On a yearly basis, T5 is performing as you probably expect it would. As of today, half the set of 39 numbers have the expected frequency of 40 hits or more. Three look like they could get to 60 hits for the year (29, 6 & 27)
Back on July 1st it was apparent to me that #6 would be in contention for 60 hits because it had 37 hits. Same for #'s 27 & 29. (30 & 29 hits) At the time, I was of the opinion that one of them (or even all of them) might have a cold streak and fall out of contention, but that just didn't happen. #29 had 10 hits in the month of September. Any number with double digit hits in one calendar month is huge. That happens maybe three times per year. Three numbers have already had 10 hits in one month during 2015, so don't look for it to happen again in November or December. (BTW #6 had 10 hits in March of this year, and #33 had 10 hits in August, so of the 3 hit leaders of 2015, only #27 didn't have 10 hits in one month.)
The above is what Mink refers to as "handicapping". IMHO, handicapping the numbers is a great hobby. I love to look at how the numbers behaved in the past, and trying to figure out how they might behave in the future. But ya know what? Mink is right, it's all luck. He knows that's true because he's been doing it for close to 25 years. Me? I've been screwing around with it since 2009, and I've never had one single 4 outta 5.
That's the trouble with this stuff. The best any handicapper can do is see general or broad trends. Some guys are better at it than others. (Lotto News' Take5 columnist Urban Kress for instance, and also Stan Rose in that same magazine is pretty dam good too) Here's one of my "biggies" for you. On November 4th, I said here in this thread "I'm thinking the thirty's will be heavy tonite (2 or more)" I was right, 34 and 36 popped that nite. But did I have them on my ticket?? Noooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo! (Actually I did have them on my ticket, but not on the same line, so I didn't even win a lousy FP.)
As for this "annual" method I use to handicap the numbers, it aint worth a shirt! Or it hasn't been yet anyway. I guess I'll keep tryin', and maybe that's a sign I'm a gamblin' addict. If it is, I don't give a crap. Know why? Everybody that has ever played the lottery has lost, and lost a lot. That's NORMAL. Players that have won jackpots experienced something that's NOT normal. They all say they have played for years and never won much. So I have the first half of the equation right. I too have played for years and never won much. G5