First Steps
When
starting Expert Lotto for the very first time only Start Page window is
showing and most menu and toolbar buttons are disabled. To start
working with Expert Lotto you must first open a lottery. Click menu
File - New - Lottery to open New Lottery wizard. Select the lottery you
wish to play from the list and click Next button. Then you will be
prompted to choose folder to store lottery data in. Click Finish button
and select Yes button to open the new lottery. Additional application
windows will open and you can start playing your lottery. If you quit
Expert Lotto and then start it again the application will reopen the
lottery from the folder on your disk and you can continue playing
your lottery.
This way you can setup multiple lotteries, however
only a single lottery can be opened in Expert Lotto at a time. To play
a different lottery choose menu File - Open Lottery or pick a recent
lottery using menu File - Open Recent Lottery.
Familiarize
yourself with application menu and toolbars, try opening and closing
various windows, customize the window layout. Don't be afraid to
experiment as you can recreate the lottery setup and thus revert
all changes at any time.
Winning Numbers
- All
lotteries available in Expert Lotto come with a database of past
winning numbers. To see the past draws click menu Winning Numbers -
Show As - Table.
- If the winning numbers database is outdated
you can add missing draws either manually using menu Winning Numbers -
Add or download them directly from the lottery web site (if available)
from menu Winning Numbers - Online Update.
- If you created a
custom lottery you will probably need to do a bulk import of past
draws using menu Winning Numbers - Import.
Wheels
- Expert
Lotto does not ship with any wheels. There are numerous sources of all
types of wheels on internet. You can download any such a wheel and open
it in Expert Lotto using menu Package - Insert - Ticket File.
- You
can also create so called full wheels which contain all possible
numbers combinations from selected pool of numbers, click menu Package
- Insert - Full Wheel.
- If you prefer random combinations of selected numbers just use menu Package - Insert - Random Numbers.
Filters
- After
successfully loading or creating a wheel you may want to reduce the
wheel size to make a cost-effective bet. There are numerous filters in
Expert Lotto for this purpose. You can find them in Filters window or
just click menu Package - Reduce - Filter Tickets.
- For advanced
lottery strategies you may consider combining several simple filters
into a single Complex Filter to implement advanced filtering logic,
click menu File - New - Complex Filter.
Statistics
- Statistical
analysis of past draws is an important step when selecting the numbers
for the next draw. Summary statistics of past winning numbers are
available from menu Winning Numbers - Analyze.
- To see per-draw statistics click menu Winning Numbers - Show As - Properties.
Playslip Printing
When you are done with filtering you can print directly to paper playslips using menu Package - Print to Playslips.
History
Winning
numbers History is a unique feature which allows to find the Jackpot
winning ticket with 100% guarantee. The starting point is menu History
- Latest and menu History - Summary.