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Updated: Monday, 2/23/2026 · official
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Patterns use longer windows and chunk the history into segments. Use a larger window for better context, and a smaller segment size if you want to see shorter-term swings.

 

Hot & Cold Persistence (last 1000 draws)

This chart breaks your selected history into segments and tracks the top recurring numbers across those segments. Each line is a number; each point is how many times that number appeared in that segment.

What to look for: (1) Long stretches where a line stays elevated (a “hot” run), (2) extended flats near zero (a “cold” run), and (3) how quickly numbers tend to revert back toward average.

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Gap & Absence Patterns (last 1000 draws)

A gap is the number of draws between consecutive appearances of the same number. This distribution shows what gap lengths are normal and what counts as a true outlier.

Key metrics: P50 (the median gap) tells you the “typical” wait, P90 marks a long-but-still-common wait, and Max is the largest absence observed in the selected window.

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Sum Band Stability (last 1000 draws)

Every draw has a sum (the total of the main numbers). Here we bucket sums into bands and show how often each band occurs. Over long histories, sums tend to cluster around a middle range.

Key metrics: Mean and Median summarize the center; Std Dev (standard deviation) shows spread. Tighter spread means draws are more concentrated around the center band.

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Odd/Even & High/Low Bias (last 1000 draws)

Instead of counting total odds vs evens, this shows the per-draw mix. The x-axis is “how many” (e.g., 0–5 odds in a draw), and the bars show how often that mix occurs.

Odd mix shows balance behavior, while High mix uses a midpoint split to show whether draws tend to skew high or low. Most games cluster around balanced outcomes, with extremes happening—but less often.

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Pairing & Co-occurrence Tendencies (last 1000 draws)

This ranks number pairs by lift: how much more often two numbers appear together than you’d expect if they were independent.

Lift = 1.0 means “about as expected.” Values above 1.0 are “more together than expected,” and values below 1.0 are “less together than expected.” Lift is shown alongside the raw co-occurrence count so you can spot pairs that look “strong” but are based on tiny samples.

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Pattern Stability Over Time (last 1000 draws)

This is the “is anything drifting?” view. We compute a few segment-level metrics and plot them across time. To keep them comparable, each line is shown as a z-score (how far above/below its own long-run average).

Lines included: (1) Mean Sum — do sums drift higher/lower over time? (2) Odd Ratio — do odds dominate in certain eras? (3) Top Share — does any single number dominate a segment more than usual?

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Pattern Myths (Reality Checks)

Patterns are useful for understanding behavior—not for guaranteeing outcomes. Here are the most common traps, and the safer way to interpret what you’re seeing above.

Myth: Overdue means more likely.
Reality: A long gap can be normal. Use the gap distribution (P90/Max) to tell what’s truly unusual.
Myth: Hot numbers stay hot.
Reality: Some runs persist, but most drift back toward average. Watch how quickly lines fall after spikes.
Myth: Balanced tickets are “smarter.”
Reality: Balanced mixes happen more often historically, but randomness still produces extremes sometimes.
Myth: Pairs prove a “connection.”
Reality: Lift highlights interesting co-occurrence, but small samples can mislead. Always check the raw co-occurrence count.
Myth: A pattern changing means the game changed.
Reality: Drift can happen by chance. Look for changes that persist across many segments.