numbers, two of same numbers and two different numbers, two sets of the same numbers, or quads. By analyzing the winning lottery numbers frequently, your chances of hitting the Pick-4 jackpot will surely increase.