torontojohn said:
Quick pick.
Assuming the random number generator is well coded, I'm not falling victim to whatever psychological trick causes people to commonly pick certain numbers, and my odds of winning are the same as going to the trouble of manually selecting numbers.
The point is to use a system that has the potential to actually win you some money..in your case
the QP,
if you have found it to work for you. In my case I found that my own numbers almost always seem to perform better than QPs( less free tickets, more $$ refunds).
There is no doubt in my mind some type of reduced system
combined with good number mixing can get good results.
However, there is a good deal of work that goes into the number picking process/wheeling, most people don't have the time or patience for it, that's why
QPs will always be a popular form of gambling.
For lotteries like Super 7 the QP is so inefficient you would be very lucky
to get more than a free ticket. I am sure you have probably found this to be true, week after week, month after month.
When I hear people say : 'I bought $20 worth of S7 QPS and all I got was a bunch of free tickets" I always laugh at them and say "so, what did you expect ?".
That's why I never use QPS. Almost always when I get $10 back on a Super 7, the numbers are mine, not those generated by the OLG system.
On every lottery slip there is an option to mix quick - pick/self-pick.
It never hurts to try some of your own numbers once in a while - you never know.