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                        LottoMATIC for Windows (tm)
                               User's Guide

                        Third Edition, February 1997

                      Copyright 1995,96,97 CTech, Inc.
                           All rights reserved.


1. Introduction
1.1 About LottoMATIC for Windows
1.1.1 Features
1.2 Should YOU play the lottery?
1.3 Hitting the Jackpot
1.3.1 LottoMATIC Algorithms
1.3.2 Wheeling
1.3.3 Lucky Number
2. Using LottoMATIC
2.1 Getting Started
2.1.1 Open your Lottery File
2.1.2 Pick Your Numbers
2.1.3 Play Your Numbers
2.1.4 Record the Winning Numbers
2.1.5 Enter Your Prizes
3. Installation and Requirements
3.1 System Requirements
3.2 Installation
4. Picking Numbers to Play
4.1 Computer Pick
4.2 Pick your Own
4.3 "Regular" Numbers
4.4 Playing the Wheel
5. Winning Numbers
5.1 Recording Winning Numbers
5.2 Scanning for Matches
6. The Database
6.1 Your Plays
6.2 Winning Numbers
6.3 Your Wins
6.4 Regular Numbers
7. Reports
7.1 The "Print Plays" Report
7.2 The "Winning Plays" Report
7.3 The "Win Analysis" Report
7.4 The "Drawing Analysis" Report
7.5 The "Drawing History" Report
8. Graphics
8.1 Number Frequency
8.2 Play/Win Analysis
8.3 Odd/Even (Winning Numbers)
8.4 Odd/Even (Your Plays)
8.5 Quadrants (Winning Numbers)
8.6 Quadrants (Your Plays)
9. Setup
9.1 "Quick Pick" Algorithm
9.2 Lucky Number
9.3 Date Formats
9.4 Enter "Regular" Numbers
9.5 Report Headings
9.6 Select Printer
9.7 Setup Printer
9.8 Game Setup
9.8.1 Game Name
9.8.2 Lowest Number
9.8.3 Highest Number
9.8.4 Draws per Game
9.8.5 Minimum Matches to Win
9.8.6 Price per Play
9.8.7 Duplicates Allowed
9.8.8 Bonus Ball
9.8.9 PowerBall/Big Game
9.8.10 Drawing Days
10. How to Order Lottery Databases



1. Introduction

1.1 About LottoMATIC for Windows

LottoMATIC employs three distinct algorithms to help you select your
lottery numbers, or you can pick them yourself!  You can even keep a
special database of regular numbers you like to play, and use them over and
over again!  Once selected, you can store them in a special database for
later tracking.

You can also keep track of the actual winning numbers, drawing by drawing.
LottoMATIC uses these numbers to track patterns and frequency... use them
yourself for your own strategies!

If you're a serious lottery player, LottoMATIC lets you quickly pick and
store specific "sets" of numbers using the "wheel".

After the drawing, LottoMATIC will search through your plays for matches
(and wins)!  You can later enter your prize amounts for additional
tracking.

LottoMATIC has various and useful reports, including the printing of your
selected numbers (to transcribe to play cards).

1.1.1 Features

    o  Three separate, user selectable "quick pick" algorithms

    o  Complete, fully functional lottery "wheel"

    o  High resolution, three dimensional Graphics

    o  "Lucky Number" entry window

    o  Picks 1 to 100 plays at a time, or enter you own numbers

    o  Store up to 100 "regular numbers" (to play over and over again)

    o  Store up to 30,000 plays in your personal database

    o  Tracks actual winning numbers

    o  Date fields automatically advance to the next drawing date

    o  Fully customizable -- configure for virtually any State or National
       lottery

    o  "Lottery Histories" available for all major lotteries

    o  Reports can go to the printer or the screen

    o  Pop-up context-sensitive help

    o  Much, much, more!

1.2 Should YOU play the lottery?

This is a difficult question, and one everyone must answer for themselves.
Here are some things to consider, however...

Your chances for winning are extremely low... in fact, you have a better
chance of being struck by lightning.  Yes, this is true.  BUT, you CAN
increase your chances of being hit by lightning by standing in a
thunderstorm with a metal rod.  Similarly, you must PLAY the lottery to
have any chance of winning.  And for a very low investment (say $1 a week),
the rewards can be phenomenal!

Your money (after costs and prizes are paid) usually goes into your state's
budget (in Florida, for example, the proceeds go to education... in
Colorado, to parks and recreation).  Your contributions, then, amount to

"voluntary taxation".  If you object strongly to paying any type of tax...
be aware that you can choose not to participate in this one.

You are "gambling" when you play the lottery, there's no way to deny or
rationalize that fact away.  If your personal convictions are against
gambling in any form... again be aware that nobody's forcing you to
participate.

Most people get some entertainment value out of playing the lottery.  This
is especially true if you use a program like LottoMATIC to help track your
plays and winning numbers.  You may want to base your quantity of play (in
numbers of tickets per week) to the value you place on the entertainment
you get from playing.

Remember that your chances of winning don't change substantially from week
to week, whether the jackpot is $1 million or $50 million.  A single ticket
has the same chance of winning either prize (BUT the chances of having to
"share" the jackpot do increase).  It may be useful to think of your
chances in terms of possible dollars won versus dollars invested (and
decide if there's some "minimum jackpot" before you'll buy a ticket).

1.3 Hitting the Jackpot

We must be honest about this... your chances for matching all numbers in a
major lotto game are very, very low.  It's because the chances are low that
makes the payoff so high!

It may be possible, however, to narrow the odds (at least slightly).  Given
the potential rewards, even a slight advantage is worth seizing.
LottoMATIC incorporates three algorithms to help you select numbers to
play.  Keep in mind, however, that these algorithms incorporate unproven
theories and may not increase your chances at all.  Read through the following
discussions and decide for yourself which one is best for you...

1.3.1 LottoMATIC Algorithms

 - Most Picked Statistical (Hot Numbers)

The organizations that run lotteries will tell you that numbers are picked
completely at random.  If this is true, then no "guessing algorithm" could
in any way increase (or for that matter decrease) your chances of winning.

The real fact of the matter, however, is that it's impossible to create a
truly random process with real world, physical materials.  Most lottery

machines consist of multiple "ping-pong" balls with painted numbers that
bounce around in an air-blown chamber.  Eventually, one of them finds its
way up a low pressure tube to a trap at the top, where the number is
displayed.

Every physical device will, over time, demonstrate some discernible "bias".
For instance, if you were to take a coin out of your pocket and "flip it"
1000 times, you'll have a very sore thumb.  BUT... if you record the
results of each flip, you'll find that you'll hit either "heads" or "tails"
slightly more than the other.  If you increase the number of flips, say to
10,000, the bias will become more pronounced (and predictable).  If you
started betting on the results, you could eventually amass a rather large
fortune.

The same is true with the lottery machines.  The key, as with the coin
example, is to build a sufficiently large statistical "sample" from which
to work.  Remember also that the bias will most likely be very slight.
LottoMATIC tracks the frequency of occurrence of every number, and very
slightly increases the probability of that number occurring in the "quick
pick" windows every time that particular number comes up.

We recommend this method.  There is some evidence that suggests these
biases do indeed exist in substantial enough ways to significantly affect
the chances of matching more numbers.  The following are excerpts from the
Panama City News Herald, November 26, 1991, page 4A:

     "Lotto winner played prior
     winning numbers"

     The numbers -- 3-15-19-28-45-
     47 -- were chosen by...James
     "Big Jim" Wilson.

     Wilson's lucky ticket won him
     1.66 million, to be paid out
     in annual installments of
     $87,222.22 for the next 20
     years.

     "I still can't believe it's
     real," said Wilson, who
     retired at the end of
     September after 37 years with
     Railroad Publications
     Services.  "I mean, it was fun
     playing and I always figured
     maybe I'd luck up and get 5
     out of 6, but I never realistically
     figured I'd hit the grand prize.
     That was quite a surprise."

     Even more of a surprise was
     that he held two tickets that
     got five out of six winning
     numbers and two more that got
     four out of six.

     The numbers he chose for this
     ticket came from his charting
     of numbers that most
     frequently popped up as
     winners during the first half
     of this year, Wilson said.

- Least Picked Statistical (Cold Numbers)

Contrary to the above theory is the idea that every number should occur
with basically the same frequency as every other number.  Therefore, if a
particular number has been conspicuously absent from the winning numbers,
it's "overdue", and is more likely to occur than other numbers (which have
more frequently appeared).  For example, say the number "2" hasn't been
drawn in nine weeks... this theory implies it is very likely to appear (to
keep the statistical averages even).

Most mathematicians are horrified by this type of logic, and will tell you
that every drawing is "statistically independent" of the previous ones.
Suppose you're playing the Florida lotto game, which draws six balls out of
forty-nine.  These mathematicians will tell you that the number "2" has six
chances out of forty-nine to appear in a particular drawing... no more and
no less.  (This claim requires a completely random process, however, which
as discussed above is not practically possible).  Interestingly enough,
these same mathematicians have to admit that while you can't increase your
chances with this theory, you can't diminish your chances either.

LottoMATIC very slightly increases the chance a ball will be picked by the
computer every time it doesn't appear (when you use this algorithm).  The
change in probability is VERY slight, however.

- Random

If you choose the "random" algorithm, LottoMATIC will assign equal
probability to each number while generating picks.  This is essentially
equivalent to buying a "quick pick" ticket at your local lottery retailer.

1.3.2 Wheeling

With the LottoMATIC "wheel", you can generate combinations of "hot sets" of
numbers.  For example, suppose you play a lottery that picks 6 balls from a
pool of 49 numbers.  To guarantee that you pick the "winner", you would
have to buy 13,983,816 tickets!  They would be arranged like this:

     1    2    3    4    5    6
     1    2    3    4    5    7
     1    2    3    4    5    8
          ....
          ....
     44   45   46   47   48   49

BUT... suppose you believe that the winning numbers will come from a set of
10 specific numbers.  Suppose the numbers are 2, 5, 11, 17, 23, 28, 30, 33,
37 and 45.  To guarantee the winner now, you would only have to buy 210
tickets.

The plays would be arranged as such:

     2    5    11   17   23   28
     2    5    11   17   23   30
     2    5    11   17   23   33
          ....
          ....
     23   28   30   33   37   45

For most of us, that's still too much to spend on the lottery. So, suppose
you select every 21st play (in order).  This will reduce your investment to
just 10 tickets!

Because you take every 21st play, you obviously will be missing some
combinations of your hot set.  The key to selecting your interval, however,
is to maximize the additional winning plays you generate (those that match
3, 4, or 5 numbers).  Since only 6 of the numbers will actually be in the
winning set, your hope is your interval will "fall" in such a way as to
give you a good variety of your initial hot set (of 10 numbers).  You'll
most likely want to experiment with your hot numbers and interval to
maximize your chances (while minimizing your investment).

With the LottoMATIC wheeling system, you can also specify key numbers.  Key
numbers are numbers that must appear in EVERY play.  Specifying key numbers
reduces the total number of plays generated (because you limit the number
of combinations LottoMATIC must create).

If you're playing the PowerBall or Big Game lotteries, you must also select
a hot set of PowerBall (or Big Money Ball) Numbers.  This is because these
numbers are drawn from a completely different set of balls, and will have
their own statistical history.

REMEMBER... there can be no guarantees when playing the wheel.  The plays
LottoMATIC generates can ultimately only be as good as your hot set, key
numbers, and interval.

1.3.3 Lucky Number

Some people believe that nothing in the universe is random, and a pattern
can be identified for every phenomenon.  This implies some "external power"
controls all events and has a specific reason for generating a particular
pattern.  Actually, this theory is probably more valid than most people
care to admit.  While it's true no one can "prove" it, you can't disprove
it either!

LottoMATIC includes a "Lucky Number" entry window.  If you have any reason
to assume this external power, in whatever form you envision, may favor you
specifically... enter some distinguishing number in this window.
LottoMATIC really does include this number while generating a "seed" for
its number generator (no matter which algorithm you choose).

What number should you use?  Don't ask me!  We can't (and won't) make any
claims that any special number can help you in the least.  The number you
choose must be between you and your God (or the stars, cards, crystal ball,
or perhaps even the "force").

2. Using LottoMATIC

2.1 Getting Started

Basically, you'll follow a specific routine as you use LottoMATIC week to
week.  Here they are (in a nutshell):

2.1.1 Open your Lottery File

You'll pick the lottery game you want to play from a menu.  (If you don't
find your game listed, you can create it).

2.1.2 Pick Your Numbers

The very next thing you'll do is pick your numbers.  There are several ways
to this (both manual and automatic).  Probably, you'll use "Computer Pick"
under the "Numbers" menu.

2.1.3 Play Your Numbers

Next, you can print your plays out (from the "Reports" menu).  Take your
list to your lottery retailer and purchase your tickets.

2.1.4 Record the Winning Numbers

Then wait for the drawing.  When the numbers are announced, enter them
under the "Numbers" menu.  At this time LottoMATIC will automatically scan
for matches and tell you if you've won.

2.1.5 Enter Your Prizes

If you win, you can enter your prize amounts under the Database menu.

Repeat the above sequence as you continue to play.  LottoMATIC will
automatically track your plays, prizes, and the actual winning numbers!

You'll find that LottoMATIC has many more features.  For instance, you can
print reports at any time, or you can edit previous entries in any of the
databases.  You can also customize LottoMATIC and select the "picking"
algorithm you want to use.  And LottoMATIC has many special features and
"shortcuts" to make playing even more enjoyable!

If you need help at any time while running LottoMATIC, simply press  <F1>
(or click on the "Help" button) for instant assistance.

3. Installation and Requirements

3.1 System Requirements

LottoMATIC for Windows requires Microsoft Windows version 3.1 or higher.

3.2 Installation

To install LottoMATIC for Windows, place your distribution diskette in
drive "A".  Then, from the program manager, click on "File" and then click
on "Run".

Type:

     A:SETUP

in the "command line" box and click on OK.  Then simply follow the
instructions.

4. Picking Numbers to Play

LottoMATIC  lets you pick your numbers in four different ways (under the
"Numbers" menu).  These are:

    o  Computer Pick

    o  Pick Your Own

    o  Regular Numbers

    o  Wheeling

After you select your numbers, remember to print your plays out (under the
"Reports" menu).  You can review, edit, or delete your plays in the "Your
Picks" database (under the database menu).

4.1 Computer Pick

"Computer Pick" means LottoMATIC will select your plays for you (based on
the algorithm you chose under the "Setup" menu).  To let the computer pick
your plays, follow these steps:

    o  Enter the "drawing date" for the drawing you want to play

    o  Enter the number of tickets you want to play (1-99)

    o  Click on "Generate Quick Picks" to create the numbers

    o  Click on "Save Picks in Database" to store your plays


4.2 Pick your Own

"Pick Your Own" means you want to select specific numbers yourself to play.
Just enter those numbers and click on "Save Pick in Database".  LottoMATIC
will clear the numbers after you save them (so you can enter more if you
want to).

4.3 "Regular" Numbers

Many lottery players have "regular" numbers they like to play over and over
again.  LottoMATIC makes it easy to repeat plays (without having to retype
each number).

Before you can play your regular numbers, you've got to enter them into
LottoMATIC (you'll do this under the "Setup" menu).

To play your "regular" numbers, click on the ones you want to play.
LottoMATIC will highlight them by turning them "yellow".  When you've
picked all the ones you want, click on "Play Marked Numbers" to save them
in the "Your Picks" database.

4.4 Playing the Wheel

* NOTE:  See the Introduction (at the beginning of this document) for a detailed discussion of "wheeling".

To play the wheel, select "Wheeling" from the "Numbers" menu.  Then follow
these steps:

    o  Select your Key Numbers

    o  Select your Hot Numbers

    o  Select your Wheel Interval

    o  Generate the Plays

    o  Save the Plays in the "Your Picks" database

* NOTE: If you're playing the PowerBall or Big Game lotteries, you'll also
need to pick a separate "hot set" of PowerBall (or "Big Money Ball") numbers.

It can take a while to generate millions of numbers, so be prepared to wait
if you select a very large "hot set".  While most hot sets (of 20 numbers
or less) will generate in seconds...  if you choose 40 or more your
computer may have to work for several minutes (or even several hours!).

LottoMATIC is a practical system.  It won't let you generate more than
1,000 plays at a time!  If your key numbers, hot numbers, and interval
result in more combinations, LottoMATIC will stop automatically after
generating 1,000.  (Allowing more would quickly consume your computer's RAM
and hard disk assets, and could literally take DAYS to generate and
display).

5. Winning Numbers

After every drawing, you'll want to record the winning numbers (so
LottoMATIC can track ball frequency and scan your plays for matches).

5.1 Recording Winning Numbers

To "Enter Winning Numbers",  you must first enter the date of the drawing.
Then enter the actual winning numbers and click on "Save Winning Number in
Database".

LottoMATIC automatically scans your plays when you save a set of winning
numbers, so you don't need to run the "Scan for Matches" option (discussed
below) unless you make changes to one of the databases.

5.2 Scanning for Matches

Select this function from the "Numbers" menu to command LottoMATIC to
search your plays for winning combinations.  First, you must select the
date of the drawing you want to scan.  Then click on "Start Scan".

If LottoMATIC finds any winning combinations, you can review your wins (and
enter your prizes) in the "Your Wins" database (under the "Database" menu).

* NOTE: LottoMATIC automatically performs this scan when you enter the
winning numbers, so you don't have to run this function again unless you
change one of the databases.

6. The Database

LottoMATIC maintains three databases... one containing your plays, one
containing the actual winning numbers, and one containing your "regular"
numbers (numbers you like to play repeatedly).  The "Your Wins" database is
actually a special case of the "Your Picks" database (in that it only
displays plays that win a prize).

Each databases is displayed in a "scrolling window".  If you want to edit
(or delete) a particular entry, select it and click on the "edit" button.

6.1 Your Plays

This database lists all your plays in date order.  You can change the date
or numbers of each play.

6.2 Winning Numbers

The "Winning Numbers" database shows all the actual winning numbers (in
date order).  You can change the date or numbers of each entry.

6.3 Your Wins

This is a special case of the "Your Picks" database, since it only displays
your picks that matched enough numbers to win a cash prize.

When you select an entry from this database (as discussed above), you can
enter (or edit) the prize for that play.  You can't change the date or
numbers here, nor may you delete the play.  (You can do these things in the
"Your Plays" database).

We encourage you to faithfully record your winnings (so LottoMATIC can
generate accurate reports for you).

6.4 Regular Numbers

This database lists all your "regular numbers".  You can change the numbers
in any play.

7. Reports

7.1 The "Print Plays" Report

This report prints the plays for a specific drawing (primarily so you can
take the printout with you when you purchase your tickets).

7.2 The "Winning Plays" Report

This report lists your plays that match enough numbers to win a prize.  All
your wins (regardless of the particular drawing) are displayed.

7.3 The "Win Analysis" Report

The "Win Analysis" provides some useful information about your play/win
ratio (including a financial analysis).  This can be eye-opening!

7.4 The "Drawing Analysis" Report

In this report, LottoMATIC calculates the statistical occurrence of each
number for all drawings.  You may find this report useful in developing
your own number picking strategy.

7.5 The "Drawing History" Report

The "Drawing History" report lists all drawings in the "Winning Numbers"
database (in reverse date order).

8. Graphics

LottoMATIC can display several graphs to help you analyze your lottery and
your playing performance.  You'll make your choice from the "Graphics"
menu.

Each graph can be displayed at least six different styles:

     *    3D Bar Graph
     *    Layered 3D Bar Graph
     *    Vertical Bar Graph
     *    Horizontal Bar Graph
     *    Line Graph
     *    Area Graph

Some of the graphs have two additional styles to choose from:

     *    3D Pie Chart
     *    Pie Chart

LottoMATIC does not "print" the graphs at this time.

When you are done viewing the graph, close the window by clicking on the
system box (upper left hand corner) and selecting "close".

8.1 Number Frequency

This graph shows how many times each number has been selected (as a winning
number).  It gives you a good visual comparison of the numbers and which
ones have been the "hottest" and the "coldest".

8.2 Play/Win Analysis

This graph shows, on the average, how many numbers you've matched on each
ticket you've played (over the last fifty drawings).  If you played more
than one ticket for a particular drawing, LottoMATIC will "average" the
number by dividing your total number of matches by the number of tickets
you played.

8.3 Odd/Even (Winning Numbers)

This graph displays the number of "odd" numbers drawn versus the number of
"even" numbers drawn.  In a truly random process, these two numbers should
be virtually equal.

8.4 Odd/Even (Your Plays)

This graph displays the number of "odd" numbers you've played versus the
number of "even" numbers you've played.

8.5 Quadrants (Winning Numbers)

This graph displays four numbers.  The total number of balls in the lottery
are broken into four even sets (or as close to even as possible).  The
total number of times each number in each set has been drawn is then added
to that set's total, and displayed in comparison to the other sets.

8.6 Quadrants (Your Plays)

This graph displays four numbers.  The total number of balls in the lottery
are broken into four even sets (or as close to even as possible).  The
total number of times you played each number in each set is then added to
that set's total (and displayed in comparison to the other sets).

9. Setup

9.1 "Quick Pick" Algorithm

Select "Algorithm" from the "Setup" menu to open this window. From here,
you can select the algorithm you want LottoMATIC to use while generating
picks for you.  You have three choices here:

    o  Most Picked Statistical (Hot Numbers)

    o  Least Picked Statistical (Cold Numbers)

    o  Random (Gaussian Bell)

* NOTE: See the Introduction (at the beginning of this document) for a discussion of each algorithm.

9.2 Lucky Number

Pick "Lucky Number" to open the "Lucky Number" window.  Enter a number
between 0 and 999.

* NOTE: See the Introduction (at the beginning of this document) for a discussion of the "Lucky Number".

9.3 Date Formats

You can pick from a variety of "date formats".  LottoMATIC will display all
dates in this form.

You can enter free-format no matter which format you choose.  LottoMATIC
will rearrange the date to match your format.

9.4 Enter "Regular" Numbers

Many lottery players have "regular" numbers they like to play over and over
again.  LottoMATIC makes it easy to repeat plays (without having to retype
each number).

You enter your regular numbers under the "Setup" menu.  To play them,
select "Regular Numbers" (under the "Numbers" menu).

9.5 Report Headings

When you select "Report Headings" from the "Setup" menu, LottoMATIC opens
the "Edit Report Headings" dialog box.

You can enter up to ten lines of information.

LottoMATIC prints these lines at the top of the first page of each report
(except for blank lines at the bottom).

9.6 Select Printer

You can select your default printer here.  Refer to your Microsoft Windows
User's Guide for more information.

9.7 Setup Printer

You can setup your printer here.  Refer to your Microsoft Windows User's
Guide for more information.

9.8 Game Setup

From this window you can configure LottoMATIC to play and track virtually
any lottery game, as long as:

    o  No more than six "balls" are drawn per drawing

    o  The highest "ball" used is 99

The "Game Setup" window has the following fields:

9.8.1 Game Name

This line simply tells LottoMATIC what name to display on the main screen.
It's useful to remind you what game you're playing (if you track multiple
lotteries).

9.8.2 Lowest Number

This is almost always 1, but some games do start at zero.

9.8.3 Highest Number

On this line, you tell LottoMATIC what the highest guess is.  Florida picks
1 to 49, Colorado picks 1 to 42, etc.

9.8.4 Draws per Game

Most lotto games pick 6 balls.  Some, however, like Florida's Cash 3 or
Play 4 pick fewer balls.

9.8.5 Minimum Matches to Win

This number tells LottoMATIC how many numbers must "match" for a play to
win.  In most lotto games, you must match at least three numbers.

9.8.6 Price per Play

Usually $1.00.  This number tells LottoMATIC how much each ticket costs.

9.8.7 Duplicates Allowed

Most lotto games have one set of balls (numbered from 1 to the highest
number), and you can't get duplicates in one drawing.  Some games, like
Florida's Cash 3, pick from separate sets of balls (and duplicates can
occur).

9.8.8 Bonus Ball

Some states pick a "bonus ball" at each drawing.  If your state does, mark
this box  (For most of you, this field should be NOT be marked).

9.8.9 PowerBall/Big Game

If you play PowerBall or "The Big Game" (special lotteries shared by
several states), click on the appropriate box.  All the remaining fields
(except the Game Name) will be automatically set for the special game.

9.8.10 Drawing Days

These boxes tell LottoMATIC what day (or days) the drawings are held.
Click on the days for your game.

* NOTE: The "Winning Numbers" database will be blank for a new game.
You'll start building a "history" as you enter the winning numbers.

10. How to Order Lottery Databases

Even though we included up-to-date databases for all major pick 5 and
pick 6 lotteries when we packaged LottoMATIC, the time it takes to get
through the retail chain (and to your computer) can sometimes be quite
long.  Many numbers may have been picked, and new games may have been
added.

CTech maintains "Lottery Database Disks" for every state in the United
States (that has a lottery), Canada, and the United Kingdom.  We maintain
the major lotteries ("pick 5" and "pick 6" games).  We also carry
Powerball, "The Big Game", and the Tri-State and Tri-West games.  We
update the databases every day, so they are guaranteed to be current.

You can also get your lottery's numbers from your state lottery commission
(but you will have to type them in yourself).  Or, you can purchase the
database from us for a nominal cost.

States that have both "pick 5" and "pick 6" games include both databases at
no extra charge.

Each database is $9.95 (plus $2 S&H per order).  To order, send a check or
money order to:

     CTech, Inc.
     PO Box 838
     Lynn Haven, FL  32444

Indicate which databases you want and include $9.95 for each one.  Also add
$2 to your order for shipping and  handling.  Florida residents please add
6.5% state sales tax.

You may also order by phone (MasterCard and VISA only) by calling:

     1-800-547-6478

This number is valid 24 hrs/day in the US and Canada.  Please have your
credit card ready when you call.  This number is for orders only... if you
need additional information, call CTech  directly at [phone].