Match
Tickets in the Package Filter
Menu: Filters
Match Package
Using
this filter you can compare tickets in
the package with each other. This filter is similar to the Match
Tickets in a File filter however the tickets are compared with each
other.
The
filter start with the first ticket in the package and compares it with
the rest of the package until a matching ticket is found or end of package
is reached. Then the filter continues with the second ticket and compares
it with the rest of the package (starting with the third ticket in the
package) etc. That's why the filter favors the end of the package when
lower match requirements are selected.
Example [Expert Lotto 6/49]: Use the Generator to create 1000 random tickets
from the whole range of 49 numbers. Select filter Match Tickets in
the Package and choose options Match 2 and Remove Matching
Tickets. Only a few tickets should be left in the package. Switch
to the Package and compare these
tickets with each other. You will find out that they match each other
in one number at most. Write down these tickets and restore the package
using the Undo function from the
Package menu. Switch to the Visual
Package page and click the numbers of the first ticket in the panel.
Ticket's numbers will be highlighted in the table. In the last table column
showing the match count you'll probably see numbers greater than "2".
Use table's scroll bar to find the ticket you entered (the second blue
row in the figure below).

The
figure above shows another blue line showing a match in three numbers.
It's because you restored the package with all 1000 tickets and
these tickets were filtered out before.
Notes:
- Likewise when you
choose match in "0" numbers and Remove, only the last
matching ticket is left in the package.
- The
filter is not suitable for tickets composed of successive numbers. When
you use Ticket Generator to create tickets covering all possible
combinations of a given range of numbers then each ticket in the package
will match the following ticket in five numbers. The package is sorted
so after filtering out match in 5 numbers the package will contain only
the last ticket, after filtering out match in 4 numbers the package will
contain the last 7 tickets, filtering out match in 3 numbers will lead
to 28 last tickets remaining in the package etc. If you shuffle
the tickets first then you can use this filter meaningfully. Filtering
random tickets favors the end of the package especially when filtering
out low matches.
- The
Generator allows to specify the maximum allowed match of generated
tickets from "0" to "6" numbers. Try generating 10000
random tickets with maximum allowed match in 6 numbers. Then use this
filter to leave in the package only tickets matching in 6 numbers. Write
down the resulting tickets (if any) and Undo
the last operation to restore the original 10000 tickets. Switch to the
Visual Package page, select
all checkboxes in the Remove match in option except for the checkbox
for 'match in 6' and click the Remove button. The package will
contain only two identical tickets.
- The filter
can be used to check large number of tickets for duplicates. This can
be a case when merging several large files into the package without checking
for duplicity.
- When
processing large numbers of tickets the progress bar's movement is slow
at first but is speeding up later on because the filter is processing
a decreasing number of tickets.
- This
function is suitable for quick and simple modification of package. It
is recommended to combine it with some other filters.
- The
minimum and maximum counts for required matches can be entered into corresponding
table cells. For example when entering Min 5 and Max 8
in row Match in 3 the filter will remove all tickets that matching
in three numbers with at least 5 tickets but at most with 8 other tickets
from the package. It is possible also to enter either the minimum or the
maximum values only for required match.