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Lotto Thunder 1.2
For PICK-6 Lotto's
Copyright (c) 1992 By Charles P. Staats
All Rights Reserved
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Contents
PROLOG 1
DISCLAIMER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
LICENCE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
INTRODUCTION 3
PREDICTION METHODS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Method #1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Method #2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Method #3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Auto Run Predictions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
COMPUWHEEL WHEEL SYSTEMS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
What is ComPuWheels? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
ComPuWheels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Wheel System Odds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Wheel System Odds Cont. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS 11
Installing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Virtual Memory Manager (VMM) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
In Memory Scanning (Fast-Scan) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
TUTORIAL 13
1 FILE Menu (ALT-F) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
1.1 ADD new game records (CTRL-A) . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
1.2 ANALYZE database numbers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
1.3 CHANGE database file (CTRL-C) . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
1.4 CREATE new database file . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
1.5 PRINT game records (CTRL-P) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
1.6 VIEW game records (CTRL-V) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
1.7 EXIT to DOS (ALT-X) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
2 EDIT Menu (ALT-E) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
2.1 EDIT game records . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
2.2 DELETE a game record . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
2.3 SORT database by date . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
3 PREDICTION Menu (ALT-P) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
3.1 Auto Run Prediction Method #1 . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
3.2 Prediction Method #1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
3.3 Prediction Method #2 Sub-Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
3.4 Auto Run Prediction Method #2 . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
3.5 Auto Selection of Previous Games . . . . . . . . . . 18
3.6 Manual Selection of Previous Games . . . . . . . . . 18
3.7 Change Previous Game Block Size . . . . . . . . . . . 18
3.8 Auto Run Prediction Method #3 . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
3.9 Prediction Method #3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
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3.10 Auto Run All Three Prediction Methods . . . . . . . 20
3.11 Combine ComPuWheel Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
4 SCAN Menu (ALT-S) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
4.1 Auto Scan for Winning Plays . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
4.2 Scan for Past Performance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
5 COMPUWHEELS Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
5.1 Compuwheels Menu 15-34 Numbers (ALT-W) . . . . . . . 22
5.2 Compuwheels Menu 35-54 Numbers (ALT-H) . . . . . . . 22
REGISTRATION 23
Questions and Help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
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Lotto Thunder 1.2
Copyright (C) 1992 By Charles P. Staats
All rights reserved
PROLOG
This program is produced by a member of the Association of Shareware
Professionals (ASP). ASP wants to make sure that the shareware principle
works for you. If you are unable to resolve a shareware-related problem with
an ASP member by contacting the member directly, ASP may be able to help. The
ASP Ombudsman can help you resolve a dispute or problem with an ASP member,
but does not provide technical support for members' products. Please write to
the ASP Ombudsman at 545 Grover Road, Muskegon, MI 49442-9427 or send a
Compuserve message via CompuServe Mail to ASP Ombudsman 70007,3536.
DISCLAIMER
Charles P. Staats hereby disclaims all warranties relating to this
product, whether express or implied, including without limitation any implied
warranties of merchant ability or fitness for a particular purpose. Charles
P. Staats cannot and will not be liable for any special, incidental,
consequential, indirect or similar damages due to loss of data or any other
reason, even if Charles P. Staats or an authorized agent for Charles P.
Staats has been advised of the possibility of such damages. In no event
shall the liability for any damages ever exceed the price paid for the
license to use software, regardless of the form and/or extent of the claim.
The user of this program bears all risk as to the quality and performance of
the software.
Lotto Thunder 1.2
Copyright (C) 1992 By Charles P. Staats
All rights reserved
LICENCE
Lotto Thunder is a Shareware product. As such, it is made available to
the general computing public for evaluation. Users are licensed to operate
Lotto Thunder on their personal computers for the purpose of test and
evaluation on a trial basis for a limited trial period. It is not possible
to reasonably define any definitive limits of a fair and equitable time
period for evaluation, therefore it is left to the user's judgment and sense
of fair play as to the time required to make a decision as to its usefulness.
If the user decides the program is not of sufficient merit to warrant
purchase through registration with Charles P. Staats, the program should be
removed from their personal computer. Otherwise, if the program is deemed
useful and is in regular use on the user's personal computer system,
registration with Charles P. Staats is required.
Registered users are those users that elect to pay for Lotto Thunder and
register that payment with Charles P. Staats. By virtue of registration and
payment for the program, registered users are granted a license to continue
to utilize the program on their personal computer for as long as they choose.
This license authorizes the user to use the program on any personal computer
system he or she may own so long as the program is operated on only one
computer system at a time.
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Lotto Thunder 1.2
Copyright (C) 1992 By Charles P. Staats
All rights reserved
INTRODUCTION
You now have a copy of the newest version of the Lotto Thunder (formally
Lotto Prophecy) series. The Lotto Thunder/Lotto Prophecy series has been in
development and testing for over three years. Created and tested in
California using the lotto 6/49+Bonus. Which the odds of predicting the
winning numbers equals 1:13,983,816. The system has proved itself repeatedly,
in lotteries with high odds in predicting winning numbers. If it can work in
a 6/49+Bonus lotto, it should work very well in lotteries with lower odds.
Lotto Thunder, written in dBASE, and compiled with Clipper 5.0. What
does this mean to you? First, dBASE is superior in keeping track of large
database files. Also using the power of dBASE is excellent in predicting
trends.
There are three complete and different prediction systems. Method #1
uses REPEAT RATIO, PERCENTAGE, AVERAGE, FREQUENCY ANALYSIS, PAIRS, TRIPLES
and LONG SHOT. Method #2 employ numbers from PREVIOUS GAMES, using variable
game blocks from three through nine games. Method #3 uses Top 20 numbers,
Sizzling numbers, Constant numbers, Inconstant numbers, and Frozen numbers.
The three different methods can be used with any pick six lotto game with or
without one bonus or substitute number.
Also there is a complete wheeling system (Wheeling systems are
scientific, mathematical tools). The wheeling system allows you to choose a
large group of numbers in any lotto game (from Lotto Thunder, or your own).
Play a special set of combinations of those numbers and get a minimum win
guarantee. Lotto Thunder can wheel from fifteen through fifty four numbers,
with a win guarantee of three out of six if six winning numbers guessed
correctly.
Clipper and Nantucket are trademarks of Nantucket Corporation.
dBASE is a trademark of Borland International, Inc.
All other brand and product names are trademarks or registered trademarks
of their respective companies.
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Lotto Thunder 1.2
Copyright (C) 1992 By Charles P. Staats
All rights reserved
PREDICTION METHODS
Method #1
How often have you wondered when the last drawing winners were going to
hit again in the next game? REPEAT RATIO will make this decision for you. The
average Repeat Ratio is 1:6. This means that for every six single hits a
number has, it will have one double hit (two wins in a row). According to the
database, a number with a Repeat Ratio of 1:5, or lower, has the best
probability of winning two in a row.
PERCENTAGE is a prediction method based on the mathematical probability
on the percentage of times a number has hit. Usually a number that has hit
between thirteen through twenty percent has the highest probability of
consistently winning.
AVERAGING and FREQUENCY Analysis is two types of number analysis using
total winners, and total games played. Using this type of examination a
pattern of winning often can be plotted.
Any predicted numbers (using any of the other prediction routines), also
bring other numbers into the prediction field using PERCENTAGE on PAIRS. How
does PERCENTAGE on PAIRS work? If number five comes up into the prediction
field, and Percentage on Pair's equals fifteen percent. Lotto Thunder will
check the number before and after the predicted number, four, and six. If
either four or six has some hits with number five of fifteen percent or more.
Those numbers will be added to the prediction field.
TRIPLES operate much in the same way as does PAIRS. For example, If
number ten comes into the prediction field, and Percentage on TRIPLES equals
five percent. Lotto Thunder will check the number before and after the
predicted number, eight, nine and eleven, twelve. If either eight, nine or
eleven, twelve has some hits with number ten of five percent or more. Those
numbers will be added to the prediction field.
LONG SHOT was design to fill a wheel after a prediction run. For
example, you did a prediction run to pick twenty eight numbers. After the
prediction run, you find Lotto Thunder picks only twenty numbers or so. You
now have the option to fill the rest of the wheel with numbers that have
longest odds of being picked.
Method #2
Using PREVIOUS GAMES, a very popular way for selecting lotto numbers.
What Lotto Thunder does instead of using single numbers for predictions, it
uses blocks of games. Lotto Thunder employs variable game blocks from three
through nine games. The theory is that many winning numbers do, come from a
catalog of recently drawn numbers.
For example, if the game block size equals seven games, the database
file has hundred games in it. You have chosen Previous Games 1-7, the program
will use lotto games #99, #98, #97, #96, #95, #94, #93. Filter out any
duplicate numbers, and wheel the remaining numbers. This remains true for
through out the Previous Games options, the only difference is the counting
back from the end of the database file.
You have several options when using this portion of the prediction
system. AUTO SELECTION designed to scan your database and pick the top five
Previous Games for you. MANUAL SELECTION can pick Previous Games by entering
a game number.
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Lotto Thunder 1.2
Copyright (C) 1992 By Charles P. Staats
All rights reserved
Method #3
Method #3 has three stages to complete. The first stage is scanning the
database. During the scanning of the database the numbers of the database
will be displayed in a chart format. The display of the chart has the
following heading.
Wins Total: Total number of times a number was a winner within the range
of selected games.
Wins %: The percentage of times a number was a winner within the range
of selected games.
No-Wins Total: Total number of times a number was a loser within the
range of selected games.
No-Wins %: The percentage of times a number was a loser within the range
of selected games.
Average of Wins: The average number of games that have elapse between
wins within the range of selected games for a number.
Last Wins: The number of games that has elapse since a number was a
winner.
Low/High: The lowest and highest number of games that elapse since a
number was a winner within the range of selected games.
Current Position: The current position of a number using the Low/High
range compared with the last wins data.
The second stage is after scanning is completed a window will open and
display the numbers from the database in five categories. The categories are
Top 20, Sizzling, Constant, Inconstant, Frozen.
The Top 20 numbers are twenty numbers that have been picked from the
database because of their performance. The user can choose the Top 20 four
different ways. By entering a number from 1-4, Lotto Thunder will display a
new list of the Top 20 Numbers.
I found that giving the user a choice of four different ways for the Top
20 Numbers seems to work very well. I have seen lotto magazines pick twenty
numbers only one way. Often those numbers never come up. In Method #3 you may
find more winning numbers in one group of the Top 20 then another group.
All numbers in the database are broken down into four main categories
(Sizzling, Constant, Inconstant, Frozen). It doesn't matter if the numbers
are in the Top 20 or not. If a number fits into a category it will be
displayed in that category. If a certain number is not display at all, it
doesn't fit into any category.
Sizzling numbers are the hot numbers. Numbers with the most wins using
the current database data.
Constant numbers are numbers that have a good wins percentage, but are
not hot enough to be Sizzling numbers.
Inconstant numbers are numbers that have a very low win percentage. Most
numbers will be Inconstant numbers.
Frozen numbers are numbers with the lowest win percentage.
The final stage is wheeling the numbers. This is where the user comes
in. It's up to the user to pick the numbers to wheel. The first question to
answer is how many numbers you would like to wheel. A window will pop-up to
help you decide how many numbers to wheel and games to play.
The numbers can come from the five categories displayed on the screen.
Or the numbers can be picked from a printout from the scan of selected games
showing the numbers in the chart format. After the numbers are in the
ComPuWheel you can output the ComPuWheel to the screen, printer, or a file.
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Lotto Thunder 1.2
Copyright (C) 1992 By Charles P. Staats
All rights reserved
Auto Run Predictions
Auto Run is a section of Lotto Thunder that automatically runs one, or
all three prediction methods for you. You tell Auto Run how numbers you want
to play and Auto Run does the rest.
Auto Run may run each prediction method(s) up to ten times to pick your
chosen amount of numbers within plus or minus three numbers. After each
prediction method(s) predicts your numbers Auto Run wheels your numbers, save
the predictions in a ComPuWheel file, display the results automatically.
There are several options available in Auto Run. Before Auto Run does
any predictions you have the option to reset the parameters for each
prediction method(s) before a prediction run. If you never have used Auto Run
I would answer this with a (Y)es till you understand how the prediction
methods work. But, if you have executed each prediction method manually, and
have them set a special way to prediction your numbers, answer this option
with an (N) no.
Auto Run also has printout options for data analysis for each prediction
method(s), printouts of ComPuWheels when saved, printout results of Auto Run.
All printouts can be directed to either to the printer or a file.
Let's do an example prediction run using Auto Run. We will run all three
prediction methods to pick twenty two numbers. When Auto Run starts each
prediction method it resets (if reset parameters is active) the parameters
back to the defaults for each prediction method.
After each prediction method has picked it numbers it checks to see if
it's within the plus or minus three numbers of twenty-two. If not, Auto Run
will adjust the parameters for that prediction method it's running, then
executes again.
After prediction method(s) picks within the twenty-two numbers. Auto Run
will wheel the numbers, save the wheel to disk (automatically naming the file
for you), print the wheel (optional), display the results. If a prediction
method fails to pick twenty-two numbers Auto Run will display the results
from each attempt.
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Lotto Thunder 1.2
Copyright (C) 1992 By Charles P. Staats
All rights reserved
COMPUWHEEL WHEEL SYSTEMS
What is ComPuWheels?
ComPuWheels are computer generated wheels systems. Also, ComPuWheels are
perfectly balanced, and ComPuWheels always brings in the prize guarantee.
I always had the desire designing my own wheel systems using my
computer. After months of work, I discovered the secret, and then wrote a
program to develop ComPuWheels. Being I live in California, the first wheel
was a forty-nine number wheel. After the wheels were developed, I then wrote
a program to test the forty- nine number wheel. By checking the past winning
games of the California Lotto with the wheel to see what the results would
be. If someone would have used the forty-nine number wheel on 3-28-87, they
would have had a five number plus bonus number winner. This paid out over 1.1
million dollars. There were also many five winners, four winners, and
hundreds of three winners during the testing of the forty nine number wheel
using the California database.
Anywhere you have access to ComPuWheels (Method #1, Method #2, Method
#3, ComPuWheels Menu), you can save your ComPuWheels to a file (ComPuWheel
file). As you finish a Prediction run, or after inputting numbers into a
ComPuWheel at the ComPuWheel's menu. You are given a choice for your output
(Screen, Printer, File). If a "F" for file output is entered, Lotto Thunder
will show a directory display of all files with the file extension DBF
(*.DBF). Lotto Thunder will then prompt you for a filename using the file
extension DBF. If you don't enter a file extension, the file extension DBF
will be added.
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Lotto Thunder 1.2
Copyright (C) 1992 By Charles P. Staats
All rights reserved
ComPuWheels
Copyright (c) 1990,1991,1992 By Charles P. Staats
All ComPuWheels within Lotto Thunder has a prize guarantee of 3 out of 6 if
six winning numbers are guessed correctly.
15 Numbers, 7 Plays 35 Numbers, 164 Plays
16 Numbers, 9 Plays 36 Numbers, 184 Plays
17 Numbers, 14 Plays 37 Numbers, 199 Plays
18 Numbers, 20 Plays 38 Numbers, 221 Plays
19 Numbers, 28 Plays 39 Numbers, 244 Plays
20 Numbers, 30 Plays 40 Numbers, 275 Plays
21 Numbers, 26 Plays 41 Numbers, 285 Plays
22 Numbers, 77 Plays 42 Numbers, 307 Plays
23 Numbers, 77 Plays 43 Numbers, 330 Plays
24 Numbers, 74 Plays 44 Numbers, 355 Plays
25 Numbers, 78 Plays 45 Numbers, 380 Plays
26 Numbers, 80 Plays 46 Numbers, 411 Plays
27 Numbers, 86 Plays 47 Numbers, 440 Plays
28 Numbers, 91 Plays 48 Numbers, 477 Plays
29 Numbers, 94 Plays 49 Numbers, 496 Plays
30 Numbers, 115 Plays 50 Numbers, 542 Plays
31 Numbers, 125 Plays 51 Numbers, 575 Plays
32 Numbers, 131 Plays 52 Numbers, 609 Plays
33 Numbers, 139 Plays 53 Numbers, 647 Plays
34 Numbers, 152 Plays 54 Numbers, 672 Plays
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Lotto Thunder 1.2
Copyright (C) 1992 By Charles P. Staats
All rights reserved
Wheel System Odds
The numbers below represents n in the odds formula 1:n.
For example in the game 6/49: 499,422 means you will match
all six winning numbers approximately once in 499,422
games if using an unabridged system.
8 9 10 11 12 13
Wheel Wheel Wheel Wheel Wheel Wheel
System System System System System System
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Lotto
6/30 | 21,206 | 7,096 | 2,828 | 1,285 | 643 | 346 |
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6/36 | 69,564 | 23,188 | 9,275 | 4,216 | 2,108 | 1,135 |
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6/38 | 98,596 | 32,865 | 13,146 | 5,976 | 2,988 | 1,609 |
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6/39 | 116,522 | 38,841 | 15,536 | 7,062 | 3,531 | 1,901 |
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6/40 | 137,085 | 45,695 | 18,278 | 8,308 | 4,154 | 2,237 |
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6/42 | 187,350 | 62,450 | 24,979 | 11,355 | 5,677 | 3,057 |
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6/44 | 252,109 | 84,036 | 33,615 | 15,279 | 7,640 | 4,114 |
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6/45 | 290,895 | 96,965 | 38,786 | 17,630 | 8,815 | 4,747 |
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6/46 | 334,529 | 111,151 | 44,604 | 20,275 | 10,137 | 5,459 |
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6/48 | 438,268 | 146,089 | 58,436 | 26,562 | 13,281 | 7,151 |
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6/49 | 499,422 | 166,474 | 66,590 | 30,268 | 15,134 | 8,149 |
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Lotto Thunder 1.2
Copyright (C) 1992 By Charles P. Staats
All rights reserved
Wheel System Odds Cont.
14 15 16 17 18
Wheel Wheel Wheel Wheel Wheel
System System System System System
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Lotto
6/30 | 198 | 119 | 74 | 48 | 32 |
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6/36 | 649 | 389 | 243 | 157 | 105 |
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6/38 | 919 | 552 | 345 | 223 | 149 |
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6/39 | 1,086 | 652 | 407 | 264 | 176 |
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6/40 | 1,278 | 767 | 479 | 310 | 207 |
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6/42 | 1,747 | 1,048 | 655 | 424 | 283 |
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6/44 | 2,351 | 1,410 | 882 | 570 | 380 |
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6/45 | 1,712 | 1,627 | 1,017 | 658 | 439 |
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6/46 | 3,119 | 1,872 | 1,170 | 757 | 505 |
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6/48 | 4,086 | 2,452 | 1,532 | 992 | 661 |
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6/49 | 4,657 | 2,794 | 1,746 | 1,130 | 753 |
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Lotto Thunder 1.2
Copyright (C) 1992 By Charles P. Staats
All rights reserved
SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
- IBM PC, XT, AT, 386, 486 and 100% IBM PC compatibles.
- MS-DOS OR PC-DOS version 3.0 or later operating system.
- 640k bytes of RAM (approx, 415k bytes free), LIM expanded memory is
supported.
- One hard-disk (Must). Lotto Thunder also needs 75k of disk space
during execution.
- A monochrome or color monitor with 80 column display.
- Printer is optional. All predictions, and ComPuWheels output to either
screen, printer, or file.
Installing
Type THUNDER at the DOS prompt to start Lotto Thunder. The first time
Lotto Thunder executes, you are prompt about using a color monitor. If you
are using a Mono monitor answer this prompt with an (N)o. Otherwise answer
this prompt with a (Y)es for a CGA, EGA, VGA systems. Then a directory of all
database files is shown in a browse window. Use the arrow keys to move the
highlight bar to a filename, then press the <<ENTER>> key to enter the
filename. Or, press the <<ESCape>> key to enter a filename manually.
Everytime you exit Lotto Thunder, the program will leave a file on your
disk called THUNDER.SYS. This file is a memory dump of all the variables used
during execution, and the last database file used. The next time Lotto
Thunder is executed, the program will remember all program variables,
database file, and monitor type.
If you would like to install Lotto Thunder for a different monitor type,
erase the file THUNDER.SYS and execute Lotto Thunder.
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Lotto Thunder 1.2
Copyright (C) 1992 By Charles P. Staats
All rights reserved
Virtual Memory Manager (VMM)
Lotto Thunder supports using expanded memory. Lotto Thunder will run in
415k of available main memory without any expanded memory. Running in this
minimum memory space will cause the VMM to swap memory to disk causing a
performance slow down.
For maximum performance run with as much main memory as available with
as much expanded memory as possible. Lotto Thunder supports Lotus-Intel-
Microsoft (LIM) expanded Memory Specification 3.2 or higher. Lotto Thunder
can and will take up to EIGHT megabyte of expanded memory if you let it.
If you like to limit the amount of LIM memory use by Lotto Thunder use
this command from DOS before starting Lotto Thunder, SET CLIPPER=E3000. This
example will limit Lotto Thunder to three megabytes of LIM memory. Even
running in minimum memory Lotto Thunder is still fifty percent faster then
any previous Lotto Prophecy/Lotto Thunder versions.
In Memory Scanning (Fast-Scan)
Lotto Thunder can scan database files in two ways. Anytime Lotto Thunder
loads a database file, it checks the game count contained in the database
file. If the database file has less then three thousand (3000) games Lotto
Thunder will load the complete file into memory. Over three thousand games,
Lotto Thunder will scan the database on disk.
In Memory Scanning routines are contained in Analyze database numbers,
Prediction Method #1, Method #2, and Method #3. All Edit functions, Add new
games, or sorting, is done on the database file on disk. After any of those
functions, Lotto Thunder will reload the database file back into memory if
less then three thousand games.
In Memory scanning is totally automatic by Lotto Thunder. The user does
not have to do anything while running Lotto Thunder. In Memory Scanning is
over fifty percent faster then scanning on disk.
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Lotto Thunder 1.2
Copyright (C) 1992 By Charles P. Staats
All rights reserved
TUTORIAL
Lotto Thunder uses a SAA/CUA compatible pull-down menu system. There are
several ways to activate the menu system. By using the F-10 key to activate
the menu bar, move the highland bar to a menu name, press <<ENTER>> to pull
the menu down. Another way to activate the menu bar is to use the ALT key
with the highland letter for each menu name in the menu bar to pull down the
menu. Once the menu is activated, move the highland bar to a menu selection,
then press <<ENTER>>. Instead of moving the highlight bar, press the
highlight letters in the menu to activate a function.
Lotto Thunder also has some shortcut commands. The shortcut commands can
only be activated from the main screen of Lotto Thunder, not from the menu
bar or from an activated menu. Shortcut commands are CTRL-A for Add games,
CTRL-C for Change a file, CTRL-P for Print game records, CTRL-V for View game
records, and ALT-X to Exit to Dos.
Before getting started you must have or get the winning numbers for your
lotto. If you can, get all the winning numbers for your lotto since the
beginning of your lotto. The more data you have, the more accurate Lotto
Thunder will predict. Contact your local lotto office for more details about
getting the winning numbers.
The first time Lotto Thunder executes, you are prompt about using a
color monitor. If you are using a Mono monitor answer this prompt with an
(N)o. Otherwise answer this prompt with a (Y)es for a CGA, EGA, VGA systems.
Then a directory of all database files is shown in a browse window. Use the
arrow keys to move the highlight bar to a filename, then press the <<ENTER>>
key to enter the filename. Or, press the <<ESCape>> key to enter a filename
manually. If you would like to create a new file, use the option from the
file menu (CREATE new database file). Note: you must add at least one game to
the new data file for the program to continue. After the file creation, you
will be put into the ADD new game option of the file menu. From there you can
add as many games as you would like.
Lotto Thunder uses a higher speed input system. For example, you are
adding lotto numbers to your data file. You have entered the number six, the
highlighted area expects a two digit number. Thus, you would need to push the
<<ENTER>> key to move to the next highlight area. Or, you could enter a zero
and then the number six. This will move the cursor to the next highlight
area. Using this method on single digits numbers, or characters, can speed-up
inputting data. This method holds true throughout Lotto Thunder. You only
need to push the <<ENTER>> key if the highlight area isn't fulfilled.
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Lotto Thunder 1.2
Copyright (C) 1992 By Charles P. Staats
All rights reserved
1 FILE Menu (ALT-F)
1.1 ADD new game records (CTRL-A)
Adds new lotto game numbers to the current lotto database file. Input
the date of the game, then the numbers (up to seven). This can be six numbers
plus a bonus number. If you don't use all the number inputs, you can leave
them blank.
After you have entered your numbers, Lotto Thunder will ask you if you
would like to Auto Scan the ComPuWheel Files for winning plays. If you answer
this with an (Y)es, the Auto Scan feature starts looking for ComPuWheel
Files. If it finds any ComPuWheel Files, all winning Plays in each file will
be display.
1.2 ANALYZE database numbers
Before you can start doing any analyzing, you must specify the game
range to scan. Lotto Thunder will show the game range that you can choose
from. You can scan anywhere within the game range. All analyzing totals will
be from the game range chosen.
You are given a choice to enter a number from one through the high
number of your lotto game. Or, you can enter the letter "A" (for All), to
scan all the lotto numbers. With the letter "A" option, you also can printout
all data for the lotto numbers being analyzed.
1.3 CHANGE database file (CTRL-C)
If you are using multiple lotto database files, you can use this option
to change to other database files. A directory of all database files is shown
in a browse window. Use the arrow keys to move the highlight bar to a
filename, then press the <<ENTER>> key to enter the filename. Or, press the
<<ESCape>> key to enter a filename manually.
1.4 CREATE new database file
You must add at least one game to a new data file for Lotto Thunder to
continue. You also have to input the highest number your lotto plays. For
example, in California, the lotto game is a 6/51. This means that the game is
with six numbers, with the highest number being 51. Incorrect input of this
number could cause Lotto Thunder not to scan to the proper number.
After the file creation, you are put into the ADD new games option of
the file menu. From here you can add as many games as you would like.
1.5 PRINT game records (CTRL-P)
If you have a printer, you can printout all the games in the current
database file (output to a file, or the printer). Anytime during the
printout, pushing the <<ESCape>> key will abort this function.
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1.6 VIEW game records (CTRL-V)
This is the same as print existing games. Except the output is to the
screen, not the printer. Also using the <<ESCape>> key, will abort this
function.
1.7 EXIT to DOS (ALT-X)
This function will save all data Lotto Thunder is using into the file
Thunder.sys. Lotto Thunder will then close all files and exit to DOS.
Shortcut command is ALT-X from main screen.
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2 EDIT Menu (ALT-E)
2.1 EDIT game records
The worse thing that can happen is to input the wrong winning numbers.
By using EDIT game records a display of twelve game records will be shown.
Using the arrow keys or the pageup-pagedown keys you may scan the file to
place the cursor. Pushing the <<ENTER>> key will start the edit feature.
Using the <<ESCape>> key will exit EDIT game records.
2.2 DELETE a game record
If you find a need to Delete a game record this option will do it for
you. Lotto Thunder will prompt for a game record number to Delete. After the
game record number is entered, that game record will be displayed. Lotto
Thunder will prompt you if this is the game record to Delete. A positive
answer will Delete the current game record being displayed.
2.3 SORT database by date
Sometimes a game is entered out of order (by date), or a game is
forgotten and entered later. This option will take the current database and
Sort the database by date.
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3 PREDICTION Menu (ALT-P)
3.1 Auto Run Prediction Method #1
This selection will do an Auto Run of Prediction Method #1. See the Auto
Run section of this manual for more information.
3.2 Prediction Method #1
This method is the most powerful, and has more options to predict
numbers. Number analysis in Method #1 can be user adjusted.
The first thing you may want to do, decide how many numbers you are
going to play. You can do this by going to the ComPuWheels Menu and picking
out how many numbers and total plays you are going to predict. After you have
decided how many numbers you are going to play, you are ready to do some
predictions.
Before you can start doing any predictions, you must specify the game
range to scan. Lotto Thunder will show the game range that you can choose
from. You can scan anywhere within the game range.
Now, lets predict some winning lotto numbers. Start doing prediction
runs using the default settings in Lotto Thunder.
Enter the Min. and Max. Game for this scan, from 1 - ????
Enter # for spread on Predictions, default (2)
Enter # for Repeat Ratio, default (5)
Enter # for Percentage on Predictions, default (18%)
Enter # for Percentage on Pairs, default (15%)
Enter # for Percentage on Triples, default (5%)
To answer any questions about SPREAD on PREDICTIONS, This is a setting
to adjust the spread on when a number will hit on a game. For example, if
spread equals zero, only numbers that hit exactly on the predicted game will
be put into the prediction field. If spread equals one, numbers selected to
hit on the predicted game, and numbers that hit plus or minus one game will
be put into the prediction field.
Also if spread equals two, numbers selected to hit on the predicted
game, and numbers that hit plus or minus two games, will be put into the
prediction field.
For the first few prediction runs, leave PERCENTAGE on PAIRS, and
PERCENTAGE on TRIPLES set at its defaults. I found the defaults setting to
work very well for prediction processing. Setting PERCENTAGE on PAIRS, or
PERCENTAGE on TRIPLES higher, will bring fewer numbers into the prediction
field.
ONLY predicted numbers will do PERCENTAGE on PAIRS, or PERCENTAGE on
TRIPLES processing. PERCENTAGE on PAIRS, or PERCENTAGE on TRIPLES predicted
number will not do PERCENTAGE on PAIRS, or PERCENTAGE on TRIPLES processing.
The cliche, do prediction runs, and try to get your total picks around
three quarters of your total numbers that you decided to play. The easiest
way to do this is by changing the setting on PERCENTAGE (higher, fewer
numbers, lower, more numbers). Fill the rest of the prediction field with
LONG SHOTS.
Also, if you notice that Lotto Thunder starts counting backwards, this
is normal.
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3.3 Prediction Method #2 Sub-Menu
3.4 Auto Run Prediction Method #2
This selection will do an Auto Run of Prediction Method #2. See the Auto
Run section of this manual for more information.
3.5 Auto Selection of Previous Games
Before you start using Method #2, check, or set, scan size of game
blocks. This can be done from the Method #2 sub-menu. The game block size can
be set from three through nine games. In the examples below, Previous Game
block size equals seven games.
AUTO SELECTION will scan your database and pick the top five Previous
Games for you. To start, you enter a starting game number, lets say a one.
Then you enter a hundred for the ending game number. Scanning would be from
Previous Games 1-7 through Previous Games 94-100 (game block size set at
seven games). You can scan the database from any starting game, through any
ending game. AUTO SELECTION can decide the beginning and ending games to scan
for you. Just use the defaults that Lotto Thunder picks for you.
If you have a two hundred game database, and you scan from Previous
Games 1-7 through Previous Games 94-100. Scanning would be for a total of
hundred games for all computations. Or, if scanning was from Previous Games
1-7 through Previous Games 44-50, scanning and computations would cover one
hundred fifty games. Smaller scans, equals, higher totals, and higher
averages. The larger scans (from start to end), the total winners, and
average winners may be lower (unless you have a very large database).
Using AUTO SELECTION can take sometime to complete. Depending on the
size of the database, it could take more then thirty minutes. A disk cache,
or Ramdisk can increase speed.
After the auto scan you then have a choice to wheel part of, or all five
Previous Games if you like. During the auto scan you can see the data
calculate, and the top five Previous games sort.
3.6 Manual Selection of Previous Games
The second section of Previous Games is the MANUAL SELECTION. You can
pull games in from the end of the database, or the beginning. It doesn't
matter, pick a game number, and Lotto Thunder will pull in games from there.
3.7 Change Previous Game Block Size
The default size of the game blocks is five games (up to thirty-five
numbers). The minimum size is three games (up to twenty one numbers), to a
maximum of nine games (up to sixty-three numbers). If you use this option to
change the game block size, pick this option from the Method #2 main menu.
You then can enter a number from three through nine.
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3.8 Auto Run Prediction Method #3
This selection will do an Auto Run of Prediction Method #3. See the Auto
Run section of this manual for more information.
3.9 Prediction Method #3
Before you can start scanning you must specify the game range to scan.
Lotto Thunder will show the game range that you can choose from. You can scan
within the game range.
Once the scanning starts, up to eight numbers will be displayed in a
chart format on the screen. After each screen a pause will hold scanning.
This gives you a moment to review the data for each number.
When scanning has finish a window will open to display the numbers in
five categories. The categories are Top 20, Sizzling, Constant, Inconstant,
Frozen.
The Top 20 numbers are twenty numbers that have been picked from the
database because of their performance. You can choose the Top 20 four
different ways. By entering a number from 1-4, Lotto Thunder will display a
new list of the Top 20 Numbers.
Enter a zero will continue Method #3 to the wheeling section. Lotto
Thunder will then ask you if you would to wheel some numbers. A positive
answer will display a list of ComPuWheels available for you to choose
from.
Once you selected a CompuWheel a window will open to let you enter
numbers from the screen, or printouts, or whatever. After you finish you can
output your ComPuWheel the same way as in other sections of Lotto Thunder.
When finish with wheeling the first wheel, you have a choice to wheel
more numbers if you like. In Method #3 you can wheel as many numbers in as
many wheels as you would like.
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3.10 Auto Run All Three Prediction Methods
Auto Run is very simple to use. Auto Run in Lotto Thunder operates in
the same way for one, or all three prediction methods.
When you first start Auto Run you will be asked how many numbers you
would like Auto Run to predict from each prediction method. To help you
decide how many numbers to play a window will open showing how many numbers
and plays for each wheel in Lotto Thunder.
There are several options available in Auto Run. Before Auto Run does
any predictions you have the option to reset the parameters for each
prediction method(s) before a prediction run. If you never have used Auto Run
I would answer this with a (Y)es till you understand how the prediction
methods work. But, if you have executed each prediction method manually, and
have them set a special way to prediction your numbers, answer this option
with an (N)o.
The last option is if you would like a printout of the ComPuWheels when
saved to disk. If you plan to play the numbers that Auto Run predicts you
will need to answer this question with a positive answer. As with all print
options in Lotto Thunder you can output to either the printer or a file.
After Auto Run has finish running the prediction method(s) a screen will
be shown showing the numbers picked for each prediction method(s). Also shown
are filenames for ComPuWheel and printout files for each prediction
method(s). Before you exit Auto Run you have the option for a printout of the
Auto Run results.
3.11 Combine ComPuWheel Files
This section of the program is designed to read all Lotto Thunder
ComPuWheel files. ComBine and convert the ComPuWheel files, and save them
into a Lotto Thunder database file. You then can load this new database (into
Lotto Thunder), and do Predictions on your Predictions. Or, whatever else you
like Lotto Thunder to do with this new and unique database file.
You can do predictions on your predictions to as many levels as you
like. For example, do some predictions on your regular lotto database and
save them into ComPuWheel files. Execute ComBine, to convert your ComPuWheel
files to a Lotto Thunder database file. Then do some more predictions on your
new database. Execute ComBine again to build even a bigger database file.
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4 SCAN Menu (ALT-S)
4.1 Auto Scan for Winning Plays
There are two places you can Auto Scan ComPuWheel files for Winning
Plays in Lotto Thunder. From ADD New Games (file menu), or from Auto Scan for
Winning Plays (scan menu).
When you enter the winning numbers (in ADD New Games), you will be
prompted about using Auto Scan's feature looking for ComPuWheel Files. If you
answer with an (Y)es, Auto Scan will start, if it finds any ComPuWheel Files,
all winning plays in each file will be display.
If Auto Scan is executed from the scan menu finds no ComPuWheel files,
Lotto Thunder will prompt for a filename, scanning that file for winners and
displaying them.
4.2 Scan for Past Performance
Have you ever had that what if question? What if I played my numbers a
week ago, a month ago, a year ago. You now can get the answer with SCAN FOR
PAST PERFORMANCE.
SCAN FOR PAST PERFORMANCE takes you favorite ComPuWheel files and
processes your database games through it. This can be the complete database,
sections of the database, or even one game from the database.
During the SCAN FOR PAST PERFORMANCE you will see individual games and
their winners from your ComPuwheel file displayed. As each game is process
through your ComPuWheel file a display of subtotals of winners will be
displayed. At the end of scanning a grand total of winners also will be
displayed (also, all info can be sent to your printer).
To start, SCAN FOR PAST PERFORMANCE will prompt you for a ComPuWheel
filename. This can be any ComPuWheel file that is compatible with Lotto
Thunder.
Before you can start SCANNING FOR PAST PERFORMANCE, you must specify the
range of games to insert into your ComPuWheel file. Lotto Thunder will show
the game range that you can choose from. You can insert games within the game
range.
You will next have the option to have a printout of the results. The
printouts contain the subtotals for each game that is inserted. After
scanning has completed, a grand total result is also printed.
Your last option before scanning is if you would like to pause after
each game is inserted. If this option is used, the scanning will pause after
each game and display the subtotals for that game. If this option is not
used, the scanning will continue until completed. Displaying the grand totals
after scanning is done. Note: This option is disabled if the printout option
is used.
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5 COMPUWHEELS Menu
5.1 Compuwheels Menu 15-34 Numbers (ALT-W)
5.2 Compuwheels Menu 35-54 Numbers (ALT-H)
If you like to wheel your own numbers, here is where you can do this.
You can wheel from fifteen to fifty four numbers. You have also a choice to
send output to the screen, to printer, or file. This section also uses the
higher speed input method (see tutorial).
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REGISTRATION
Lotto Thunder is sole property of Charles P. Staats. The Shareware
version, and ONLY that version, may be freely copied and transferred to
individual parties for evaluation purposes. The Shareware version, and ONLY
that version, may be posted on Bulletin Board systems (BBS) for electronic
access as long as NO FEE is charged for its distribution except for private
BBS operations that charge a regular user subscription fee. Computer
information services such as SUMMIT, Compuserve (CIS), Genie, Delphi, etc.,
are authorized to post this product for subscriber access. The Shareware
version of Lotto Thunder may NOT be distributed on diskette by any disk
distributor/vendor that charges more than $12.00 for the diskette upon which
the program and attendant files are recorded without written consent from
Charles P. Staats.
Lotto Thunder is a fully functional Shareware product. Shareware is
a computer program distribution/marketing method that permits potential
buyers to thoroughly try the program prior to purchase. It is NOT free and
itis not in the Public Domain. If, after evaluating the program, you find
itto be useful enough to use it on a regular basis, you are expected to pay
forit by registering with Charles P. Staats. The registration fee is
$20.00 and the registered version (with manual), which is NOT
distributed as Shareware, will not contain the opening Shareware screen
nor the closing messages. Also with registration receive copies of the
Lotto Thunder Update Newsletter. More database files are
available, because of limited space only a few are supplied with Lotto
Thunder. Most database files will need to be updated.
Send check or money order in U.S. Dollars for $20.00
To: Charles P. Staats
P.O. Box 29151
Brooklyn Center, MN. 55429
Questions and Help
If you are NOT a registered user of Lotto Thunder (or Lotto Prophecy),
please do not leave any messages (E-MAIL), or write letters. If you
are, send letters with a self addressed and stamped envelope. Or E-MAIL, to
Compuserve user ID: 72747,2474. Because of my limited availability, I
feel it's only fair, to support registered users only.
Note: Most of the hardware and software names are trademarks or trade names
of specific manufacturers.
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