[C++ Code]A Quick Pick generator for PowerBall and Mega Miilions

Reply #14

LottoL — Tue, 23 Jan 2007 17:53:32 GMT

Thanks Guru101. I sincerely appreciate your response!

I'll have to download the compiler and check out

your programs whenever I get some free time.

Thanks Again!

Best Of Luck!

LottoL

Reply #13

Guru101 — Sat, 20 Jan 2007 21:00:35 GMT

I would like to state that the elimination of 3 consecutive numbers in your picks is a gimme strategy when picking numbers playing the lottery. For the PowerBall:

Elimination of all sets that have 3 consecutive numbers when taking ONLY the five white balls into consideration covers 1.94396798% of the possible combinations(ignoring the PowerBall).

Elimination of all sets that have 3 consecutive numbers when taking the five white balls AND the PowerBall into consideration covers 0.0462849519... [ More ]

Reply #12

Guru101 — Sat, 20 Jan 2007 20:06:35 GMT

I modified the first program to generate Quick Picks based off conditions 2-4. The program will still randomly generate a PowerBall.

Condition 2(^^^This is the version that I'm posting^^^):

do

{

PickNumbers();

SortNumbers();

}while(Is123());

Condition 3:

do

{

PickNumbers();

SortNumbers();

}while(Is1234());

Condition 4:

do

{

PickNumbers();

SortNumbers();

}while(Is12345());

To use none of the conditions:

do

{

PickNumbe... [ More ]

Reply #11

Guru101 — Sat, 20 Jan 2007 19:40:52 GMT

Ok, I went ahead and made a different version to create a data set by those conditions.

*************************************

To meet condition 1, the if statement should be: if(true)

To meet condition 2, the if statement should be: if(!Is123())

^^^Condition 2 is the version that I have posted below^^^

To meet condition 3, the if statement should be: if(!Is1234())

To meet condition 4, the if statement should be: if(!Is12345())

Keep in mind that if you want to keep a version... [ More ]

Reply #10

Guru101 — Sat, 20 Jan 2007 18:27:29 GMT

Sorry it took so long to respond. The program does make sure that duplicate numbers are not used. If you use an editor to open large files like LottoL said instead of notepad, then it will open the file MANY times faster. Notepad is very slow at opening files of that size. I opened it using Visual C++ and it opens it a whole lot faster. Find a decent editor and you should be good to go. To run the code above, all you need is a C++ compiler. Dev C++ is a free C++ compiler. Just google for it.

Reply #9

LottoL — Sat, 20 Jan 2007 10:07:57 GMT

Keep in mind if you run this, it will take a VERY VERY VERY long time to complete, so it's best that you close other running programs before running it. Also keep in mind that it could take 30 minutes or more(depending on the speed of your computer) just to open this file in notepad because the file will be 1.4GB in size!!!!!! I suggest not using other programs while the file is being opened.

Reply #8

LottoL — Sat, 20 Jan 2007 08:38:36 GMT

Nice Program!

Although I think it would be interesting to have several data sets.

1. Data Set consisting of all possible combinations without the bonus ball.

2. Data Set consisting of all possible combinations without the bonus ball

and without three consecutive numbers. (Ex. 1,2,3)

3. Data Set consisting of all possible combinations without the bonus ball

and without four consecutive numbers. (Ex. 1,2,3,4)

4. Data Set consisting of all possible combinations without th... [ More ]

Reply #7

LckyLary — Sat, 20 Jan 2007 02:00:52 GMT

Nice programs. I write C# which is similar. My program runs in Windows. One part of the program has an RNG option mainly to use for computerized drawings if/when I play those. Question: Does the RNG generator make sure that a number is not put twice (other than Bonus Ball)? I don't recommend using a list 1.4gb in size, that eats so much disk space! A twist on the marking off of used numbers: use your favorite RNG method and pick 5 numbers and a BB, then flag off the 5 numbers (and a separate BB... [ More ]

Reply #6

Guru101 — Sat, 20 Jan 2007 01:43:01 GMT

This will create a file that has all the combinations in it:

// Start of file

#include <iostream>

#include <fstream>

#include <cstdlib>

using namespace std;

int Num1 = 0;

int Num2 = 0;

int Num3 = 0;

int Num4 = 0;

int Num5 = 0;

int Num6 = 0;

int main()

{

ofstream outFile( AllCombinations.txt );

if(outFile.fail())

{

cerr << ERROR: Could not create file. << endl;

exit(1);

}

for(Num1 = 1; Num1 <= 51; Num1++)

{

for(Num... [ More ]

Reply #5

scorpio — Sat, 20 Jan 2007 01:00:08 GMT

i don't care if it's in the millions,i want a qp generator that shows us all possible combinations.then each drawing we could just check off a numerically posted sequence.like the lottery has

Reply #4

Guru101 — Sat, 20 Jan 2007 00:57:06 GMT

No problem. The real reason why I posted the code is because a quick pick generator is indeed the most basic type of lottery number generator there is, however, modifications can be made to increase your odds of winning a prize in the lottery. Now, I'm not going to just post every single one of the algorithms that I use in my own version right away because I want this to be a learning experience for the people who are interested in coming up with their own algorithms. There are literally hundred... [ More ]

Reply #3

TheGameGrl — Fri, 19 Jan 2007 23:56:42 GMT

Thank you Guru for your contribution to Lottery post. We can each learn to appreciate a little more the efforts some folks make in helping or contributing with different programs.

Reply #2

Guru101 — Fri, 19 Jan 2007 22:03:40 GMT

I already knew about that.

Reply #1

weshar75 — Fri, 19 Jan 2007 21:36:43 GMT

Lottery Post has a Quick Picks Generator in the left hand margin under the title Quick Picks for several game including Mega Millions and Powerball. I thought I would let you know.-weshar75

[C++ Code]A Quick Pick generator for PowerBall and Mega Miilions

Guru101 — Fri, 19 Jan 2007 20:22:34 GMT

I decided to make a very basic Quick Pick generator for PowerBall. It first asks how many you would like to print, picks 5 random numbers between 1 and 55(the white balls) and a random number between 1 and 42(the PowerBall). It then puts each of the white balls into numerical order and displays the results. If you want the results to be saved to a file called QuickPicks.txt, change the line that has:

//PrintToFile(); // Uncomment to print the results to QuickPicks.txt

to

PrintToF... [ More ]