I've been using the latest version for some time (0.55.2.0) and don't know if or how much better it is from CM54.zip. My suggestion is to use the older version while waiting for the pass from John Rawson for the new one (not sure if he charges for it now). Once you have both, then you can report to us re the difference . Karnac's Lotto-logix link will point to the mail (contact author).

Another good wheeling prog (freeware) is [URL=http://members.aol.com/jadelottery/page1.htm]JADE Lottery SG[/URL], could give that a try also.

Quoting JADE's author here, note that CM=CoverMaster:

JADE LSG works a little differently than CM. CM is a very good wheel generator; great for coverage and optimization. However, JADE LSG works on a different generation process that deals with probabilty distribution of draw occurrence and symmertic draw occurrence. Also, I tried to make JADE LSG versatile enough to allow a person using JADE LSG to fine tune the lines in a wheel. With CM you are fairly limited to what is produced, however, this should not take away from CM's abilities. Another thing to consider about JADE LSG is that when someone creates a wheel on their computer, the system has a high probability of being unique for the same set of parameters. Try generating a wheel with the same parameters and you'll find that the number combinations are not the same; except for full wheel generation. This means that someone else generating a wheel with the same parameters is most likely not going to have the same system as you. If for example, someone is using the same lottery analysis program and comes up with the same numbers you decide to use, your system's wheel will be different, thus enabling you to be the one with the unique combiantion for the jackpot win; should that be the case.

One thing I'll add is that if someone is concerned about the 'uniqueness' of wheels made with CM, as Jade mentions, one could use CM's Randomize feature without altering the cover. Also, since CM doesn't filter, I sometimes randomize the wheels I make to see if I can improve some lines (ie: get rid of too many odds or evens on one line) ... it doesn't always work, and can be time consuming depending on the size of the wheel.

I haven't used JADE LSG for some time (so don't ask me about it ), all I remember is that it was good, but since I was more familiar with CM at that time I chose to stick with it.

Cheers