Lottery Format Changes Require New Data Files From Scratch

Posted by Ion Saliu on September 08, 2000.
In Reply to: Ohio Lottery changed from a pool of 47 lotto numbers to one of 49 posted by Josh on September 05, 2000.
: Hello everyone! I'm kind of a beginner at Lottery Analysis but I find it very interesting so excuse me for asking such a simple question. I keep an eye on the statistics for the Ohio Lottery but they changed from a pool of 47 numbers to one of 49 in July of this year. I had a large history for the Ohio Lottery and was wondering if I can only use the newer drawings where the drawings were from the 49 numbers or if I should use the whole history? Any help would be appreciated.
: Thanks,
: Josh
• Do NOT mix data files for lotto games with different formats, ever! The probabilities are different, everything will be different. You must also change the SIMulated data file as well. You work now only with a data file for the 49-number lottery game. Generate also some 4000 simulated lotto drawings for a 6/49 game. That’s it.
Ion Saliu
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