I play the lottery using the first letter of anything that "POPS OUT"or, "STICKS OUT", or "GRABS MY ATTENTION", during the day.
Then I convert the Letters into Lottery Numbers.Here is my way....
Letters: A-Z=26 letters
A ....  can be : Apple, Argument,Army,Air,Acorn....etc.  Anything starting with the letter A.
B.....  can be : Bee,Bake,Baking,Boat,Break,Bill,Bob,Button....etc. Anything starting with the letter B.
C-Z... same as above, by using the first letter of anything that "catches","gets", or "grabs" your attention, write it down,or remember it.
Numbers:
Play numbers as you see them during the day,But only if the number "Grabs" your attention.
Example:
On Feb 9 2010 a friend in Florida emailed me claiming her husband found a gold coin.Right away I told her to play 8673.Why 8673?
Husband    "H" is the 8th letter of the alphabet.
Finds          "F"  is the 6th letter of the alphabet.
Gold           "G" is the 7th letter of the alphabet.
Coin           "C" is the 3rd letter of the alphabet.
There you have it....HFGC=8673   What came in?........3673......Almost had it.But, I should have told her as in a "Newspaper Headline"
:"MAN FINDS GOLD COIN!".......M is the 13th letter of the alphabet.YES,but you cannot play 13-6-7-3....So,here is my shortcut that wins and wins BIG........13 also=3   HOW?.......13  what do you see?     a #1 & a #3,or a one three(13)or one (3) Ah AH!  GOT Ya!.....one number (3)
RULE #1: Use the first letter of anything that catches your attention during the day.
Rule  #2:Whenever using a number from 10 to 19, the number is also played using combined numbers.Example:13=3 14=4  17=7.
Rule  #3:Whenever using a single digit number,always add a zero "0" to it.Example: 1=10  2=20 3=30   etc.
Rule  #4:Whenever using a number that ends with a Zero,play the Zero number along with the number without the Zero.60=6  10=1
Sounds complicated?.......Here's a chart.....
(Letter) # (Number)also equals (this number)
A=#1 =1,10,11,21
B=#2= 2,12,20,21
C=#3= 3,13,30,31
D=#4= 4,14,40,41
E=#5= 5,15,50,51
F=#6= 6,16,60
G=#7= 7,17
H=#8= 8,18
I=#9= 9,19
J=#10= 1,10,11,21
K=#11=11,21
L=#12=2,12,20,21
M=#13=3,13,30,31
N=#14=4,14,40,41
O=#15=5,15,50,51
P=#16=6,16,60
Q=#17=7,17
R=#18=8,18
S=#19=9,19
T=#20=2,12,20
U=#21=2,11,20,21
V=#22=22,220
W=#23=23,33
X=#24=24,44
Y=#25=1/4 (quarter inch .25) 4,14,25,40,41,55
Z=#26=26
that's it......Example:   Today's Activities: Made coffee,took shower,drove to work.At work company hired a new guy.His ID number is 777.His name is Kenny.He's age 25.He's cool.Got off work,stopped and  bought a burger at Wendy's Restaurant.Went home.Tonight is the PowerBall drawing.What numbers do I play?......Since making coffee and taking a shower are daily activities,they do not matter.The company hired a new guy.His badge number is: 777.OK 777=(37) Three sevens......His name is Kenny.K is the  the 11th letter of the alphabet.(11)an eleven is also a (21)Two Ones.His age is (25).Twenty -five also = (55).Stopped at Wendy's Restaurant.(W)23rd letter of the alphabet.(23)+33.....OK  so far you have these numbers: 37, 11  21  25 55 23 33    The next thing to do is to find numbers that keep repeating.
No numbers repeat.Then I would box them in...
That's how I play................