Example 2

This example explains Dummy Numbers feature. You can use the dummy numbers (sometimes also masked numbers) in several application screens:

Generator

The dummy numbers in the Ticket Generator allow replacing (masking) of one or more ticket number positions with a dummy number. It is particularly useful for creation of all possible pairs, triplets, quads and pentads for a chosen range of numbers.

Example: In Expert Lotto 6/49 lottery (a demo lottery drawing 6 numbers from the pool of 49 numbers) chose Generator function to create tickets from 20 numbers while checking option Generate the maximum possible number of tickets. The generator will offer to create 38760 tickets with six numbers (full package). Click position 6 in Dummy Numbers list; now the generator offers to create 15504 tickets. When selecting also position 5 in the list the value in Tickets to generate field changes to 4845. When three positions are selected (6, 5 and 4) the value in the Tickets to generate field changes to 1140 possible triplets from 20 numbers. It means that the generator will create 1140 triplets that are inserted into the package as regular tickets where the last three positions are replaced with dummy numbers 97, 98 and 99. See also Example 1.

Only positions checked in the Dummy Numbers list are replaced with corresponding dummy numbers. The dummy numbers are assigned as follows: 94 replaces the 1st position, 95 replaces the 2nd position, 96 replaces the 3rd position, 97 replaces the 4th position, 98 replaces the 5th position and 99 replaces the 6th position. Dummy Numbers menu function allows using dummy numbers for tickets already created in the package. In both cases the appropriate ticket number position(s) is masked. Dummy numbers are also visible in ticket panel where checkmarks are placed in dummy number boxes at the bottom of the panel. When working with tickets in the package the asterisk sign (*) indicates that currently selected ticket contains dummy numbers.

 

Number Swapping

Swap Numbers function allows replacing one or more ticket numbers with a dummy number.

Example: Select Expert Lotto 6/49 lottery and generate 100 random tickets into the package for the whole range of drawn numbers (49). Select Swap Numbers function from the Package menu.

Write down one of the tickets in package and use Swap Numbers function to replace the first number of this ticket (let's assume it's number 23) with dummy number 94. First click on the box of the number being replaced, i.e. 23 then click on the box of the number you wish to use for replacement i.e. 94. Then click OK button. The application will replace number 23 in all tickets with number 94. The dummy number 94 is placed in the first ticket number position and the rest of the numbers are resorted in ascending order.

Replace the remaining numbers of the ticket you wrote down using the Swap Numbers function. The dummy numbers already used (active dummy numbers) are displayed using blue color in the panel (inactive dummy numbers are gray). The numbers are replaced in this ticket and also in all other tickets containing the numbers being swapped. Swap Numbers function allows swapping all 6 ticket numbers for a dummy number.

The dummy numbers can be replaced with regular numbers later on, e.g. with hot numbers. Tickets with dummy numbers can be processed by other application functions without any restrictions.

The application does not allow to swap two different numbers for the same dummy or regular number. In such a case you will get an error message.
Please note that when the replacement dummy number already exists in a ticket then the closest higher dummy number will be used instead to replace the number being swapped.

The dummy numbers are included in statistics.

You can also swap ticket numbers for dummy numbers in a single ticket in Package page either by using edit fields or using the ticket panel together with Add and/or Set buttons.