Eight independent draws from three symbols
Eight symbols are sampled independently and uniformly from A, B and C only. Every prefix must satisfy countA>=countB>=countC, with each count at most4. Any failed prefix scores0. There are three available symbol values, not eight different symbols or four alphabet columns. One whole captured stake prices the whole word.
For a valid eight-symbol word, count the ordered four-symbol suffixes that preserve the inequalities at every added symbol and end at four A, four B and four C. This deterministic count is the raw score. The final length is12, not16. Suffixes are counted without playing extra rounds, charging extra stakes or asking the player to choose them.
AAAABBBB can be completed only by CCCC and scores1. Any word beginning B fails its very first prefix and scores0, regardless of its final counts. Checking only final counts is insufficient. Players do not choose the random symbols or reroll a prefix.
Scores0,1,2,3 have counts6379,14,56,112 across all6561 words. There are182 positive outcomes. Mode changes preserve positive frequency. Positive gross credit can be less than stake. Valid completions do not change the uniform probability of the originally drawn word.
For p=1,2,3, gross multiplier=0.96*rawScore^p/mean(rawScore^p). Exact means are0.07041609510745313,0.18991007468373725,0.5313214449016919. Each mode has96% expected unrounded gross credit, not winning frequency or guaranteed final wallet. Zero stays zero. Powers are not multiplication by2 or3. Capture mode before drawing, not after seeing the score.
The whole stake and mode are captured before drawing; stake is debited once. Settlement lasts480ms. Settings and refill lock during settlement and an active auto queue. Auto schedules at most10 rounds with sufficient balance. Stop cancels future rounds while the current round settles. No early cashout, symbol selection or completion reroll exists.
A new browser wallet starts at 1000 virtual coins. Settled integer balance and fractional payout carry are saved in localStorage. A gross credit is added to any saved fraction; the integer part is credited and the remaining fraction is carried forward. These coins have no cash value, deposits, withdrawals or prizes. Storage belongs to this browser and origin, not to an account or an external payment balance.
Only when all balls and the queue are empty and balance is below10 can manual refill set balance to1000 while preserving fractional carry. It does not add1000, refill automatically or reset at any time. A saved zero remains zero after reload, with refill visible once idle.
Settled balance, already debited stake and fractional carry persist in localStorage. Reload does not resume unfinished balls, refund their stakes or pay pending credit. Keep active balls open until settlement. Clearing ordinary cache alone may leave localStorage; removing local data cannot recover progress or erase data already processed elsewhere.
Exact unconditional means and gross return
For p=1,2,3, gross multiplier=0.96*rawScore^p/mean(rawScore^p). Exact means are0.07041609510745313,0.18991007468373725,0.5313214449016919. Each mode has96% expected unrounded gross credit, not winning frequency or guaranteed final wallet. Zero stays zero. Powers are not multiplication by2 or3. Capture mode before drawing, not after seeing the score.
The finite virtual wallet
A new browser wallet starts at 1000 virtual coins. Settled integer balance and fractional payout carry are saved in localStorage. A gross credit is added to any saved fraction; the integer part is credited and the remaining fraction is carried forward. These coins have no cash value, deposits, withdrawals or prizes. Storage belongs to this browser and origin, not to an account or an external payment balance.
6561 equally probable words
Scores0,1,2,3 have counts6379,14,56,112 across all6561 words. There are182 positive outcomes. Mode changes preserve positive frequency. Positive gross credit can be less than stake. Valid completions do not change the uniform probability of the originally drawn word.
Frequently asked questions
MR98 query and our original simulator?
MR98 is the search subject of this independent guide. No business identity, official address, app, licence, support or financial service is established here. Similar names and domains do not establish those facts. Three Column Ballot is our own virtual-coin simulator, not a commercial replica or a test of outside software.
Eight independent draws from three symbols?
Eight symbols are sampled independently and uniformly from A, B and C only. Every prefix must satisfy countA>=countB>=countC, with each count at most4. Any failed prefix scores0. There are three available symbol values, not eight different symbols or four alphabet columns. One whole captured stake prices the whole word.
Count four-symbol completions, not bonus spins?
For a valid eight-symbol word, count the ordered four-symbol suffixes that preserve the inequalities at every added symbol and end at four A, four B and four C. This deterministic count is the raw score. The final length is12, not16. Suffixes are counted without playing extra rounds, charging extra stakes or asking the player to choose them.
AAAABBBB has exactly one completion?
AAAABBBB can be completed only by CCCC and scores1. Any word beginning B fails its very first prefix and scores0, regardless of its final counts. Checking only final counts is insufficient. Players do not choose the random symbols or reroll a prefix.
