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PART III LOTTOPROF TUTORIAL ────────────────── Let's get right down to business. Move to your directory containing the LottoProf files. Type in LP. Press CR (Carriage Return/Enter key). Welcome to the Opening Menu! Read Me Wager Draw Config Quit LottoProf 3.1 For your information Press the ArrowRight and ArrowLeft keys a few times. A brief description of your current selec- tion appears in the second line from the top. Move to Quit and press CR. (Trust me.) You get: Read Me Wager Draw Config Quit LottoProf 3.1 Quit Program ╔═════╗ ║ No ║ ║ Yes ║ ╚═════╝ Press ESC. Right, back to where you were before. That's a general rule. ESC will get you out of a window, moving you up the hierarchy. A confirmation question will sometimes be asked -- like when exiting LottoProf altogether. Now press R, the first letter of "Read Me". Immediately you move one level down the Read Me menu branch. That's another rule; menu choices can often be made with one key -- the highlighted, and, usually, first letter. Read Me Wager Draw Config Quit LottoProf 3.1 ╔═══════════════════════╗ ║ Release Notes ║ ║ Brief Introduction ║ ║ Questions and Answers ║ ╚═══════════════════════╝ Peruse these items at your leisure. Escape out to the Main Menu again. Most of LottoProf's power lies underneath "Wager". Let's explore it. Press W. Read Me Wager Draw Config Quit LottoProf 3.1 ╔════════════════════════════╗ ║ Select Bet Combination ║ ║ Construct Bet Combination ║ ║ Generate Bet Combination ║ ║ Random Bet Combination ║ ║ System Bet Combinations ║ ╚════════════════════════════╝ Now press F1 for online help. Read Me Wager Draw Config Quit LottoProf 3.1 ╔════════════════════════════╗ ╔══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╗ ║LottoProf revolves around the probability analysis of bet combinations. ║ ║ ║ ║There are four ways to choose a bet combination for analysis: ║ ║ ║ ║ Select - select a pre-existing combination ║ ║ Construct - create a new combination yourself ║ ║ Generate - LottoProf will generate evenly spaced boards ║ ║ Random - LottoProf will generate random numbers ║ ║ System - LottoProf will generate various "system" combinations ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ Press any key to continue ║ ╚══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝ You get a brief description of each menu option. Online help is context-sensitive and available everywhere. We'll now load a bet combination. And then analyze it -- this, after all, is what LottoProf is all about. Let's start as simply as possible -- with a single board (bet) wager. Press C to choose "Construct Bet Combinations". Enter the numbers 1 through 6. Read Me Wager Draw Config Quit LottoProf 3.1 ╔════════════════════════════╗ ║ Select Bet Combination ║ ║ Construct Bet Combination ║ ╔══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╗ ║1 Bet Combination Table ║ ║ ║ ║ 1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ <Esc> = Exit <F2> = Menu <Ins> = Insert <Del> = Delete Arrows ║ ╚══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝ As the title says, this is the Bet Combination Table window. You can view, add, remove, or otherwise edit the current bet combination. We want to keep it as is, so press F2. Read Me Wager Draw Config Quit LottoProf 3.1 ╔════════════════════════════╗ ║ Select Bet Combination ║ ║ Construct Bet Combination ║ ╔══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╗ ║1 Bet Combination Table ║ ║ ║ ║ 1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 ╔════ Analysis Options═════╗ ║ ║ ║ Edit Bet Combination ║ ║ ║ ║ Quick Analysis ║ ║ ║ ║ Probability Analysis ║ ║ ║ ║ Winning Numbers Check ║ ║ ║ ║ Lottery History Check ║ ║ ║ ║ Favorite Numbers ║ ║ ║ ║ Change Upper Limit ║ ║ ║ ║ Order Bet Combination ║ ║ ║ ║ Save Combination to File ║ ║ ║ ║ Add to Database ║ ║ ║ ║ Display Database Graph ║ ║ ║ ║ Print Bet Combination ║ ║ ║ ║ Adjust Bet Combination ║ ║ ║ ║ Player Maintenance ║ ║ ║ ╚══════════════════════════╝ ║ ║ <Esc> = Exit <F2> = Menu <Ins> = Insert <Del> = Delete Arrows ║ ╚══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝ You are now in the heart of LottoProf. So what's with all these choices? Let F1 tell all. Read Me Wager Draw Config Quit LottoProf 3.1 ╔════════════════════════════╗ ╔══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╗ ║Various tools available to analyze the current bet combination: ║ ║ ║ ║ Edit: Return to edit the bet combination. ║ ║ Quick: Probability analysis without the details. ║ ║ Often 10 times faster than "Probability Analysis". ║ ║Probability: This is the core of LottoProf. It performs complete and ║ ║ exact probability analysis of the current bet combination. ║ ║ The computation time depends primarily on how many different ║ ║ numbers are in the current bet combination. ║ ║ Winning: To enter a set of drawn numbers and see if the current ║ ║ bet combination has any winners. ║ ║ Lottery: Check the current bet combination against the entire ║ ║ history of a specified lottery. ║ ║ Favorite: To change the numbers played by a combination into your ║ ║ favorites. ║ ║ Change: To change the "upper limit," ie., the total number of balls ║ ║ contained in the lottery's drawing machine. ║ ║ Save: Saves the current bet combination to a disk file. ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ Press any key to continue ║ ╚══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝ Press any key to see the rest. Read Me Wager Draw Config Quit LottoProf 3.1 ╔════════════════════════════╗ ╔══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╗ ║ ║ ║ Add: Adds results of analysis to database. ║ ║ Display: Displays all elements contained in database graphically. ║ ║ Print: Prints the current bet combination to your printer. ║ ║ Adjust: Allows you to view and adjust the bet combination graphically. ║ ║ Player: Maintains bet combinations played in a player's program. ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ Press any key to continue ║ ╚══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝ Ok then, what are your chances? Select "Quick Analysis". Read Me Wager Draw Config Quit LottoProf 3.1 ╔════════════════════════════╗ ║ Select Bet Combination ║ ║ Construct Bet Combination ║ ╔══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╗ ║1 Bet Combination Table ║ ║ ║ ║ 1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 ╔════ Analysis Options═════╗ ║ ║ ║ Edit Bet Combination ║ ║ ║ ║ Quick Analysis ║ ║ ║╔═════════════════════════════╗║ Probability Analysis ║ ║ ║║ Prize Probabilities ║║ Winning Numbers Check ║ ║ ║║Prize Chance Fraction ║║ Lottery History Check ║ ║ ║║ 6/6 1 0.00000031 ║║ Favorite Numbers ║ ║ ║║ 5/6 198 0.00006069 ║║ Change Upper Limit ║ ║ ║║ 4/6 7920 0.00242749 ║║ Order Bet Combination ║ ║ ║║ 3/6 109120 0.03344548 ║║ Save Combination to File ║ ║ ║║ <3/6 3145384 0.96406603 ║║ Add to Database ║ ║ ║║6/39: 3262623 2.03848376 ║║ Display Database Graph ║ ║ ║║ ║║ Print Bet Combination ║ ║ ║║Compares required: 42 ║║ Adjust Bet Combination ║ ║ ║║Computing ... 42 ║║ Player Maintenance ║ ║ ║║Time to compute: 0 s ║╚══════════════════════════╝ ║ ║║ Press any key to continue ║ <Ins> = Insert <Del> = Delete Arrows ║ ╚╚═════════════════════════════╝═══════════════════════════════════════════════╝ Now you know. When playing a 6/39 Lotto game your chances are: 1 chance in 3,262,623 to win the jackpot prize 198 chances in 3,262,623 to win the 5/6 prize 7920 chances in 3,262,623 to win the 4/6 prize 109,120 chances in 3,262,623 to win the 3/6 prize 3,145,384 chances in 3,262,623 to win nothing at all Prefer your chances expressed in terms of a fraction? It's there too. The fractions add up to 1.0, naturally. What about the number in purple -- 2.038,483,76? It's a "center-of-mass" calculation and is very important. It's calculated like this: Purple number = ( 6/6 fraction) x 6 + ( 5/6 fraction) x 5 + ( 4/6 fraction) x 4 + ( 3/6 fraction) x 3 + (<3/6 fraction) x 2 The center-of-mass number can range from a low value of 2.0 to a high value of 6.0. The higher it is the better your chances of winning a prize. By distilling an entire betting combina- tion down to one number, whether the system has one board or one thousand, whether the system covers 6 numbers or 60, all bet combinations can be compared, ranked one above the other. It separates the strong bet combinations from the weak. That's how LottoProf can reveal which "Beat The Lottery" system gives the best chance of winning. Of course, your chances increase as you play more boards. So decide how much money you're willing to venture. Say 28 boards at $1.00 each. Ok, compare all the 28-board systems time and patience allows. Then rank them by their center-of-mass. Play the top rank- ing system -- it's a good choice. (For a more detailed discussion, read the next chapter.) Forget our current single board bet. Let's check out one with 28 boards. Escape out to the Wager Menu. Select "System Bet Combinations", then "System 8". Is it loaded now? Press Ctrl-PageDown to move to the end of the list. Read Me Wager Draw Config Quit LottoProf 3.1 ╔════════════════════════════╗ ║ Select Bet Combination ║ ║ Construct Bet Combination ║ ╔══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╗ ║13 Bet Combination Table ║ ║ ║ ║ 13. 1 2 4 5 7 8 ║ ║ 14. 1 2 4 6 7 8 ║ ║ 15. 1 2 5 6 7 8 ║ ║ 16. 1 3 4 5 6 7 ║ ║ 17. 1 3 4 5 6 8 ║ ║ 18. 1 3 4 5 7 8 ║ ║ 19. 1 3 4 6 7 8 ║ ║ 20. 1 3 5 6 7 8 ║ ║ 21. 1 4 5 6 7 8 ║ ║ 22. 2 3 4 5 6 7 ║ ║ 23. 2 3 4 5 6 8 ║ ║ 24. 2 3 4 5 7 8 ║ ║ 25. 2 3 4 6 7 8 ║ ║ <Esc> = Exit <F2> = Menu <Ins> = Insert <Del> = Delete Arrows ║ ╚══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝ Hey, System 8 has 28 boards! Amazing how that is. Have you noticed? Many lotteries offer this bet combination. Just mark 8 spots on your bet slip and fill in the "System 8" spot. So what does it give you? Press F2 then Q, as before. Read Me Wager Draw Config Quit LottoProf 3.1 ╔════════════════════════════╗ ║ Select Bet Combination ║ ║ Construct Bet Combination ║ ╔══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╗ ║13 Bet Combination Table ║ ║ ║ ║ 13. 1 2 4 5 7 8 ╔════ Analysis Options═════╗ ║ ║ 14. 1 2 4 6 7 8 ║ Edit Bet Combination ║ ║ ║ 15. 1 2 5 6 7 8 ║ Quick Analysis ║ ║ ║╔═════════════════════════════╗║ Probability Analysis ║ ║ ║║ Prize Probabilities ║║ Winning Numbers Check ║ ║ ║║Prize Chance Fraction ║║ Lottery History Check ║ ║ ║║ 6/6 28 0.00000858 ║║ Favorite Numbers ║ ║ ║║ 5/6 1736 0.00053209 ║║ Change Upper Limit ║ ║ ║║ 4/6 32550 0.00997664 ║║ Order Bet Combination ║ ║ ║║ 3/6 251720 0.07715265 ║║ Save Combination to File ║ ║ ║║ <3/6 2976589 0.91233005 ║║ Add to Database ║ ║ ║║6/39: 3262623 2.09873651 ║║ Display Database Graph ║ ║ ║║ ║║ Print Bet Combination ║ ║ ║║Compares required: 210 ║║ Adjust Bet Combination ║ ║ ║║Computing ... 210 ║║ Player Maintenance ║ ║ ║║Time to compute: 0 s ║╚══════════════════════════╝ ║ ║║ Press any key to continue ║ <Ins> = Insert <Del> = Delete Arrows ║ ╚╚═════════════════════════════╝═══════════════════════════════════════════════╝ Notice that you now have 28 chances in 3,262,623 of winning the jackpot. And that your chance of winning lesser prizes has increased as well. Also, notice how the center-of-mass has increased to 2.098,736,51. Want more details? Press any key, then P for "Probability Analy- sis". Read Me Wager Draw Config Quit LottoProf 3.1 ╔════════════════════════════╗ ║ Select Bet Combination ║ ║ Construct Bet Combination ║ ╔══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╗ ║13 Bet Combination Table ║ ║ ║ ║ 13. 1 2 4 5 7 8 ╔════ Analysis Options═════╗ ║ ║ 14. 1 2 4 6 7 8 ║ Edit Bet Combination ║ ║ ║ 15. 1 2 5 6 7 8 ║ Quick Analysis ║ ║ ║ 16. 1 3 4 5 6 7 ║ Probability Analysis ║ ║ ║╔═════════════════════════════╗╔═════════════════════════════════════════════╗║ ║║ Prize Probabilities ║║ Prize Probabilities in Detail ║║ ║║Prize Chance Fraction ║║ Prize 6 5 4 3 Chance Fraction ║║ ║║ 6/6 28 0.00000858 ║║ 1 1 12 15 0 28 0.00000858 ║║ ║║ 5/6 1736 0.00053209 ║║ 2 0 3 15 10 1736 0.00053209 ║║ ║║ 4/6 32550 0.00997664 ║║ 3 0 0 6 16 32550 0.00997664 ║║ ║║ 3/6 251720 0.07715265 ║║ 4 0 0 0 10 251720 0.07715265 ║║ ║║ <3/6 2976589 0.91233005 ║║ 5 0 0 0 0 2976589 0.91233005 ║║ ║║6/39: 3262623 2.09873651 ║║ 3262623 ║║ ║║ ║║ ║║ ║║Compares required: 210 ║║ ║║ ║║Computing...Sorting 210 ║║ ║║ ║║Time to compute: 0 s ║║ <> <Home> <End> <PgUp> <PgDn> <Esc> ║║ ╚╚═════════════════════════════╝╚═════════════════════════════════════════════╝╝ Here, in the window entitled "Prize Probabilities in Detail", you have all the different ways you can win, along with their probabilities. When you play these 28 boards, your best possible prize is: 1 jackpot match 12 5/6 matches 15 4/6 matches 0 3/6 matches For such luck, you've got all of 28 chances in 3,262,623. Your second best prize is: 0 jackpot matches 3 5/6 matches 15 4/6 matches 10 3/6 matches For that, you have 1736 chances. Your next best prize is: 0 jackpot matches 0 5/6 matches 6 4/6 matches 16 3/6 matches Your lowest winning play will bring you 10 3/6 prizes. You have a 7.7% chance of getting that. And unfortunately, your most likely outcome, at 91%, is zip, zil, nil, nothing. Sorry. What's that? Your local lottery is a 6/49 game? No problem. Press ESC to return to the Analysis Options menu. Press C for "Change Upper Limit". Read Me Wager Draw Config Quit LottoProf 3.1 ╔════════════════════════════╗ ║ Select Bet Combination ║ ║ Construct Bet Combination ║ ╔══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╗ ║1 Bet Combination Table ║ ║ ║ ║ 1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 ╔════ Analysis Options═════╗ ║ ║ 2. 1 2 3 4 5 7 ║ Edit Bet Combination ║ ║ ║ 3. 1 2 3 4 5 8 ║ Quick Analysis ║ ║ ║ 4. 1 2 3 4 6 7 ║ Probability Analysis ║ ║ ║ 5. 1 2 3 4 6 8 ║ Winning Numbers Check ║ ║ ║ 6. 1 2 3 4 7 8 ║ Lottery History Check ║ ║ ║ 7. 1 2 3 5 6 7 ║ Favorite Numbers ║ ║ ║ 8. 1 2 3 5 6 8 ║ Change Upper Limit ║ ║ ║╔════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╗║ ║║ Current Upper Limit = 39 ║║ ║║ Enter new Upper Limit: ║║ ║╚════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝║ ║ 13. 1 2 4 5 7 8 ║ Print Bet Combination ║ ║ ║ 14. 1 2 4 6 7 8 ║ Adjust Bet Combination ║ ║ ║ 15. 1 2 5 6 7 8 ║ Player Maintenance ║ ║ ║ 16. 1 3 4 5 6 7 ╚══════════════════════════╝ ║ ║ <Esc> = Exit <F2> = Menu <Ins> = Insert <Del> = Delete Arrows ║ ╚══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝ Change the Upper Limit to 49. And repeat the probability analysis. Read Me Wager Draw Config Quit LottoProf 3.1 ╔════════════════════════════╗ ║ Select Bet Combination ║ ║ Construct Bet Combination ║ ╔══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╗ ║13 Bet Combination Table ║ ║ ║ ║ 13. 1 2 4 5 7 8 ╔════ Analysis Options═════╗ ║ ║ 14. 1 2 4 6 7 8 ║ Edit Bet Combination ║ ║ ║ 15. 1 2 5 6 7 8 ║ Quick Analysis ║ ║ ║ 16. 1 3 4 5 6 7 ║ Probability Analysis ║ ║ ║╔═════════════════════════════╗╔═════════════════════════════════════════════╗║ ║║ Prize Probabilities ║║ Prize Probabilities in Detail ║║ ║║Prize Chance Fraction ║║ Prize 6 5 4 3 Chance Fraction ║║ ║║ 6/6 28 0.00000200 ║║ 1 1 12 15 0 28 0.00000200 ║║ ║║ 5/6 2296 0.00016419 ║║ 2 0 3 15 10 2296 0.00016419 ║║ ║║ 4/6 57400 0.00410475 ║║ 3 0 0 6 16 57400 0.00410475 ║║ ║║ 3/6 596960 0.04268935 ║║ 4 0 0 0 10 596960 0.04268935 ║║ ║║ <3/6 13327132 0.95303971 ║║ 5 0 0 0 0 13327132 0.95303971 ║║ ║║6/49: 13983816 2.05139942 ║║ 13983816 ║║ ║║ ║║ ║║ ║║Compares required: 210 ║║ ║║ ║║Computing...Sorting 210 ║║ ║║ ║║Time to compute: 0 s ║║ <> <Home> <End> <PgUp> <PgDn> <Esc> ║║ ╚╚═════════════════════════════╝╚═════════════════════════════════════════════╝╝ The details remain the same, but your chances become worse -- everything is now out of 13,983,816. But then again, the prizes are bigger for 6/49. Do you still have Monday's paper? Look up the winning numbers from last Saturday's draw. They're {21,22,24,26,28,29} plus a bonus number of 25, right? We'll use LottoProf to see if you're a winner. Press ESC and then W for "Winning Numbers Check". Go ahead and enter them. Press F2 when you're done. Read Me Wager Draw Config Quit LottoProf 3.1 ╔════════════════════════════╗ ║ Select Bet Combination ║ ║ Construct Bet Combination ║ ╔══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╗ ║13 Bet Combination Table ║ ║ ║ ║ 13. 1 2 4 5 7 8 ╔════ Analysis Options═════╗ ║ ║ 14. 1 2 4 6 7 8 ║ Edit Bet Combination ║ ║ ║ 15. 1 2 5 6 7 8 ║ Quick Analysis ║ ║ ║ 16. 1 3 4 5 6 7 ║ Probability Analysis ║ ║ ║ 17. 1 3 4 5 6 8 ║ Winning Numbers Check ║ ║ ║╔════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╗║ ║║ Enter Winning Numbers to Test ║║ ║║ ║║ ║║ Ball 1.: 21 Winnings Profile ║║ ║║ Ball 2.: 22 6/6 0 ║║ ║║ Ball 3.: 24 5/6+bonus 0 ║║ ║║ Ball 4.: 26 5/6 0 ║║ ║║ Ball 5.: 28 4/6 0 ║║ ║║ Ball 6.: 29 3/6 0 ║║ ║║ bonus #: 25 nothing 28 ║║ ║║ ║║ ║║ Press any key to continue ║║ ╚╚════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝╝ Oh yes, that's right. You have 8 children: all born in the last week of February, one on each successive day. You always play their birthdays. You want to change the numbers in the current bet combination to be 21 through 28 instead of 1 through 8. So return to the bet combination editing window and change them all. (Just kidding!) No, press any key, then F for "Favorite Numbers", then M for "Manually". Read Me Wager Draw Config Quit LottoProf 3.1 ╔════════════════════════════╗ ║ Select Bet Combination ║ ║ Construct Bet Combination ║ ╔══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╗ ║13 Bet Combination Table ║ ║ ║ ║ 13. 1 2 4 5 7 8 ╔════ Analysis Options═════╗ ║ ║ 14. 1 2 4 6 7 8 ║ Edit Bet Combination ║ ║ ║ 15. 1 2 5 6 7 8 ║ Quick Analysis ║ ║ ║ 16. 1 3 4 5 6 7 ║ Probability Analysis ║ ║ ║ 17. 1 3 4 5 6 8 ║ Winning Numbers Check ║ ║ ║ 18. 1 3 4 5 7 8 ║ Lottery History Check ║ ║ ║ 19. 1 3 4 6 7 8 ║ Favorite Numbers ║ ║ ║╔════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╗║ ║║ Favorite Numbers Screen ║║ ║║ ║║ ║║ : 1 : 2 : 3 : 4 : 5 : 6 : 7 : 8 ║║ ║║ ║║ ║║ <F2> to Save, <Esc> to Exit ║║ ╚╚════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝╝ You can change the current numbers (1-8) to any others, provided they are less than or equal to the current value of "Upper Limit". Be sure not to enter duplicates. You could not, for instance, change 2 to 4 and leave 4 unchanged -- because some boards would play number 4 twice, a no-no. Ok, change them as follows: ║╔════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╗║ ║║ Favorite Numbers Screen ║║ ║║ ║║ ║║ : 28: 27: 26: 25: 24: 23: 22: 21 ║║ ║║ ║║ ║║ ║║ ║║ ║║ ║║ ║║ ║║ ║║ ║║ <F2> to Save, <Esc> to Exit ║║ ╚╚════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝╝ and press F2. Read Me Wager Draw Config Quit LottoProf 3.1 ╔════════════════════════════╗ ║ Select Bet Combination ║ ║ Construct Bet Combination ║ ╔══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╗ ║1 Bet Combination Table ║ ║ ║ ║ 1. 28 27 26 25 24 23 ║ ║ 2. 28 27 26 25 24 22 ║ ║ 3. 28 27 26 25 24 21 ║ ║ 4. 28 27 26 25 23 22 ║ ║ 5. 28 27 26 25 23 21 ║ ║ 6. 28 27 26 25 22 21 ║ ║ 7. 28 27 26 24 23 22 ║ ║ 8. 28 27 26 24 23 21 ║ ║ 9. 28 27 26 24 22 21 ║ ║ 10. 28 27 26 23 22 21 ║ ║ 11. 28 27 25 24 23 22 ║ ║ 12. 28 27 25 24 23 21 ║ ║ 13. 28 27 25 24 22 21 ║ ║ 14. 28 27 25 23 22 21 ║ ║ 15. 28 27 24 23 22 21 ║ ║ 16. 28 26 25 24 23 22 ║ ║ <Esc> = Exit <F2> = Menu <Ins> = Insert <Del> = Delete Arrows ║ ╚══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝ You're back in the Bet Combination Table editing window. Notice how all occurrences of the number 1 have been changed to 28, and 2 to 27, and so on. We could modify the bet combination now if we so desired. We don't, so press F2. What's that? You don't like the way the 28 is on the left and the 21 on the right? Ok, press O for "Order Bet Combination". Again, back to the editing window automatically. Notice that the numbers are now ordered. Read Me Wager Draw Config Quit LottoProf 3.1 ╔════════════════════════════╗ ║ Select Bet Combination ║ ║ Construct Bet Combination ║ ╔══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╗ ║1 Bet Combination Table ║ ║ ║ ║ 1. 21 22 23 24 25 26 ║ ║ 2. 21 22 23 24 25 27 ║ ║ 3. 21 22 23 24 25 28 ║ ║ 4. 21 22 23 24 26 27 ║ ║ 5. 21 22 23 24 26 28 ║ ║ 6. 21 22 23 24 27 28 ║ ║ 7. 21 22 23 25 26 27 ║ ║ 8. 21 22 23 25 26 28 ║ ║ 9. 21 22 23 25 27 28 ║ ║ 10. 21 22 23 26 27 28 ║ ║ 11. 21 22 24 25 26 27 ║ ║ 12. 21 22 24 25 26 28 ║ ║ 13. 21 22 24 25 27 28 ║ ║ 14. 21 22 24 26 27 28 ║ ║ 15. 21 22 25 26 27 28 ║ ║ 16. 21 23 24 25 26 27 ║ ║ <Esc> = Exit <F2> = Menu <Ins> = Insert <Del> = Delete Arrows ║ ╚══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝ We still have no changes to make, so again, press F2. Press W and enter the winning numbers again. Now, did we win anything? ║╔════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╗║ ║║ Enter Winning Numbers to Test ║║ ║║ ║║ ║║ Ball 1.: 21 Winnings Profile ║║ ║║ Ball 2.: 22 6/6 0 ║║ ║║ Ball 3.: 24 5/6+bonus 1 ║║ ║║ Ball 4.: 26 5/6 2 ║║ ║║ Ball 5.: 28 4/6 15 ║║ ║║ Ball 6.: 29 3/6 10 ║║ ║║ bonus #: 25 nothing 0 ║║ ║║ ║║ ║║ Press any key to continue ║║ ╚╚════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝╝ Sure did! You got the second prize. And some others, too. Now press any key. Read Me Wager Draw Config Quit LottoProf 3.1 ╔════════════════════════════╗ ║ Select Bet Combination ║ ║ Construct Bet Combination ║ ╔══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╗ ║1 Bet Combination Table ║ ║ ║ ║ 1. 21 22 23 24 25 26 4/6 prize ║ ║ 2. 21 22 23 24 25 27 3/6 prize ║ ║ 3. 21 22 23 24 25 28 4/6 prize ║ ║ 4. 21 22 23 24 26 27 4/6 prize ║ ║ 5. 21 22 23 24 26 28 5/6 prize ║ ║ 6. 21 22 23 24 27 28 4/6 prize ║ ║ 7. 21 22 23 25 26 27 3/6 prize ║ ║ 8. 21 22 23 25 26 28 4/6 prize ║ ║ 9. 21 22 23 25 27 28 3/6 prize ║ ║ 10. 21 22 23 26 27 28 4/6 prize ║ ║ 11. 21 22 24 25 26 27 4/6 prize ║ ║ 12. 21 22 24 25 26 28 5/6 prize ║ ║ 13. 21 22 24 25 27 28 4/6 prize ║ ║ 14. 21 22 24 26 27 28 5/6 prize ║ ║ 15. 21 22 25 26 27 28 4/6 prize ║ ║ 16. 21 23 24 25 26 27 3/6 prize ║ ║ <Esc> = Exit <F2> = Menu <Ins> = Insert <Del> = Delete Arrows ║ ╚══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝ Notice how each board is marked with the type of prize won. A useful feature if you're trying to find a couple winners from a list of dozens. In this case all boards played have won something. So take all your tickets to your local prize payment office and collect your money. Now you can buy that speedboat! Or whatever's your fancy. So should you quit while you're ahead? Or does this system feel lucky? Well, what if you played it over the entire history of your lottery? Before playing it all next year, it's worthwhile to see what it did last year. Why? Because over a sufficiently long period of time the vagaries of the luck of the draw tend to even out. And you get a good idea of a bet combi- nation's rate of return. So let's check it out. Press F2 then L for "Lottery History Check". Read Me Wager Draw Config Quit LottoProf 3.1 ╔════════════════════════════╗ ║ Select Bet Combination ║ ║ Construct Bet Combination ║ ╔══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╗ ║1 Bet Combination Table ║ ║ ║ ║ 1. 21 22 23 24 25 26 ╔════ Analysis Options═════╗ ║ ║ 2. 21 22 23 24 25 27 ║ Edit Bet Combination ║ ║ ║ 3. 21 22 23 24 25 28 ║ Quick Analysis ║ ║ ║ 4. 21 22 23 24 26 27 ║ Probability Analysis ║ ║ ║ 5. 21 22 23 24 26 28 ║ Winning Numbers Check ║ ║ ║ 6. 21 22 23 24 27 28 ║ Lottery History Check ║ ║ ║ ╔══════════════╤══════════════╤══════════════╤══════════════╤══════════════╗ ║ ║ ║>CAN649A.LOT │ │ │ │ ║ ║ ║ ║ LOTTARIO.LOT │ │ │ │ ║ ║ ║ ║ │ │ │ │ ║ ║ ║ ║ │ │ │ │ ║ ║ ║ ║ │ │ │ │ ║ ║ ║ ║ │ │ │ │ ║ ║ ║ ║ │ │ │ │ ║ ║ ║ ║ │ │ │ │ ║ ║ ║ ║ │ │ │ │ ║ ║ ║ ╚══════════════╧══════════════╧══════════════╧══════════════╧══════════════╝ ║ ╚══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝ The menu that popped up contains a list of lotteries with their draw histories. CAN649A is the Canadian lottery with winning numbers and prize values recorded for a little over a year of its history. For now, choose CAN649A. A window will pop up. In its top right corner a counter is updated. It counts the number of draws for which you've won something, out of the number of draws scanned. When the scan completes those draws are displayed. Like this: Read Me Wager Draw Config Quit LottoProf 3.1 ╔════════════════════════════╗ ║ Select Bet Combination ║ ║ Construct Bet Combination ║ ╔══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╗ ║1 Bet Combination Table ║ ║ ║ ║ 1. 21 22 23 24 25 26 ╔════ Analysis Options═════╗ ║ ║ 2. 21 22 23 24 25 27 ║ Edit Bet Combination ║ ║ ║ 3. 21 22 23 24 25 28 ║ Quick Analysis ║ ║ ║ 4. 21 22 23 24 26 27 ║ Probability Analysis ║ ║ ║ 5. 21 22 23 24 26 28 ║ Winning Numbers Check ║ ║ ║ 6. 21 22 23 24 27 28 ║ Lottery History Check ║ ║ ║╔══════════════════════════════Winnings History══════════════════════════════╗║ ║║# date 6 5+ 5 4 3/6 Prize 6/129║║ ║║1 04/18/1990 0 0 0 0 10 100.00 ║║ ║║2 12/08/1990 0 0 0 0 10 100.00 ║║ ║║3 12/12/1990 0 0 0 0 10 100.00 ║║ ║║4 01/05/1991 0 0 0 0 10 100.00 ║║ ║║5 04/13/1991 0 0 0 0 10 100.00 ║║ ║║6 04/17/1991 0 0 0 0 10 100.00 ║║ ║║Total Winnings 0 0 0 0 60 600.00 of 3612 wagers ║║ ║║ ║║ ║║ ║║ ╚╚════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝╝ When the data file has prize values as well as winning numbers, your total winnings will show at the bottom. If not, you can make an estimate based on average payouts. Had you played the loaded bet combination for that year you would have won six times, each time with 10 3/6 prizes paying $10 each. With the totals above, it's clear, your losses would have been substantial. Out of an investment of $3,612 you would have lost all but $600. Quit while you're ahead. But your lottery, what about yours? Most of the North American lotteries are supplied with LottoProf so yours should be available. Even if it isn't, LottoProf will operate without it. Besides, you can easily enter your own winning numbers. Escape back up to the opening menu. Select "Draw" and then "Create Lottery". Read Me Wager Draw Config Quit LottoProf 3.1 ╔════════════════╗ ║ Select Lottery ║ ║>Create Lottery ║ ╚════════════════╝ ╔════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╗ ║ Enter the largest number that can be drawn: 50 ║ ║ How many times per week is a drawing held?: 1 ║ ║ LottoProf is currently set for 6-ball play. Is this Ok (y/n)? y ║ ╚════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝ Before you can enter numbers, the largest number playable must be known. Since you are creating a lottery from scratch, you are asked this information. Here, "50" has been entered. The frequency of drawings must also be known. Once you have finished the questions you will see: Read Me Wager Draw Config Quit LottoProf 3.1 ╔════════════════╗ ║ Select Lottery ║ ║ Create Lottery ║ ╔══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╗ ║ Lottery Drawing History ║ ║ date b1 b2 b3 b4 b5 b6 b+ 6/6 5/6+ 5/6 4/6 3/6 ║ ║mm/dd/19yy 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ <Esc> = Exit <F2> = Menu <Ins> = Insert <Del> = Delete Arrows ║ ╚══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝ Go ahead. Fill in some numbers. The date and winning numbers are mandatory, but the prize values are optional. Press Insert to add a new entry. The date field will automatically increment by 7 days -- the usual duration between lotto draws. (You can change this.) If the date is correct press CR to accept it and move to the "b1" field; otherwise you can change the date. Done? Ok, press F2. Read Me Wager Draw Config Quit LottoProf 3.1 ╔════════════════╗ ║ Select Lottery ║ ║ Create Lottery ║ ╔══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╗ ║1 Lottery Drawing History ║ ║ date b1 b2 b3 b4 b5 b6 b+ 6/6 5/6+ 5/6 4/6 3/6 ║ ║04/01/1991 1 2 3 4 5 6 7╔═══════ Options═══════╗ 300.00 20.00 1.00 ║ ║04/08/1991 11 12 13 14 15 16 17║ Edit History ║ 333.33 22.22 1.11 ║ ║ ║ Save History to File ║ ║ ║ ║ Hot Numbers ║ ║ ║ ║ Print History ║ ║ ║ ║ Display History ║ ║ ║ ║ Frequency of Draws ║ ║ ║ ║ Add Player ║ ║ ║ ╚══════════════════════╝ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ <Esc> = Exit <F2> = Menu <Ins> = Insert <Del> = Delete Arrows ║ ╚══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝ Select "Save History to File". After prompting for a filename, LottoProf will save the lottery history to a disk file. If you have more drawing results to enter, select "Edit History", enter the results, return to the Options menu, and save the table again. When you are done, press ESC. Important: In order to permanently record the entries you made to the Lottery Drawing History table, ie., record them to the disk file, you must do the save procedure before exiting this Options menu. To get a paper printout of the winning number, select the "Print History" option. You will be asked for the range of draws you want to print (in terms of row numbers). Read Me Wager Draw Config Quit LottoProf 3.1 ╔════════════════╗ ║ Select Lottery ║ ║ Create Lottery ║ ╔══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╗ ║2 Lottery Drawing History ║ ║ date b1 b2 b3 b4 b5 b6 b+ 6/6 5/6+ 5/6 4/6 3/6 ║ ║04/01/1991 1 2 3 4 5 6 7╔═══════ Options═══════╗ 300.00 20.00 1.00 ║ ║04/08/1991 11 12 13 14 15 16 17║ Edit History ║ 333.33 22.22 1.11 ║ ║ ║ Save History to File ║ ║ ║ ║ Hot Numbers ║ ║ ║ ║ Print History ║ ║ ║╔════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╗║ ║║ Enter first line to print (hit <CR> for 1): 1 ║║ ║║ Enter final line to print (hit <CR> for last): 2 ║║ ║║ ║║ ║╚════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ <Esc> = Exit <F2> = Menu <Ins> = Insert <Del> = Delete Arrows ║ ╚══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝ Ensure your printer is ready, then press CR . The printing will commence. So what of the "Display History" option? To find out, do this: exit the Options menu. Choose "Select Lottery" then choose "CAN649A". Read Me Wager Draw Config Quit LottoProf 3.1 ╔════════════════╗ ║ Select Lottery ║ ╔══════════════╤══════════════╤══════════════╤══════════════╤══════════════╗ ║ >CAN649A.LOT │ │ │ │ ║ ║ LOTTARIO.LOT│ │ │ │ ║ ║ │ │ │ │ ║ ║ │ │ │ │ ║ ║ │ │ │ │ ║ ║ │ │ │ │ ║ ║ │ │ │ │ ║ ║ │ │ │ │ ║ ╚══════════════╧══════════════╧══════════════╧══════════════╧══════════════╝ Press F2 to invoke the Options menu. Select "Display History". This is a graphical display of the lottery's drawing history. The horizontal axis is the draw number; the vertical axis is the number drawn -- a point is plotted for each ball. You can re- scale the graph using the arrowkeys; press F1 for the exact definitions. This graph is not in- tended for trend analysis, for that's a hopeless quest, but just to give you something pretty to look at. I mentioned earlier that when you add result to a lottery's drawing history, the date field automatically increments by 7 days. But what if your lottery plays biweekly? Not a problem. Select the "Frequency of Draws" option and choose the appropriate entry. Read Me Wager Draw Config Quit LottoProf 3.1 ╔════════════════╗ ║ Select Lottery ║ ╔══════════════╤══════════════╤══════════════╤══════════════╤══════════════╗ ╔══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╗ ║1 Lottery Drawing History ║ ║ date b1 b2 b3 b4 b5 b6 b+ 6/6 5/6+ 5/6 4/6 3/6 ║ ║04/01/1991 1 2 3 4 5 6 7╔═══════ Options═══════╗ 300.00 20.00 1.00 ║ ║04/08/1991 11 12 13 14 15 16 17║ Edit History ║ 333.33 22.22 1.11 ║ ║ ║ Save History to File ║ ║ ║ ║ Hot Numbers ║ ║ ║ ║ Print History ║ ║ ║ ║ Display History ║ ║ ║ ║ Frequency of Draws ║ ║ ║ ║ ╔═ Draw Frequency══╗ ║ ║ ║ ╚═║ 1 draw per week ║═╝ ║ ║ ║>2 draws per week ║ ║ ║ ║ 3 draws per week ║ ║ ║ ║ 4 draws per week ║ ║ ║ ║ 5 draws per week ║ ║ ║ ║ 6 draws per week ║ ║ ║ ║ Daily drawing ║ ║ ║ ╚══════════════════╝ ║ ║ <Esc> = Exit <F2> = Menu <Ins> = Insert <Del> = Delete Arrows ║ ╚══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝ Now return to the Opening Menu. Press Q for Quit and then Y for Yes. Read Me Wager Draw Config Quit LottoProf 3.1 ╔═════╗ ║ No ║ ║ Yes ║ ╚═════╝ And your first lesson in LottoProf is complete.