Before we begin, let me say that the true answer to those questions varies from state to state in terms of short-term trends. But I want to explore a method to select pick 3 pairs using simple math. You may be surprised at the results. Let’s see how we can get our pairs together.
We know that the pick 3 lottery has 3 groups of 10 balls numbered 0 to 9. This means that by using each number only once in a pair, the lowest possible 2-digit sum is 1 (0+1), and the highest possible The sum of 2 digits is 17 (8+9). Using the illustration below, you can see the number of possible pairs for each sum.
1 – 1 (0-1)
2 – 1 (0-2)
3 – (1-2, 0-3)
4 – (0-4, 1-3)
5 – (0-5, 1-4, 2-3)
6 – (0-6, 1-5, 2-4)
7 – (0-7, 1-6, 2-5, 3-4)
8 – (0-8, 1-7, 2-6, 3-5)
9 – (0-9, 1-8, 2-7, 3-6, 4-5)
10 – (1-9, 2-8,3-7,4-6)
11 – (2-9, 3-8, 4-7, 5-6)
12 – (3-9, 4-8, 5-7)
13 – (4-9, 5-8, 6-7)
14 – (5-9, 6-8)
15 – (6-9, 7-8)
16 – (7-9)
17 – (8-9)
Notice that the sum of 9 has five pairs, while all other sums have only four or fewer pairs. This means that any two digits in the pick 3 draw must be 9 more than any other sum.
Using all 9 pairs of additions (0-9, 1-8, 2-7, 3-6, 4-5) gives you a great starting point to create your winning combinations. While you still need to select a third number, there are certain trends, such as the neighbors trend, to help you.
The trend of neighbors is that most draws contain at least one contiguous (neighbor) number. For example, a 1-4-2 draw where the 1 and 2 are neighbors. Now let’s see what our five pairs of sum 9 with adjoining numbers look like.
The 0-9 pair would be played as box combinations like this: 0-9-1 and 0-9-8. While 1 is a neighbor of 0 and 8 is a neighbor of 9.
The 1-8 pair would be played as box combinations like this: 1-8-2, 1-8-9, 1-8-0, 1-8-7. While 2 is a neighbor of 1, 9 is a neighbor of 8, 0 is a neighbor of 1, and 7 is a neighbor of 8.
Just do the same thing for each pair of 9 sums and you’ll end up with a list of combinations to play as box bets. Good luck and always remember, never play more than you can afford to lose.
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