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BRIEF INTRODUCTION TO LOTTOPROF
===============================
LottoProf stands alone amongst lotto programs. Unlike the others,
LottoProf does not waste your time on "lottery trend analysis". Instead,
the focus is where it really matters, on the probability analysis of bet
combinations. Using proprietary technology, LottoProf provides you with
unprecedented information. A playing advantage found nowhere else.
Briefly, you have this advantage by ...
Selecting, from the "Wager" top menu, a bet combination -- it may be
one supplied or one of your own design. Whichever, it will be loaded
into a table for you to view and edit. Then press "F2" to select the
"Analysis Options Menu".
You may then instruct LottoProf to perform a winning probability
analysis. Along with computing your chances in detail, a number will be
assigned -- the greater the number the better your chances of winning.
You may then add the results to the integrated database, and then view
the entire database graphically. This allows you to visually select the
best play for the price. Once selected, add it to your Player Program.
If you wish, print the bet combination you've decided to play, and, if
you have an HP LaserJet compatible printer, print out bet slips directly.
Exit LottoProf. Wait for your lottery to hold its next draw.
Draw complete? Return to LottoProf.
From the "Draw" top menu, select the appropriate lottery history file.
Enter the winning numbers, and if you have them, the prize values.
Escape to the top menu level and from beneath "Wager" load your Player
Program. Automatically, LottoProf will check the combination you played
against the numbers drawn. With luck you'll be a winner. If so, the
combination you played will be loaded into the table, with the winning
tickets identified.
Now go collect your winnings!
LOTTOPROF 3.0 REFERENCE MANUAL
===============================
Shareware Version
When you register your copy of LottoProf, you receive an exten-
sive User's Guide. Because of its complexity, it is not possible
to include it on disk. Instead, this manual is provided to help
you understand LottoProf. Contained within is a brief descrip-
tion of each menu option in the program.
MENU STRUCTURE
==============
The following "table of contents" gives an overview of the menu
structure of LottoProf.
Read Me
Release Notes
Brief Introduction
Questions and Answers
Order Information
Wager
Select Bet Combination
Internal Combination
File Combination
Construct Bet Combination
Generate Bet Combination
Random Bet Combination
System Bet Combination
Draw
Select Lottery
Create Lottery
Config
Printer
History Table Size
Player Table Size
Memory
Edit Ticket
Opening Screen
Beep Threshold
Favorite Numbers
Game Type
All the 'Draw' options will lead you to the 'Lottery Drawing
History' table. By pressing the F2 key the options for this
table pop up. They are:
Edit History
Save History to File
Hot Numbers
Print History
Display History
Frequency of Draws
Add Player
All of the 'Wager' options will load a bet combination in to the
'Bet Combination Table.' There you can examine and modify the
numbers played. If you press the F2 key then menu options for
this table pop up. The options available here (called 'Analysis
Options') are:
Edit Bet Combination
Quick Analysis
Probability Analysis
Winning Numbers Check
Lottery History Check
Favorite Numbers
Sequentially
Popularity
Manually
Change Upper Limit
Order Bet Combination
Save Combination to File
Add to Database
Display Database Graph
Print Bet Combination
Listing
Bet Slips
Database
Adjust Bet Combination
Player Maintenance
View Play Program
Enter Play
Nullify Play
Copy Play
Print Play Program
Load Play
Information
Recalculate Winnings
MENU OPTIONS REFERENCE
======================
Read Me --> Release Note
Brief Description of Enhancements found in current version.
Read Me --> Brief Introduction
A brief introduction to LottoProf, indicating how the various
parts fit together.
Read Me --> Questions and Answers
A forum for questions about lotteries.
Read Me --> Order Information
How to register your copy of LottoProf.
Wager --> Select Bet Combination --> Internal Combination
LottoProf comes with a set of bet combinations built in. You
select them from this menu.
Wager --> Select Bet Combination --> File Combination
Here you select a bet combination stored on disk. It may be
one supplied with LottoProf or one you created previously.
Wager --> Construct Bet Combination
Build your own bet combination from scratch.
Wager --> Generate Bet Combination
You tell LottoProf how many boards you want to play and how
many numbers to cover. LottoProf will then create a bet combina-
tion for you -- one with good even coverage.
Wager --> Random Bet Combination
You tell LottoProf how many boards you want to play and how
many numbers to cover. LottoProf will then create a randomly
generated bet combination. This is similar to the "Quick Pick"
feature offered by many lotteries.
Wager --> System Bet Combination
Creates various "System Bets" offered by many lotteries.
Draw --> Select Lottery
Load a lottery's winning numbers from a disk file.
Draw --> Create Lottery
Create a new lottery from scratch.
Config --> Printer
A PC may be connected up to three printers. On the backside
of a PC, the connector that you plug a printer cable into is
called a "port". The computer assigns names to these ports:
"LPT1", "LPT2", "LPT3". When you send data to a printer, it
flows through one of these ports. LottoProf allows you to choose
which port through which you wish to send data. The asterisk
indicates the current selection. If you only have one printer,
it is probably connected to LPT1, so the default setting should
be fine.
Config --> History Table Size
The Lottery Drawing History table is preset to hold 1040
draws -- enough for 20 years of results from a weekly lottery.
The size of the table can be changed, however. If you actually
need to make it bigger to hold more draws, you can do so. The
maximum size is 4000 rows, or whatever is allowed by your compu-
ter's available memory. If you don't have enough memory, Lotto-
Prof will tell you when you try to load a draw. In such a situa-
tion, reduce the size of the table.
Config --> Player Table Size
Likewise, you may configure the size of the Player Program
table. It too has a maximum size of 4000 rows (memory permit-
ting). The default size is 500.
Config --> Memory
As mentioned above, you can vary the size of the Lottery
Drawing History table and Player Program table to fit your memory
condition. But how do you tell? LottoProf will tell you. If
you select "Show active free memory", LottoProf will display, in
the upper right corner, the number of free bytes of memory.
Config --> Edit Ticket
This is an advanced feature. You can define the geometrical
shape of the bet slips of your favorite lottery. With such
information LottoProf can print your wagers directly onto the bet
slips. Provided you have an HP LaserJet compatible printer, that
is.
Config --> Opening Screen
All commercial programs should, of course, have a snazzy
opening screen. Too seldom, however, can you deactivate it.
With LottoProf you can enable it or disable it.
Config --> Beep Threshold
This has to do with the probability analysis options. If an
analysis take longer than (in this case) 30 seconds, LottoProf
will beep when the computation completes. This applies to both
full and quick analysis options. If you want it to beep every
time, set the threshold to 0. If you don't want it to beep, set
it to some really big number. (There are about 31,000,000 sec-
onds in a year.)
Config --> Favorite Numbers
You can tell LottoProf your favorite numbers and save them
between runs.
Config --> Game Type
This option is new in version 3.0 and allows you to configure
LottoProf for either 5-ball or 6-ball lotto games. The changes
take effect immediately and the setting is stored between program
runs.
The following is a summary of menu options available from the
'Bet Combination Table.' You get here by selecting one of the
options under the 'Wager' main menu item, and then pressing the
F2 key.
Edit Bet Combination
Returns you to the 'Bet Combination Table.'
Quick Analysis
Analyzes the winning chances of a bet combination without
giving the full details.
Probability Analysis
Analyzes the winning chances of a bet combination with full
details provided.
Winning Numbers Check
You can check if you've got any winners. Especially useful if
the size of the bet combination is large.
Lottery History Check
You can see how well a bet would have done had you played it
for all the drawings held by the lottery.
Favorite Numbers --> Sequentially/Popularity/Manually
The numbers stored in a bet combination often cover 1,2,3,...
With this option you can change the numbers currently stored to
those that are your favorites. You can set your favorite numbers
under the 'Config' main menu option.
Change Upper Limit
The "Upper Limit" represents the largest number than can be
played in a lottery. If your lottery is 6/49, for instance, set
Upper Limit to 49.
Order Bet Combination
Take a bet combination that is randomly generated or otherwise
messed up, and orders the individual board sequentially.
Save Combination to File
This is where you save new bet combinations that you created.
LottoProf will ask you the name of the new file.
Add to Database
After you have analyzed the winning chances of a bet combina-
tion (using 'Quick Analysis' or 'Probability Analysis'), you can
the save the results in a database. That way, you only have to
do the computation once.
Display Database Graph
Displays all the points in the database as a graph. This
allows you to visually compare the strengths of various bet
combinations so you can choose the best play for the money.
Print Bet Combination --> Listing
Prints a listing of the current bet combination.
Print Bet Combination --> Bet Slips
Prints the current bet combination onto bet slips. You need
an HP LaserJet compatible printer for this option to work.
Print Bet Combination --> Database
Prints the contents of the database.
Adjust Bet Combination
This gives you a way of changing the bet combination without
having to type in numbers. You do it visually by moving little
squares. Each square represents a number.
Player Maintenance
This is an advanced option that is described fully in the
User's Guide provided when you register your copy of LottoProf.
Briefly, it allows you to keep a record of all the bets you
place in your lottery. LottoProf will keep track of your
winnings.
The following options are available from the 'Lottery Drawing
History' table. You get there by choose one of the options under
the 'Draw' main menu and then pressing the F2 key.
Edit History
Returns you to the 'Lottery Drawing History' table. Here you
add the new results of your lottery's drawings.
Save History to File
Saves to disk the updates you made to the lottery file.
Hot Numbers
Determines which numbers have been drawn most often in recent
draws. You determine how far back to check.
Print History
Prints out the lottery's winning numbers. You can print the
whole history or only a smaller range.
Display History
Displays the winning numbers in a graph format.
Frequency of Draws
Sometimes a lottery will change the drawing frequency from,
say, once a week to twice a week. This option tells LottoProf
how many drawings are held each week.
Add Player
LottoProf can set up a 'Player Program' for more than one person
Use of this option is fully explained in the User's Guide
you will receive when you register your version of LottoProf.