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How I Test

Every tool gets a minimum of 30 draw cycles before a review is published. For Powerball, which draws Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday, that's roughly three weeks at the shortest. For Mega Millions, which draws Tuesday and Friday, about six weeks. In practice, most tests run longer because a larger sample produces more reliable hit-rate data.

The logging process: each draw, the platform's suggested picks go into the spreadsheet before the draw closes. After results are announced, the actual numbers go in the next column. Hit rate is calculated the same way across every platform: how often the tool's suggestions matched the actual draw result, compared to what random selection would produce at the same pick frequency. No partial-match credit, no retroactive adjustments.

Tests do not stop early when results look good. A strong three-week stretch at week five is not a conclusion. The full window runs. If a platform changes its algorithm or pricing in a way that materially affects output during a test, the change goes in the review and the window gets extended or restarted as needed.

Most results land near random selection. "Tracked roughly at random over this window" goes in the review without softening. That outcome is more useful to a reader than "promising early results" reported after two good weeks.

What I Don't Cover

Only tools I've personally tracked appear in reviews here. No UK lottery, EuroMillions, or games outside the US. No probability theory tutorials; textbooks handle that better. State games are included only where the logged draw history is long enough to support a valid comparison window.

Everything on this site is personal tracking data for entertainment and informational purposes only. No AI tool or pattern analysis method changes the negative expected value of a lottery ticket. If gambling is causing harm, the National Council on Problem Gambling helpline is 1-800-522-4700 (US, free, confidential, 24/7).

Corrections

Wrong draw date, wrong price, misquoted feature: email me and I'll fix it, with a correction note appended to the post and dated.

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