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[C++ Code]A Quick Pick generator for PowerBall and Mega MiilionsPrev TopicNext Topic
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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
PrintToFile(); // Uncomment to print the results to QuickPicks.txt
If you want this to work with Mega Millions, change the 55's to 56's and change the 42 to 46.
// Start of file#include <iostream>
#include <iomanip>
#include <ctime>
#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;
void SortNumbers();
void PrintToFile();
int main()
{
srand(time(0));
int count = 0;
for(;;)
{
cout << "How many Quick Picks would you like to print(0 to quit)? ";
cin >> count;
cout << endl;
if(count)
{
for(int i = 1; i <= count; i++)
{
Num1 = rand() % (55 - 1 + 1) + 1;
do
{
Num2 = rand() % (55 - 1 + 1) + 1;
}while(Num2 == Num1);
do
{
Num3 = rand() % (55 - 1 + 1) + 1;
}while(Num3 == Num2 || Num3 == Num1);
do
{
Num4 = rand() % (55 - 1 + 1) + 1;
}while(Num4 == Num3 || Num4 == Num2 || Num4 == Num1);
do
{
Num5 = rand() % (55 - 1 + 1) + 1;
}while(Num5 == Num4 || Num5 == Num3 || Num5 == Num2 || Num5 == Num1);
Num6 = rand() % (42 - 1 + 1) + 1;
SortNumbers();
//PrintToFile(); // Uncomment to print the results to QuickPicks.txt
cout << setw(2) << Num1 << " "
<< setw(2) << Num2 << " "
<< setw(2) << Num3 << " "
<< setw(2) << Num4 << " "
<< setw(2) << Num5 << " "
<< setw(2) << Num6 << endl << endl;
}
}
else
break;
}
return 0;
}
void SortNumbers()
{
int Temp = 0;
do
{
if(Num1 > Num2)
{
Temp = Num1;
Num1 = Num2;
Num2 = Temp;
}
if(Num2 > Num3)
{
Temp = Num2;
Num2 = Num3;
Num3 = Temp;
}
if(Num3 > Num4)
{
Temp = Num3;
Num3 = Num4;
Num4 = Temp;
}
if(Num4 > Num5)
{
Temp = Num4;
Num4 = Num5;
Num5 = Temp;
}
}while(Num1 > Num2 || Num2 > Num3 || Num3 > Num4 || Num4 > Num5);
}
void PrintToFile()
{
ofstream appendFile("QuickPicks.txt", ios_base::app);
if(appendFile.fail())
{
cerr << "Unable to write to file." << endl;
exit(1);
}
appendFile << setw(2) << Num1 << " "
<< setw(2) << Num2 << " "
<< setw(2) << Num3 << " "
<< setw(2) << Num4 << " "
<< setw(2) << Num5 << " "
<< setw(2) << Num6 << endl;
appendFile.close();
}// End of file
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Count your smiles.
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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 hundreds of ways to increase your odds of winning a prize in the lottery. Of course how often you win and how much you win depends on your strategies.
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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
{
PickNumbers();
SortNumbers();
}while(false);// Start of file
#include <iostream>
#include <iomanip>
#include <ctime>
#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;
void PickNumbers();
void SortNumbers();
void PrintToFile();
bool Is123();
bool Is1234();
bool Is12345();
int main()
{
srand(time(0));
int count = 0;
for(;;)
{
cout << "How many Quick Picks would you like to print(0 to quit)? ";
cin >> count;
cout << endl;
if(count)
{
for(int i = 1; i <= count; i++)
{
do
{
PickNumbers();
SortNumbers();
}while(Is123());
//PrintToFile(); // Uncomment to print the results to QuickPicks.txt
cout << setw(2) << Num1 << " "
<< setw(2) << Num2 << " "
<< setw(2) << Num3 << " "
<< setw(2) << Num4 << " "
<< setw(2) << Num5 << " "
<< setw(2) << Num6 << endl << endl;
}
}
else
break;
}
return 0;
}
void PickNumbers()
{
Num1 = rand() % (55 - 1 + 1) + 1;
do
{
Num2 = rand() % (55 - 1 + 1) + 1;
}while(Num2 == Num1);
do
{
Num3 = rand() % (55 - 1 + 1) + 1;
}while(Num3 == Num2 || Num3 == Num1);
do
{
Num4 = rand() % (55 - 1 + 1) + 1;
}while(Num4 == Num3 || Num4 == Num2 || Num4 == Num1);
do
{
Num5 = rand() % (55 - 1 + 1) + 1;
}while(Num5 == Num4 || Num5 == Num3 || Num5 == Num2 || Num5 == Num1);
Num6 = rand() % (42 - 1 + 1) + 1;
}
void SortNumbers()
{
int Temp = 0;
do
{
if(Num1 > Num2)
{
Temp = Num1;
Num1 = Num2;
Num2 = Temp;
}
if(Num2 > Num3)
{
Temp = Num2;
Num2 = Num3;
Num3 = Temp;
}
if(Num3 > Num4)
{
Temp = Num3;
Num3 = Num4;
Num4 = Temp;
}
if(Num4 > Num5)
{
Temp = Num4;
Num4 = Num5;
Num5 = Temp;
}
}while(Num1 > Num2 || Num2 > Num3 || Num3 > Num4 || Num4 > Num5);
}
void PrintToFile()
{
ofstream appendFile("QuickPicks.txt", ios_base::app);
if(appendFile.fail())
{
cerr << "Unable to write to file." << endl;
exit(1);
}
appendFile << setw(2) << Num1 << " "
<< setw(2) << Num2 << " "
<< setw(2) << Num3 << " "
<< setw(2) << Num4 << " "
<< setw(2) << Num5 << " "
<< setw(2) << Num6 << endl;
appendFile.close();
}
bool Is123()
{
if((Num1 == Num2 - 1 && Num2 == Num3 - 1) ||
(Num2 == Num3 - 1 && Num3 == Num4 - 1) ||
(Num3 == Num4 - 1 && Num4 == Num5 - 1))
return true;
else
return false;
}
bool Is1234()
{
if((Num1 == Num2 - 1 && Num2 == Num3 - 1 && Num3 == Num4 - 1) ||
(Num2 == Num3 - 1 && Num3 == Num4 - 1 && Num4 == Num5 - 1))
return true;
else
return false;
}
bool Is12345()
{
if(Num1 == Num2 - 1 && Num2 == Num3 - 1 && Num3 == Num4 - 1 && Num4 == Num5 - 1)
return true;
else
return false;
}
// End of file
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