Winning That Lotto




 


Winning


That


Lotto!

 


 


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Table Of Contents



Introduction *


A Brief History of the Lottery *


North America *


Australia and New Zealand *


The United Kingdom *


Around the Globe *


Free Lotto *


How to Win at Lotto *


Method #1: Lottery Wheels *


Method #2: Key Numbers *


Method #3: Number or Statistical Analysis *


Method #4: Filters *


Method #5: Lucky Charms *


The Debate: But can it really be done? *


Extra Lottery Dos and (mostly) Don’ts *


Conclusion *


Winners’ Stories *


Resource Guide *


Online: *


Connect with other lottery players on the web: *


Magazines: *


Books available on-line: *


Glossary of Lottery Terms *



 


 


 


 


Introduction



 


You’ve read the headlines:



"WESTERN 649 proves lucky again with $1 million win in Calgary"



"$101 Million Lottery Ticket Sold In Texas"



"Jobless maid from Kilmarnock sparkling after cleaning up with £2.2m"



And you wonder: "Why can’t this be me?"



Perhaps some of these people are just lucky. Media stories often focus on the unemployed guy wearing an irregular polyester shirt from X-Mart driving a body rotted Gremlin who just "had a feeling" and decided to buy a ticket along with the six pack for the first time in years risking his last ten bucks. Or the 75-year-old couple that recently lost all their possessions in a fiery blaze and then finally won the very next day using the "lucky" numbers they’ve been playing since their honeymoon in 1954.



But what about those people who actually know what they’re doing? Some lottery players don’t rely purely on luck to win the lottery, those who don’t just wait for it to happen to them. These people have systems based on the numbers and mathematics that work for them. You don’t read about these people because it takes the romance, the mystery, and the "luck" out of the lotto.



But it can happen to you. Because you’ve taken the first step!



Reading Winning That Lotto will put you one move closer to becoming one of those headlines. You will uncover the secrets that professional lottery players have been using for years. And once you know these secrets, you can start winning the lotto yourself.



So let’s get started…..



 


A Brief History of the Lottery



 


Like any part of history, there is some debate about just when lotteries first entered the picture. However, the Bible does make a reference to a form of lottery and there is some evidence of lotto playing as early as 100-44 B. C.


In 1530, an Italian lottery was held in Florence that featured cash prizes. This is even where and when the word “lottery” itself was likely born. It was possibly sprung from the Italian word “lotto," which means destiny or fate.


Soon after–in 1567–the first English state lottery was established. Queen Elizabeth I began the lottery and offered cash, dishware, and tapestry prizes. About 400,000 tickets were sold.


Even these early lotteries were used to support charitable causes. King James I created a London lottery in 1612 that aided the first American British colony–in Jamestown, Virginia.


From 1790 to the Civil War many colleges, schools and churches were erected with lottery proceeds. Universities as notable as Harvard and Yale even obtained early funding through lotteries.


But the authorities didn’t always see this positive aspect of lotto. In the 1800s laws prohibiting lotteries were enacted in the US and Canada because of corruption within the games and the "evil" nature of gambling.


Despite this abhorrence, things changed in the next century as regulatory boards were created. New Hampshire was the first state to form a legal lottery in that century. Changes to the Criminal Code of Canada in 1969 legalized gambling, allowing provinces to operate both lotteries and casinos. Charitable and religious organizations were now able to carry out specified lottery schemes to raise funds.


In 1976, lottery sales exceeded $1 billion for the first time. By 1999, The World Lottery Association boasted 63 member nations, putting a member on every continent except Antarctica.


A West Virginia man won the biggest jackpot ever in 2002. Jack Whittaker decided to take a lump sum payment of more than $170 million instead of an annuity that would have awarded him $314.9 million over three decades. He purchased his winning ticket in Hurricane, West Virginia.


The Internet has also altered the way lotteries are played. Winning numbers can now be found online around the world, 24 hours a day.


Some games can even be played on-line. Recently, the first African national online lottery game (Lotto Nigeria) was launched. With this latest news development, Nigeria joins more than 100 online global lottery operations the world. No more gathering around the TV or radio clutching that ticket, and waiting to hear your numbers called!


Lotteries have also become an important source of charity revenue. Today, lotteries fund everything from education to senior citizen clubs.


Lotto has sure come a long way since Moses first used it to award land in the Old Testament!

Now that you’ve learned a little about the background of lottery, let’s look at some lottery myths…


 


 


Lottery Myths Shattered


 


Myth #1: "You are more likely to be struck by lightning then to win the lottery."


Fact: The odds of winning the lottery are NOT worse than being struck by lightning!


Each year about, 1,600 people won over $1,000,000 in North American lotteries. There are about 240,000 lightning strike incidents around the world, 300 in the U.S. each year. About 2,000 people are killed worldwide, 28 in the U.S. annually by lightning.


 


Myth #2: "Only poor people play the lottery."


Fact: "Poor" people are NOT the major purchasers of lottery tickets.


A 1999 poll on gambling showed that people with yearly incomes of $45,000 to $75,000 was more frequent players than those with incomes under $25,000.


 


 


 


Lotteries Around the World



 


North America



The local provincial or state governments govern individual lotteries in both Canada and the US. This means that many states and provinces run their own lotteries. Of course, the end result is more chances to play and more chances to win!



Most states have their own games: Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, D. C., Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Puerto Rico, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming,


45 states offer Mega Millions Mega Millions map of states where to play, It replaced what was once called the Big Game, and claims to be the "biggest jackpot in the country." And it might just be right. This is because as millions of people across these states are playing, the prize rises with each bet.


Jackpots begin at one million, but second prize is not too shabby itself at $175,000. (Playing this game is also how Mr. Whittaker went down in the history books!) The overall chance of being a winner of some kind is one in 43. Being the jackpot winner is a little less likely at one in 135,145,920.


In the US, federal regulation is limited to the distribution of tickets within each state, as well as interstate advertising. But the government will also take some of a winner’s prize. The IRS withholds a whopping 25 per cent of prizes more than $5000. 



The individual state also makes a grab at a winner’s stash. However, the amount varies from region to region and these withholdings don’t apply to smaller prizes.



Rules also vary from state to state on how to collect a prize and on whether or not more than one person can claim the same prize. It’s best to check out each state’s rules before playing there. For example, California prizes are pari-mutuel dependent on ticket purchases.


Multi-State Lottery Games


In Canada, there are fewer lotteries, but every region is likewise represented.



The four Atlantic provinces (New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island and Newfoundland) have joined forces to create the Atlantic Lottery Corporation.



In the west, Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba have joined up to form the Western Canada Lottery Corporation. The Yukon and the two Territories are associate members of this organization.



B.C., Quebec and Ontario have their own governing bodies as well.



There are several different games within each corporation. These groups just take on the responsibility of operating the games for their respective provinces.



The two big Canadian national games are LOTTO SUPER 7 and LOTTO 6/49.



LOTTO SUPER 7 is drawn every Friday. The chances of winning the big jackpot—that is getting seven of seven numbers are about one in 20,963,833. The winner receives 60 per cent of the total pooled funds. In 2002, that amounted to the highest ever prize awarded in the Super 7, an incredible $37,841,970.40.



Drawn every Wednesday and Saturday, LOTTO 6/49 has about a one in 13,983,816 to win its big jackpot. The winner does so by having six of six numbers. A little more than 80 per cent of the pooled funds go to the winner.



In Canada, the amount of your prize may be smaller because of the lower dollar value. But unlike American lottery winners, Canadians are not required to pay taxes on jackpots of any size!


Neither country allows Internet purchasing because lottery tickets must be bought within the borders of each individual lottery’s regulator. People who live out of state/province can purchase tickets, but it must be at a licensed terminal. Most lotteries don’t allow Internet purchasing, because this method requires a credit card. In Canada, at least, lottery tickets cannot be bought on credit.



And if you’ve ever wondered why lottery millionaires don’t just sneak off into the sunset towing their cash with them, in order to avoid becoming an overnight media darling… it’s because they can’t.


In both Canada and the US, the names and photographs of winners are public property. In fact, the prize will not be awarded if a winner refuses to be revealed to the public. This stipulation is to protect the integrity of the games, to show that there are in fact winners and that they come from every region and every economic class of the respective countries.

 


Australia and New Zealand



Like Canada and the US, almost every Australian state has its own games. New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland Golden Casket, South Australia and Western Australia all have regulatory organizations that run several different games in each state.



There is also a company called Tatersall’s, . It has been running in Australia since 1881. Their games can be played in Victoria, Tasmania, the Northern Territory, and the ACT. It also reaches five Asia Pacific jurisdictions.



In the Tattslotto, its most well known game, the odds of winning the division one prize are one in 2,036,265. Winning the Oz Lotto is higher at one in 8,145,060.



The major difference between Australian and North American lotteries is that Oz games can be played online and from outside the country except from the USA land of the “free?”.



Ozlotteries.com is one online company with several games, drawn every day, available for play around the world. It even sends you e-mail when you’ve won!



Similar to Canada, Australian winnings are not taxable. But winners are responsible for following any applicable tax laws in their jurisdiction.



The New Zealand Lotteries Commission regulates the most well known lottery games in that country. Odds of winning the major lotto game are one in 3,838,380.



In this country, new millionaires are eased into their crazy new life with the aide of a winner’s brochure. It guides them through the steps they should take after hitting the big time, and even gives them a list of financial jargon!



Lottery players living in remote regions of the country can play by mail. Currently, the Commission is in the process of dealing with online gambling. But as of right now the games can’t be played via the Internet.



Australia shares the same policy on winners’ identities as Canada and the US. But in New Zealand, it’s up to winners as to who knows about their newfound wealth. The organization even suggests that the fewer people one tells the less attention one receives. It even suggests contacting them for help if winners feel overwhelmed or bombarded with media or public attention.


 


The United Kingdom



There is one major national lottery in the UK, and it’s called simply that,the National Lottery (and its spin-offs).



It was established by an act of parliament in 1993 and claims to have created 1,000 millionaires by 2000. According to the lottery, the average jackpot size runs about £2 million.



The two major games are (of course) plain old’ Lotto and Euromillions.


The odds of winning the Lotto jackpot, by matching 6/59 numbers, are one in forty-five million.



EuroMillions, includes several European countries: UK, France, Spain, Austria, Belgium, Ireland, Luxembourg, Portugal and Switzerland. The National Lottery calls it "Europe’s biggest-ever multinational rolling jackpot game." Although it involves more than one country, this game remains a separate game in each individual country. The partnership comes in as it shares both the prize pool and draw results. Becoming an ultimate prizewinner (obtaining five main numbers of fifty and two lucky star numbers) The odds of winning the EuroMillions jackpot are 1 in 139,838,160. However, there are also 12 other prize tiers, bringing your overall chances of winning a prize to 1 in 13.


Both these games can be played online.



But unique to the UK, the National Lottery’s, National Lottery’s games can also be accessed through SkyActive, a digital cable television system. And soon, UK lotto players will be able to get in the game through text messaging. The company that runs the lotteries for the National Lottery Commission is working on making this feature available to its players.



Different from North American and Australian lotteries, winners must be over the age of 16 to collect their prizes. In the other aforementioned countries, players must be at least 18. Winners in the UK, like those in New Zealand, can remain anonymous. That means no long-lost cousins showing up on their doorsteps asking for 100,000 to market his next great invention.


 


Around the Globe



It seems the Western world is not the only part of the globe that loves to gamble. Many countries around the world have their own lotteries. The World Lottery Association’s (WLA) membership consists of 144 separate lotteries in 77 countries on five continents. If that’s not enough numbers for you, how about more than $120 billion US? That’s how much all these lotteries generate combined in a calendar year.



The WLA member list begins with Argentina and ends with Uruguay. Even Togo, Estonia and Burkina Faso run their own lotteries!


Laws and guidelines are different in every country, so it’s best to check out each country’s games individually.




 


 


Free Lotto



 

Ever heard the phrase, "if it sounds too good to be true, it probably is…" Most times, this cliché is 110 per cent true. For this reason, it is very important to be careful with many lottery programs out there. There are many scams and a healthy ounce of skepticism (or more) is a good thing for lottery players to have.



With a title like "free lotto," you probably should be wary. After all everybody knows (to remind you of another thing your mamma taught you), that you don’t get something for nothing.



However, there are legit free games out there. Many seasoned lotto enthusiasts have been playing free games for years. The prizes aren’t perhaps as big as when you actually pay to play. But on the flip side, there is no investment.



Expert lotto players say that the free games can be difficult to navigate at first. So, don’t give up on the first try. As you develop skill, they become easier to use and you can succeed at playing.



The grand prizes range from $5,000 to $50,000 and more And, as with anything free, there are strings attached (mom’s advice sure is coming in handy these days). Just like most North American lotteries, you must be 18 years old. The age restriction can be up to 21 years and over in some.



Sometimes the games themselves are illegal depending on where you live. It’s best to check with local laws and legal lottery service providers before you get involved.



These games are free but they often use the numbers drawn from pay lotteries.



Take a look at some of these free online games to see if you want to play along. (Oh yeah… and be fair warned of the pop-ups!)



 


  • Box Lotto


boxlotto.com/



  • Loto Luck

www.lotoluck.com/ang/gratis/default.htm



  • LoveFreeLotto


lovefreelotto.com/



  • PCH Lotto


lotto.pch.com


 


 

How to Win at Lotto



 


You’ve read the statistics (one in however many million), believed the myths (that whole lightning thing) and spent hundred (if not thousands) of dollars losing at the lottery. Now, it’s time to discard all those numbers and pay attention to the numbers that count.



There is more than one way to win the lottery. Pure luck is one way. But most people will wait their entire lifetimes or at least until they are 87 years old to win the lottery, buy a new walker and give the rest to the church, this way. Another, more lucrative way, is to play the lotto with a little bit of knowledge on how numbers work and some software to back you up.



First, a little bit of terminology.



A lottery system is a means by which people try to "beat" the lottery and win. A system is anything that says it will pick the right numbers that will either make you a millionaire, or at least so you don’t have to work quite as hard.



Systems promise this result in two specific ways: by either "handling" the numbers or "predicting" just what the numbers might be. Handling uses mathematical calculations and other formulas to come to the correct numbers. Predicting is essentially guessing the jackpot numbers based on past lotto winning combinations or some other set of criteria.



There is some debate about whether a system can work at all (we’ll get to that much later). But in terms of distinguishing between the two types, handling is considered a much more reliable means to becoming a lotto winner than predicting even with a magical luck spell cast.



Whatever system one uses, it’s best to do some research before choosing one. And while we can’t guarantee a win, what you are about to read is a fair comparison of some different methods that will start you on your way to playing the lottery less on luck and more with skill.



We will do so by looking at the most used and popular methods of playing the lottery, and by giving you several sources to find basic software to implement them.



Wheeling systems are the most widely recognized. However, many people use lottery history to predict numbers. Filters and key number systems are sometimes incorporated into software as additional features to wheels. And, of course, there are people who swear by the stars.



In this book, we will look at all five of these methods. Thus, you have been given the opportunity, in reading this book, to explore which is best for you. Study the benefits and disadvantages of all the systems, along with dozens of resource materials. Decide which you want to use and begin playing your way to fortune.



We’d say "good luck," but we’re about to show you that it might not be luck that makes you a winner.



So… Good Playing!


 


Method #1: Lottery Wheels



A wheeling system is basically a net woven of numbers to catch a prize, a pattern so to speak, which orders the numbers you have chosen into bets. Although they may be called by a number of names (cover, system, block design, constant weight covering code, or lotto system), they are most frequently called wheels.


The best way to demonstrate the concept is through an example. In a lottery with five numbers, a full wheel from seven numbers holds 21 possible combinations:


01: 01 02 03 04 05 08: 01 02 03 05 07 15: 02 03 04 06 07 02: 01 02 03 04 06 09: 01 02 04 05 07 16: 01 02 05 06 07 03: 01 02 03 05 06 10: 01 03 04 05 07 17: 01 03 05 06 07 04: 01 02 04 05 06 11: 02 03 04 05 07 18: 02 03 05 06 07 05: 01 03 04 05 06 12: 01 02 03 06 07 19: 01 04 05 06 07 06: 02 03 04 05 06 13: 01 02 04 06 07 20: 02 04 05 06 07 07: 01 02 03 04 07 14: 01 03 04 06 07 21: 03 04 05 06 07


(Of course, you likely wouldn’t use one to seven. Instead, you’d substitute all the ones with your first chosen number, all the twos with your second and so on.)


This system can be used repeatedly with different numbers. A successful lottery wheel will be structured that if the winning numbers are among your selected numbers, you will always have some prize in your bets.


There are two types of wheels: full and abbreviated.



Full Wheels



A full wheel is self-explanatory. It includes EVERY possible combination from the chosen group of numbers.



A full wheel is used to shoot for the big prize, but also to go for as many smaller prizes as possible. If you have every combination, it is impossible to go wrong!



Example: A full Pick-6 wheel with 12 numbers means you’d play 924 games to make sure you had every possible combination of six numbers.



More examples:



  • Playing a full wheel in a Pick 5 lotto with ten numbers.

There will be 252 combinations.



  • Using 15 numbers = 3,003 combinations.


  • With 30 numbers = 142,506 combinations.


Benefits


The most obvious advantage of a full wheel is that if all the drawn numbers match up with your wheeled numbers, you will for sure win a major jackpot.


As well, if you’ve used a full wheel and even a few of your numbers show up, you will likely come up with a substantial amount of wins.


Disadvantage


You had to know there was going to be one!


And you’ve probably already guessed it…


The biggest disadvantage to a full wheel is, of course, the cost. As in the earlier mentioned examples, the more numbers and combinations you include, the more tickets you have to buy.


A Pick 5 full wheel with 30 numbers has 142,506 possible combinations. Imagine handing over $285,012 at $2 a play to a gas station clerk in order to ensure a win at the lottery! You might just break even.


Because of the required investment, full lottery wheels work best for large pools or lotto clubs. It means sharing the cost, but also sharing the win.


Abbreviated Wheels


An abbreviated wheel is just a set with fewer combinations. It provides a lowest amount win guarantee if specific conditions are maintained.


The key function is to try for a particular lower prize, like the second or third largest.


For example: A Pick 5 game with seven numbers and three combinations and a guarantee 4/5 means:


  • Play three combinations using seven numbers.

  • If you have five of the five winning numbers among these seven (place holder) numbers, the result is at least one combination with four matched numbers.
  • 02: 1 2 3 4 6

    02: 1 2 3 5 7

    02: 3 4 5 6 7

  • Plus you only have to play three times instead of 21.

Just as, in playing a Pick 6 game: a 14 number abbreviated wheel that guarantees a 4/6 win means playing 14 games instead of 3003 when using a full wheel.


Here’s an abbreviated (14,6,4,6)=14 line wheel:


01: 1 2 3 4 5 6


02: 1 2 7 8 9 10


03: 1 2 11 12 13 14


04: 3 4 7 8 11 12


05: 3 4 9 10 13 14


06: 3 5 7 10 12 13


07: 3 6 7 10 11 13


08: 3 6 8 9 12 14


09: 4 5 7 9 11 14


10: 4 5 8 9 11 13


11: 4 5 8 10 11 14


12: 4 6 7 10 12 13


13: 5 6 7 8 13 14


14: 5 6 9 10 11 12


In a Pick 6 game, it wheels eight numbers (1-8) in seven combinations. Should all six of the six winning numbers fall among the fourteen-wheeled numbers, you can count on at least one winning combination matching four drawn numbers.


Benefit


It’s purely economics!


Fewer games mean less investment. Abbreviated wheels can allow lotto players a still significant amount of numbers at a less expensive price. Yet, it will offer up a win should enough of your numbers be drawn. You can still hit multiple prizes, and even that elusive jackpot.


Still, the more numbers you play, the more you improve your chances of your wheeled numbers being drawn.


Disadvantage


Essentially, the biggest loss with an abbreviated wheel is that "in the bag" jackpot should your numbers be drawn. This is obviously because you didn’t play all combinations.


Abbreviated wheels can’t guarantee any more than its specified prize, because it only covers the number combinations needed for that prize. You still could receive a bigger prize than you would without using the wheel, several prizes or even the jackpot should the wheel win above its guarantee. But, unlike the full wheel, it is not guaranteed.


Overall Benefits of wheeling systems


By its nature, a lottery wheel encourages its users to play more than one ticket. As your overall odds of winning at lotto are theoretically based on how many times you bet, a wheel technically increases your chance of winning.


In addition, if your selected numbers match up to the drawn numbers verbatim, a wheel guarantees winning a prize. You take your favorite numbers (your child’s birthday, your anniversary, and the date of the first time you saw Star Wars) and the wheel arranges them.


If your intuition is right (that is every number you’ve selected falls in drawn group) and the wheel you are using has no errors, you are a guaranteed prize winner.


Overall Disadvantages


Although a wheeling system technically improves your odds, a play is still a play. That is, there is the same chance of winning for every ticket.


Example: The odds are one in 1,276,559 for whatever lotto you are playing. Each bet still holds a one in 1,276,599 chance of becoming a jackpot winner.


Wheels could also potentially decrease the likelihood of winning a prize. In some cases (such as when at least four winning numbers not being the same as those you’ve wheeled) there is no chance of you winning. No matter how many times you’ve played!


Wheels are primarily for those with a group of numbers who need a way to distribute them into bets. If you don’t have a group of around eight to 24 numbers that you want to place your lottery dreams on, wheeling is maybe not the best option for you.

Wheeling software



The Internet is simultaneously a nightmare and a dream when it comes to sites offering wheel software. The possibilities are seemingly endless. And while this may seem ideal, there are too many to count, too many to research and too many to consider every one. Computer generated wheeling systems offered on these sites work by checking the numbers to make sure the combinations have been ordered correctly. Some software programs contain errors that obviously do more harm than good.



Some software sites offer limited free trials, which sound good because they let you try some of the software before you buy. Still, the best advice to anyone looking to buy a lottery system is BUYER BEWARE! Any program of any type that claims to be able to make its players instant millionaires is probably lying. After all, if the people hawking these systems have all the answers to winning the lotto, why are they selling them for $29.99 instead of laying on a beach smirking and soaking up the sun?


Those programs that are being advertised in an ethical way will give specifics of what it has to offer you. Here are a few things to consider when paying for software:


  1. Think about the advertisement versus what the program will actually do.

  2. Once you’ve forked over your cash, whatever you were promised is irrelevant. What are your expectations before you purchased the software? What will you actually find once you begin using it?


  3. Complete Software is a must.

  4. Don’t stand for hidden costs. Look for small print about buying add-on modules, data (results) subscription, wheeling systems, or anything similar.


  5. Make sure you are buying into total support (within reason) excluding how to win.

Technical support should not cost extra. As the user of a software, you are entitled to it.

While the programs found here are not guaranteed to be error-free, this list will help you sort through the hundreds of programs on the web all advertising themselves as "the best one."



  • LotteryPost

www.lotterypost.com


Here you will find free wheeling systems with free membership, more innovative wheeling systems with Platinum membership.



  • Cover Master

www.lotto-logix.com/wheellinks.html


Make your own unique wheels, save them to load them with your numbers again and again. Scroll down to CoverMaster and download both the zip and the manual. Start by making a few simple wheels until you learn how it builds wheels, even wheels within wheels. Note: CM can make Key number wheels by making say a Pick-5 wheel instead of a Pick-6 wheel and then expanding the grid to six numbers and selecting a number to appear in every line, all numbers higher then the selected will be bumped up one. 2 Keys, make a Pick-4 wheel, expand the grid by one enter the lower of the two keys, expand the grid by one again enter the higher of the two keys. Of course if you want a 18 number 2 key wheel the Pick-4 wheel would be made as 16 numbers because we’re going to be adding two keys.



  • Maybell Quik Wheels

www.lotto-logix.com/wheellinks.html


This software makes Pick-3 and Pick-4 Straight/box wheels and full wheels for Pick-5/6.

Scroll down to Maybells and download the zip, ignore warnings (if any) it isn’t downloaded often, it’s safe to unzip on C: prompt and extract to where it wants to go, (C:\Program Files\Maybell QuikWheels) if you don’t have a C:\Program Files directory create one, link to that with a desktop icon. Not tested on Win-10/11 fine on 98, XL, 7. Just because the Maybells QuikWheeler can make full wheels of any size even millions, doesn’t mean your computer can. Unless you’re looking to see what it takes to choke your computer, stick to full wheels of a size you can actually use.


  • Lottery Wheels.

www.lotterywheels.com


Don’t worry… Lottery wheels promises to refund your money if you find a proven error in their software. Of course, that’s not a guaranteed win, but…



  • Lotto Tutor.

www.lottotutor.com


This tutor schools you on two major wheels: a 20 number wheel and a 10 number wheel.



 


  • The Lottery Institute.

www.thelotteryinstitute.tripod.com

Advice, tips & strategies. Wheeling Systems – Covering Designs and Combinatorics. Lottery glossary and FAQs. Lottery software
lists. Lottery resources. All this and more free.



  • Aleator: To Research Ideas for best results

www.lottomania.ch/softwares.php


This dream-come-true allows you to download a free version to try out and has programs specific to lotteries around the world. To name a few: Poland, Malaysia, Mexico, India and Australia. Site can be toggled between English/French.



  • Lotto Genius

www.lottogenius.com


Players new to wheeling can create a simple wheel right on the site using the Web Wizard.



  • Lotto Pro

www.windowslotto.com


Lotto Pro predicts the best numbers to play based on a statistical analysis of the previously drawn numbers.

​Lotto Pro is fully compatible with Windows 11, Windows 10, Windows 8, Windows 7, Windows Vista, and Windows XP.

Discover today why Lotto Pro’s lottery analysis tools are rated the best for making informed lottery choices. Start playing the lottery with control, not guesswork.



 


And if none of those suit your fancy. Try:




Highest quality lottery software for Pick-5/6 games. This is the only lottery software I know of that can tell you exactly what settings would have won the previous draw.


  • Lotto Logix

www.lotto-logix.com


This site offers up a fairly complete guide of what’s out there. Just click on software on the right hand side. This list was compiled by some lotto watchers. So watch out for the real stuff. Also, some free simple wheeling guides are available.


 


 

Method #2: Key Numbers


Some wheels also incorporate key numbers as part of the software. A key number is any that you want to appear in every combination you create. You are sure, for whatever reason, that a certain number or number(s) will occur in the upcoming draw.


It may be based on a hunch or chosen through other methods, such as hot and cold numbers (see page 29). However key numbers are derived, using this method ensures that your "lucky" numbers will be in whatever wheeling system you choose.



Benefits



Picking key numbers drastically decreases the possible combinations you might want to include. This reduction means less time and money invested in playing the lottery.



Plus, if your key number(s) are drawn, your odds of winning the jackpot, or at least a significant prize, have skyrocketed.



Disadvantages



Should even one of your key numbers be excluded from the draw in question, your chances at winning a big prize drop quite considerably. In this scenario, a jackpot win is definitely out of reach.



The player must be sure the key number is going to show up. This feat may be difficult or impossible.



Some software programs include key numbers as part of their systems. Check these out if you have numbers you think are for sure going to be in your jackpot draw.



 


Key Number Software



There are fewer software packages available online for key numbers, as this method is usually used in conjunction with wheels.



But check these few out that use and pick key numbers in different ways.


http://www.lotto-logix.com/wheellinks.html


Make your own unique wheels, save them to load them with your numbers again and again. Scroll down to CoverMaster and download both the zip and the manual. Start by making a few simple wheels until you learn how it builds wheels, even wheels within wheels. Note: CM can make Key number wheels by making say a Pick-5 wheel instead of a Pick-6 wheel and then expanding the grid to six numbers and selecting a number to appear in every line, all numbers higher then the selected will be bumped up one. 2 Keys, make a Pick-4 wheel, expand the grid by one enter the lower of the two keys, expand the grid by one again enter the higher of the two keys. Of course if you want a 18 number 2 key wheel the Pick-4 wheel would be made as 16 numbers because we’re going to be adding two keys per line.


https://www.smartluck.com/


Among Gail Howard’s Smart Luck Advantage’s mirid of charts and graphs are a selection of wheeling add on modules some of which include key number wheels. Should you be inclined to purchase the Gail Howard software, take advantage of the savings by buying it all at once as the individual pricing isn’t nearly as good a deal.

Method #3: Number or Statistical Analysis



This method of playing the lottery relies heavily on prediction. But there is some (although somewhat shady) math involved. It asks which numbers have been drawn in the past. Then, based on this information, it predicts the numbers that are most likely to be picked in the next draw.



The major factor here is that the player must know which numbers have been picked in the past. Compiling that type of information could be a lofty goal, indeed. However, the numbers from many of the biggest lotteries are available through many software prediction packages.



The basic probability theory is that numbers will appear with an equal frequency over a substantial period in any game’s history. This system also stipulates that there are short-term patterns and cycles as well. Some numbers have "dry spells" (similar to those that might exist in a mathematician’s dating history) and some are picked in almost every draw.



Of course, the drawing of numbers in a lottery is supposed to be completely random. But patterns and repeating numbers may seem easily recognizable.



Hot versus Cold Numbers



Whatever calculation each prediction system uses, it will likely come up with a description of either "hot" or "cold" numbers.



A hot number is one that shows up more than X number of times. A number chosen less than X number of times will be labeled a “cold” number. With X being whatever the system has decided it should be.



Depending on which software you are using, it will suggest that either one is the way to go. While hot numbers might be more popular because they are constantly occurring, cold numbers are sometimes considered "overdue."



Several people who looked at years of past Pick-6 history a draw at a time based on what was Hot, Average and Cold prior to each draw found the most common combination has 2 Hot, 2 Average and 2 Cold numbers. This is somewhat subjective based on where the line is drawn determining the range of Hot, Average and Cold.



Benefits



Over a short period of time, number patterns in a lottery might not often reveal themselves. It can be a bit of a trick to determine a valid pattern at a certain point. Still, this method claims to provide better odds than offering your winning chances up to the lottery kiosk computer-generated number gods.



Some software also combines this method with number wheeling. The two-fold effort is often described as seeming to improve winning chances.



 


Disadvantages



One of the biggest disadvantages of this system is compiling the numbers from previous draws for up to three years. It sounds time consuming and may not even be doable.



Plus, this lottery system’s reputation is not that great. Whereas wheeling has the math to back it up, using past numbers to predict future numbers isn’t really that solid. One site uses the "flip a coin" theory to back up its claims, stating that every time a coin lands on heads it increases the probability that the next flip will be tails. Any high school math students can tell you that this is just not true.



Number Analysis software



Although there are not as many of this type of software available as wheeling systems, there are still many to choose from. Make sure you follow the same guidelines in choosing software as outlined in the wheeling systems section.



The descriptions available for these systems are sometimes vague and often based on some special theory. Like wheeling systems, there’s no guarantee these will work. However, here’s a starter list for software available on the Internet.



 


  • Lotto Logic

www.timersoft.com


This software maker calls for numbers from the 30 to 40 previous draws. It also claims to have won an award as one of the best programs available on the net. Oddly, though maybe due to the low price, the software does not come with lottery results databases, you have to hand enter past draw results. You do get a lifetime subscription, but thats for upgrades not results.



  • Lotto Sorcerer

www.satoripublishing.com/software.html


Based on what it calls "the Lottery Theory," this software analyzes hot and cold numbers to find those which will occur in the near future.



  • Lotto Pro

www.windowslotto.com


Compatible with Windows 95, 98, ME, XP, 2000 and NT, this program lists a number of testimonials saying it really works.



  • The Lotto Program Five

www.lottosoftware.com


Professional software that helps you to win at Lotto, Powerball, Keno, 6/49, Daily, Fantasy, Toto, Loto, Primitiva, Lottery, Quiniela, Loteria, and all the other National Lottery games over the World.


 

Method #4: Filters



Filters work to weed out certain combinations or numbers based on how particular software has been programmed to do it. A filter of some type will usually be an extra feature with wheel or number analysis methods.



There are many different kinds of filters, which normally fall into two main types: number filters and group filters.



Number filters work by either accepting or rejecting lottery numbers according to their value. They will "test" specific numbers to determine whether or not they belong to a predefined set of numbers.



For example: A specific filter may divide numbers into hot/cold sets, even/odd sets, low/high sets, identical number sets, and last draw or past draw sets



This theory (like number analysis) supports itself on the assumption that over a long period of time, numbers will be drawn an equal number of times. So in the case of a cold number (one that hasn’t shown up in a winning combination for some time) it will be more likely to appear in the next drawing. The filter works to basically find these numbers and sort them out.



Group filters assemble lottery numbers together in various ways. They might do so by putting numbers into consecutive and non-consecutive numbers or into odd and even groupings. Some programs might have a specific way of grouping already worked out. In others, the user can decide how the numbers should be chosen and distributed into categories.



For example: Lottery numbers drawn totaling a certain value likely to be drawn.



In a 6/49 drawn, you might expect the lottery balls to add up to around 150 (i.e./2+4+6+44+46+48). If every possible combination adding up to 150 were plotted on a graph, it would look like a standard curve chart. This formula allows the player to exclude certain improbable combinations, such as 1,2,3,4,5,6, not to be confused with the first line of placeholder numbers 01-02-03-04-05-06 on a wheel to be replaced with your top best six number picks.



Benefits



Filtration thins out the number of combinations in a given wheel. It focuses on specific traits and aims to allow only prize-winning combinations to pass the filters. The bets are intended to fuzzy mirror the previous drawn number combinations. As a result, they are expected to be more likely to win.



In a purely random system, the frequency of any number’s appearance will even out. In theory, if a number has not appeared lately, its chances to appear increase every time it isn’t picked. Filters usually work on this set of guidelines.



Disadvantages



Depending on what criteria the program is using to filter numbers, it could be flawed in some way. The first filter example could be problematic because a lottery ball has no conscious knowledge of what number it represents. Although in theory, that number should be drawn (based on probability), there is no way to make it be drawn.


Although a random system will even out over time, there is no way to tell how long that period might be. It could be hundreds or even thousands of years. And most modern lotteries just haven’t been operating that long.


Filter Software



Like key numbers, filter options are usually available with wheeling and prediction systems. Here are a few to consider:



  • Lotwin

www.lotwin.com/


This filter software is designed specifically for 5/6 Lottery games.

Available filters can group numbers into several different set types: even-odd, low-high, sum of numbers, width of line, identical, even-odd by position, low-high by position, last draw by position and past draws.




  • Expert Lotto Software

www.expertlotto.com/en/home/index.htm


This maker of lottery software asks and answers the question: "how fussy are our filters?"




  • Plex Lotto

www.plexobject.com/software/plexlotto/index.html

Another software that combines more than one filter type with other lottery systems.




  • Singlix Download Center

hwww.singlix.org/download/

Broad assortment of lottery assisting programs.

 


Method #5: Lucky Charms



Psychics promising the right pick.



Leprechauns with pots of gold and mini-marshmallows.



Medallions with magic powers.



Secret rituals resulting in riches.



Whether you believe in fairy tales or not, there should be some discussion about those supernatural products (and people) making themselves available with claims to help you win the lottery.



It may be an old joke, but most people haven’t read an article lately that begins with the headline: Psychic Wins the Lottery.


Their answer to this is, their powers can only be used to help others, they can’t use it to help themselves.



Still, many people believe that a good luck charm like a foot from an unlucky rabbit, or a visit to their friendly neighborhood medium will send them on the right track to winning that big jackpot. Some have likely even proven (at least in their own minds) with a significant lotto win following such a visit, that it can be done.



This is a definite gray area. There are no proven results, and no mathematical data to analyze. It’s best to truly think about whether or not this is a real method for you. That said it doesn’t hurt to visit these sites or seek out these services just for fun. Just don’t invest a huge amount of money or time finding your lotto numbers this way.



Some people use numerology to at least pick the numbers they want to wheel.



Numerology studies the meaning of numbers. Numerologists believe that certain numbers are constant in peoples’ lives. The most significant number combination is one’s birthday, but they could be phone numbers, anniversaries or addresses.



There are two types of birthday numbers: the primary and secondary numbers. The primary number or the birth date is the most significant, followed up by the secondary number. It can be found by adding the numerical values of your month, day and year of birth all together. Then, reduce the total number.



For example: A person born on September 22, 1978 (09/22/1978) will figure out his/her secondary number using: month + date + year.




September = 9


22 is 2+2 reduced to 4


1978 is 1+9+7+8= 25 and then 2+5 =7.




   The equation is reduced to: 9+4+7= 20.


And then 2+0.

   The secondary number is 2.



Using a numerology book is a fun way to work out your numbers.



Benefits



In many ways, this way of playing the numbers is better than picking lucky numbers on a hunch or by actual birth dates. There could be real magic/meaning in the numbers you have chosen. They could also be used as key numbers in your wheeling.



Plus, it might be entertaining for you and your friends.



 


Disadvantages



As good as your new psychic friend’s gypsy get-up looks or her basement card table holds up under pressure, Madame Olivia may not be 100 percent legit.



Supernatural Books and Websites



  • Lucky Numbers


Lucky Numbers PaperbackChoose your best Lottery strategy. The balls bounce where they will; we can’t control them. But with “Lucky Numbers! Choose Your Best Lottery Strategy”, you can learn to pick the lucky ones! This utterly indispensable book puts you on the inside track to finding your lucky numbers and formulating your best lottery strategy!


By Jo Mason


Read this one for a more in depth look at numerology and playing the lotto.



  • Raven’s Lucky Numbers Dream Book: The Only Lottery Book You’ll Ever Need Paperback

Raven’s Lucky Numbers by Raven Willowmagic is the complete guide to winning big on the Lottery! A must have for the lottery players who want to win big! Raven’s Lucky Numbers helps you to pick the winners in Pick 3, Pick 4, Keno, Powerball, Mega Millions, Policy, Lotto, Races, Slots, and more! Includes a complete dream book plus male and female names, zodiac, cars, months, days, cards, flowers, gemstones, and more! Plus a complete guide to Moon Signs and their meaning. Including Moon sign keywords and how to use them to cash in on Lottery, Races, Keno, Policy, and more! Plus Raven’s Lucky Tips and winning strategies throughout the entire book make it worth it’s weight in gold!



  • Free Lucky Numbers

www.sara-freder.com/SFF


Plug in your e-mail and Sara will send you the numbers that may help you win.



  • The Miracle Medallion of Glastonbury

www.calastrology.com/glastonbury.html

Take a peek at the medallion that claims to bring you "financial windfall."


 

The Debate: But can it really be done?



You have read about the most frequently used lottery systems available. You’ve weighed the benefits against the disadvantages of each one.



But you still ask this question: "Is it really possible to beat the lottery and win on skill, instead of on pure luck?"



As with most debates, there are two sides to this argument.



The Nah-Sayers point out the fallibility of lottery systems. Full wheels are too expensive to play. Abbreviated wheels don’t cover everything. Prediction is too theoretical, and doesn’t work in practice. Filters and key number systems have no real basis in mathematics. Psychics are just plain loony.



These arguments are mostly made by those behind the lottery and media looking for a feel-good, down-and-out-turns-big-winner story.



The truth is many people play the lottery using one or a combination on a regular basis and either win big, or rake in a steady stream. You don’t read these stories, because it doesn’t make exciting news. (At least it doesn’t for non-winners). Winning the lottery can be done. It may take patience and some practice.



But it is possible. You can make it happen to you.



Within lottery playing circles, handling numbers (wheeling) is a much preferred and respected method over predicting numbers (filters, key numbers, number history analysis). But this doesn’t mean people don’t win using prediction methods.



Now that you have the knowledge, you can decide which method is the best for you.


 


Extra Lottery Dos and (mostly) Don’ts


 


  • Don’t play birth dates. (At least not solely).

Every one thinks that playing their birthday numbers (or their great great grandma’s or their Aunt Trudy’s or a combination of the three) is lucky. Think about how many people share your birthday. If you do win a reasonable prize, you will most likely have to share your winnings with many other winners.


  • Don’t play combinations that have been drawn before.

It is practically impossible, or at least there are crazy odds, that the same set will be drawn twice. The only exception is very small games such as the former Florida 5/26 game where if you had played all the winning combinations in each next draw you would have won again and again until the number of past drawn combinations needing to be played exceeded the prize of $25,000.


  • Don’t bet consecutive numbers.

A combination with successive numbers (23, 24, 25, 26, 27) has never been drawn in any state or international lotto game. And NEVER bet 1,2,3,4,5,6. Not only is this the most popular number selection, meaning you will have to share your jackpot with possibly hundreds of people.


  • Don’t bet one number group.

Filters are important but don’t fall into the trap of choosing all numbers from one decade, such as all teens. This group is also unlikely to be picked for every number drawn.


  • Don’t play all the same last digits or multiples. (2, 12, 22, 32, 42, 52 or 5,10,15, 20, 25,30).

Another unlikely occurrence based on the stats.


  • Don’t pattern bet on betting slips.

You may think that choosing a straight or vertical line is cute. But lots of other people do also. There’s that sharing thing again.


  • Don’t be greedy.

Reinvesting a smaller prize back in to playing the lottery seems like tempting fate. Take your winnings and run!


  • Don’t play an outrageous number of selections on an on-going basis.

Although more selections could make you more hopeful, it is gambling against very high odds. Don’t risk what you can’t afford. Ticket purchasing beyond your financial means borders on problem gambling. Be careful!


  • Do include at least one high number.

The winning numbers could be something like: 2, 4, 5, 7, 8 and 9. But do you ever remember it happening? Again the only exception are very small games such as W.V. 6/25.


  • Don’t focus too much on the odds of becoming a millionaire. They might be huge, but every winner was once just like you. Regular people win with every jackpot draw. It really could happen to you.

Gail Howard, one of the most famous lottery gurus, says your state of mind can have a huge influence on whether you win or lose.



“Thoughts are charged with energy, especially when triggered by emotion," Howard says. "A negative thought attracts a negative response. Fear attracts exactly that which one fears. On the other hand, a strong desire for a particular goal that is charged with positive energy, attracts a positive response, especially when every effort is made to attain that goal. Therefore, if you have it in your mind that you are unlucky or a loser, you assuredly will be.


To be a winner, you must think of yourself as a winner."



Conclusion



 


There is no "Sure Fire" way to always win the lottery. If there was, the person that figured it out would be the richest man in the world.



But…



There are systems you can put in place to improve your chance of winning. They won’t guarantee that you will win, but they will increase your odds and give you an edge over the thousands of other people playing the same lotto.



So take everything you’ve learned by reading this guide, do some more research using the following resources, and put what you know into action.



You might just be the next name in one of those lottery headlines. 🙂



Winners’ Stories



A housewife in Belfast became the largest winner to go public since the UK National Lottery was started. Iris Jeffrey may have never realized she won the jackpot if she hadn’t been watching TV when a story came on about the unclaimed prize.

When her daughter confirmed that she’d won after checking the ticket, Jeffrey said, “ooh I’ve won – that’s nice." She had no idea, at that point, she was £20,100,472 richer.

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A 37-year-old woman in Canada and her husband discovered their over $18 million win just before they went to bed.

Judy Park and husband, Dean, decided to wait until morning to tell her four kids about the Lotto 6/49 win. “We didn’t want to wake them up,” Judy said. “We thought we’d just wait until the morning …I did have trouble sleeping though."

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A Tennessee man finally won the lottery after over a decade of playing. But he didn’t win in his own state.


David Crowe, 56, had been playing the Alabama lottery for 12 years when he won $200,000. He said he’s been driving 17 miles to a gas station across the state line because he likes the customer service there.



 


Resource Guide


 


Online:



North American Association of State and Provincial Lotteries


Established in 1971, NASPL is an industry-based organization. But there are links to lotteries across the continent.



Mega Millions


Check out places to buy tickets AND watch the jackpot grow!



Get the LOTTO SUPER 7 and LOTTO 6/49 numbers online.



Perhaps the biggest online lotto from Down Under.



Play the Ozzie lotto in more than one language.



Win your weight in kiwis.



Read some unbelievable stories about past winners, discover some crazy lottery facts and make the Queen even richer. Suggestion: Block Notices.



The #1 Lottery Resource for United States, Canada and UK and Ireland!



Links to lotteries around the globe.



Although it was still under construction when this eBook was finished, there is an amazing number of great links and dead links.



From Satori Publishing (inc. Since 1993), Lottery software and data bases.



Good for lotto results across the US.


 

Connect with other lottery players on the web:



Lotto groups you might want to join, emulate or just check out.



With lottery news, predictions and games to play, this site is an excellent place to connect with other lottery players and make your own voice heard.



Check out this player’s forum.


 

Magazines:



Lotto Edge: Know the Best Lotto Scratch Odds.


Luck Favors the Prepared


Play smarter and know the best scratcher games to play!



Keeps visitors updated with


the latest headlines and


breaking lottery news.



Membership perks


brings you lottery news


and more. If you’re in one of our LIVE states you can play the real Powerball and Mega Millions right from your mobile device using the Lottery.com app.



As makers of trade


publications, this one’s only


for die-hards wanting info


on lottery sales, prizes and


net profit to government,


advertising budgets and


game design.


 

Books available on-line:



www.smartluck.com or www.gailhowerd.com


If Gail Howard is not the best at lottery wheeling and winning strategies, she is at least the best known. Software and some books on her site more . . .



Gail Howard books available on amazon.com:



by Don Catlin


The Lottery Book: The Truth Behind the Numbers should be read by everyone who plays the state-run lotteries. Despite the fact that we players all know the odds are a million to one against winning those big jackpots, most of us don’t know the nature of these games or the math behind them or, yes, how to most effectively play them. No secrets, more techniques. Read reviews prior to purchase.



  • Combinatorial Lottery Systems (Wheels) with Guaranteed Wins

by Iliya Bluskov


Combinatorial Lottery Systems (Wheels) with Guaranteed Wins [Print Replica]



by Professor Jones


Simple book to pass on to those who keep asking questions about how you win the lottery.



by Consumer Guide Editors


Designed for beginning and advanced lottery players, a guide to playing the numbers presents traditional strategies based on math and logic, profiles of celebrities and their lucky picks, and charts and simple calculations. Reissue.


by Isaac E. Nwokogba


Igor Toshchakov




  • Lottery Numbers by Harry Schneider



  • The Lottery and Other Stories by Shirley Jackson Everyone should read Jackson’s dark tale…it might even make you think twice about playing the lottery! One of the most terrifying stories of the twentieth century, Shirley Jackson’s “The Lottery” created a sensation when it was first published in The New Yorker in 1948.
    Comes with twenty-four equally unusual short stories included.


 


 


Glossary of Lottery Terms



 


For people who are new to playing the lottery, some terms may be confusing. Take a look here before you ask a seasoned player what something means.



Agent (or retailer) – wherever lottery tickets are legally sold.



Annuity – collecting one’s win over several years instead of asking for a lump sum.



Bonus Number – a number picked as an addition to the originally drawn numbers, helps players to win more prizes.



Boxed – system of betting where a three or four digit number pays off if those numbers are drawn in any order.



Breakopen (or pulltabs) – instant-win ticket where the buyer pulls open a flap to play.



Combo – betting with a three-digit number so it covers every sequence combination.




Daily Game – can be a game with numbers (digits) drawn once or twice a day, usually means a numbers game (like the Daily 3 or Daily 4 games played in several US states).



Double – a three or four digit number containing two same number digits. Example: 144.




Double-Double – a four-digit number with two doubles. Example: 1881.



Cash Payoff – opposite of annuity, the prize is paid out at one time, instead of spread out installments.

 


Cold Numbers – those numbers with fewest wins over a particular period of time.



Claim Form – the form that must be completed to claim prizes larger than a certain number (depending on the lottery), collects information that may be used to report winnings in the media or to the government if the country’s laws require either


 


Draw – any lottery’s results.



Exact Order (or straight) – numbers that are drawn in the same order as played.


 


Exotic Numbers – a set of numbers that aren’t frequently picked.



Fixed Payouts – when prizes are set at a predetermined dollar amount, the payout is the same for every winning player, opposite of pari-mutuel systems


High-tier prize – a prize amount over a certain figure (depending on the game being played) that will require filling out a claim form for payment.


Hit Frequency – how often a number is drawn over a certain amount of time, higher hit frequency = hotter number.

 


Hot Numbers – opposite to cold numbers, those drawn most frequently, varies over time.



Instant Game – pre-printed tickets with a scratch-off coating that reveals on-site whether or not the player has won a prize.



Keno – a lottery where several numbers (usually 20) are drawn from a larger number base (usually 80). To play, numbers are selected (minimum of three, maximum of 10) and prizes are awarded based on how many of the player’s numbers match those drawn.



Lottery – a game of any type where the player purchases a ticket to win a prize, with no skill involved.



Lotto Pool (or lotto club) – a group of people that teams up to buy lottery tickets to share the cost and the win, can be dozens and even up to hundreds of people.


Natural Selection – numbers selected by the player instead of a computer-generated selection done by the lottery terminal.

 


Off-line Game – one that doesn’t need a computer terminal for purchasing.



Online Game – tickets are purchased through a computer network of terminals at retail outlets, which are linked to a central computer recording wagers.



Outstanding Numbers (or overdue numbers) any numbers that have not been drawn for some time, more time increases a number’s worth as outstanding.



Parimutuel/Pari-mutuel – common in many lotteries, the total available money is split between all winners at a particular prize level.



Passive Game – one with pre-printed numbers on tickets, numbers randomly drawn are matched up to the winner’s ticket.



Powerball – a specific number of balls are picked at random without replacement from a container, the digits are numbered according to the lottery’s rules (typically 1 to 49). Then, a sixth ball, called the powerball, is chosen from a second bin containing a certain number of balls. To play, a person chooses five primary numbers and a powerball number. Payoffs are made depending on how many original numbers match the player’s choices and whether or not the powerball is the same.



Quad – A four-digit number consisting of the same number, such as 2222.



Quick Pick (or lucky dip) – numbers randomly selected by the kiosk computer



Repeat – any number with at least one digit drawn in the previous draw.



Rollover – when the lottery jackpot is not won, it "rolls over" to the next draw meaning a bigger jackpot.



To Wheel – playing the lotto using a wheeling system.




Tree System – much like a lottery wheel, this is a method of organizing numbers so that potential combinations are not missed.



Skip/Hit Pattern – used to determine how many times a number has been drawn throughout a lottery’s history.



Spiel – an add-on feature to a lotto game where players can pick extra numbers, common in Canada, but not in the US.



Sports Lottery – where a specific sporting event’s outcome determines who wins the lottery prize, less popular in North America than other parts of the world.



Super Lotto Plus (SuperLotto Plus) – a lottery game with higher prizes.



Terminal – a computerized device used by a retailer to sell lottery tickets and to validate winning tickets.



Virgin – refers to a number or combination that has never been drawn.


Wheeling System – system that organizes a set of numbers to increase the possibility of winning multiple prizes.


Withholding – how much will be deducted from prize payments according to the lottery’s regional laws.






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