agree about the 3if 3 wheels etc. I have to disagree with the thrust of your argument however. You really can sometimes pick 5 or 6 of the winning
numbers in a small sample of 13 or 14 numbers. After that you use something like:
[url]http://crazynuts.hollosite.com/my_lottery_quick_picks/[/url]

Recently ( within the last 2 months) I have 5/6 ONT 49 (once)
and 4/6 ONT 49 ( 3x) ..4/6 ( CAN649) twice using the above.
The beauty of the above is it's very inexpensive. You draw several samples
12 to 15 numbers and do 10- 15 combos. If the combos don't hit one draw you simply replay them.

The problem with large samples is it's very hard to get
a hit -- not without some very expensive wheeling.

In the past I have used some full spectrum wheels. Never had results better than 3/6
using those.

Hi Roger, hi Blitzed

Great imput! Of course, any combination of 6 numbers can be drawn! That's part of the game (and - yes - it is possible that 6 numbers fall in a smaller range of x selected numbers).
As for me, the logics behind a simple strategy (like the one I explained to play all the numbers in a minimum amount of lines) motivates and satifies me more.
Such a strategy also puts an end to "possibly guessing the wrong numbers". At the same time - because of the sequential nature of such a strategy, it turns any pick 6 lottery into a pick 5 lottery. Nice Bonus!
But I agree, the hard part is getting all the winning numbers on one line. And like you said, Blitzed, it "looks" more probable than possible.
But hey, although lottery games aren't designed to make them easy to win, winning them is probable and possible! And winning once is all you need!

hiya Roger,

likewise, my best full spectrum match was 3numbers in a big lottery game. however, I don't play much lottery lately.

perhaps I'll add some optional random routines, in an effort to shake out better picks. one thing I could do is allow user to input the last draw, then chop it to distribute the numbers down through the full spectrum picks.

cya,
blitzed

hi Stefan,

yes, winning once would do it

however, I'd likely continue to manipulate numbers, and do lottery programming just for the fun of it...and as an added bonus, as I get older, all these lottery puzzles will likely help keep alzheimers away

cheers!
blitzed

hey blitzed your right have to use the brain to keep alzheimers away iam in the health care field and see that alot .

yup, my sis-in-law is a nurse in NYC and says the same...also that suduko is really popular in an effort to ward off alzheimers...but I hate suduko, chasing lottery is much more productive

my grandma is very sharp at 88, cancer is the only thing that'll get her eventually. she has done crosswords, jigsaw puzzles, played scrabble, dominoes, and read heaps of books for most of her life...and as a kid I got exposed to all that early on, which is probably why I got into programming and chasin down lottery draws

much like Stefan, I really enjoy attempting to solve the lottery puzzle in a minimal set of picks.

cheers!
blitzed