Even though the object of Sudoku is to insert the numbers in 81 boxes
to satisfy only one condition: each row, column and 3x3 box must contain
the digits 1 through 9 only once, Sudoku can be used to Win the Pick 3,
or better yet Sudoku Solver can be used to Win the Pick 3.
All you need to enter is the Last Draw (Midday-Midday, Evening-Evening)
to generate your Winning Combination! What could be simpler?
When it comes to digit 0 you need to use the mirror digit 5 when
entering the Last Draw, and the mirror of 5 to get combinations with 0
in them from the Generated Combinations.
Example:
Last Draw=907 Enter: 957
+--+--+--++--+--+--++--+--+--+
| B | B | B || B | B | B || B | B | B |
+--+--+--++--+--+--++--+--+--+
| B | 9 | B || B | B | B || B | B | B |
+--+--+--++--+--+--++--+--+--+
| B | B | B || B | B | B || B | B | B |
+--+--+--++--+--+--++--+--+--+
+--+--+--++--+--+--++--+--+--+
| B | B | B || B | B | B || B | B | B |
+--+--+--++--+--+--++--+--+--+
| B | B | B || B | 5 | B || B | B | B |
+--+--+--++--+--+--++--+--+--+
| B | B | B || B | B | B || B | B | B |
+--+--+--++--+--+--++--+--+--+
+--+--+--++--+--+--++--+--+--+
| B | B | B || B | B | B || B | B | B |
+--+--+--++--+--+--++--+--+--+
| B | B | B || B | B | B || B | 7 | B |
+--+--+--++--+--+--++--+--+--+
| B | B | B || B | B | B || B | B | B |
+--+--+--++--+--+--++--+--+--+
Key: B=Blank
Generated Combinations taken from the 3x3 boxes in the horizontal
direction: (Combinations can also be taken from the 3x3 boxes in the
vertical direction or from the diagonal directions)
+--+--+--++--+--+--++--+--+--+
| 1 | 2 | 5 || 7 | 8 | 9 || 3 | 4 | 6 |
+--+--+--++--+--+--++--+--+--+
| 3 | 9 | 4 || 5 | 1 | 6 || 7 | 2 | 8 |
+--+--+--++--+--+--++--+--+--+
| 6 | 7 | 8 || 2 | 3 | 4 || 1 | 5 | 9 |
+--+--+--++--+--+--++--+--+--+
+--+--+--++--+--+--++--+--+--+
| 8 | 6 | 7 || 1 | 4 | 2 || 5 | 9 | 3 |
+--+--+--++--+--+--++--+--+--+
| 4 | 1 | 9 || 3 | 5 | 7 || 6 | 8 | 2 |
+--+--+--++--+--+--++--+--+--+
| 5 | 3 | 2 || 9 | 6 | 8 || 4 | 1 | 7 |
+--+--+--++--+--+--++--+--+--+
+--+--+--++--+--+--++--+--+--+
| 2 | 8 | 1 || 6 | 7 | 5 || 9 | 3 | 4 |
+--+--+--++--+--+--++--+--+--+
| 9 | 5 | 6 || 4 | 2 | 3 || 8 | 7 | 1 |
+--+--+--++--+--+--++--+--+--+
| 7 | 4 | 3 || 8 | 9 | 1 || 2 | 6 | 5 |
+--+--+--++--+--+--++--+--+--+
125 789 346 394 516 728 678 234 159 867 142 593 419 357
682 532 968 417 281 675 934 956 423 871 743 891 265
Take the Combinations with the digit 5 in them and substitute its
mirror to get combinations with 0 in them:
120 016 109 093 307 032 670 906 260
The Winning Draw was 102!
Their are a number of Freeware Sudoku Solver Programs available on the
Internet. I've been using the one written by George Uhall:
Sudoku Solver
Best of Luck to everyone and their Pick 3 Wins!