Combined Filters VTracs Alt Sums Pick 3 The VTracs Alt Sums (VTX-AS) is a so called "combined filter", a combination of a digit and a math filter. It requires two separate parts to create the filter.
The original idea of the VTracs (VTX), standing for variable tracs, was to take the daily lottery and to reduce the number of digits from 10 digits (0 to 9) to 5 digits (1 to 5). The reduction was supposed to simplify the tracking of 1000 Pick 3 numbers to 125 VTracs numbers. In between the VTracs concept was watered down by combining pretty every available filter with VTracs, while originally the idea was to improve the selection of straight numbers. The Alt Sums filter is a so called "math filter". Math filters are created through calculations. In this case starting with the highest digit of the number the digits are alternately subtracted and added to create the Alt Sums between 0 and 9. To show you how to calculate the VTracs Alt Sums filter for a Pick 3 number here an example step by step.
Part I: Pick 3 VTracs Alt Sums Conversion Step 1: Divide 018 into separate digits: 018 => 0 1 8 Step 2: Convert each digit to filter: 0 = 1 1 = 2 8 = 4 Step 3: Combine the filters to a string: 1 2 4 = 124
Part II: Pick 3 VTracs Alt Sums Conversion Step 1: Divide the 124 into separate digits: 124 => 1 2 4 Step 2: Sort the digits from highest to lowest: 1 2 4 => 4 2 1 Step 3: Subtract and add the digits alternately: 4 - 2 + 1 = 3
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