Check Numbers

Check Numbers

Overview

This is used to check to see if your numbers have won. Note that the numbers are checked with the built-in database. It is important to verify winning numbers with your lottery office. Also, please note that some lotteries have subtle rules regarding what is truly a 'win'... Lotto Sorcerer uses generalized rules, and any wins listed should be viewed as potential winners only (until you have verified the numbers with your lottery's officials).

How to Invoke

Use the menu item "Utilities > Check Numbers" .

Basic Procedure

Enter or select the numbers that were drawn in the "Numbers Drawn" tab.
Enter or select the numbers you played in the "Your Numbers" tab.
Choose appropriate settings in the "Settings" tab.
Use the "Results" tab to check for any wins.

Window Controls

"Numbers Drawn" tab

In this box, enter the numbers drawn that you want to check your numbers against. You can populate this box from the database by selecting the beginning and ending numbers, then clicking the "Populate" button. You can also type in the numbers, paste numbers from the system clipboard (by clicking the "Paste" button), or open a text file containing the numbers by clicking the "Load" button. You can also 'drag-and-drop' a text file directly into this box.

When entering numbers, there are some rules which you must adhere by:

Use any non-numeric character to separate the numbers in a drawing.
Anything after the final number is ignored.
If the lottery is a bonus ball type lottery, the bonus ball(s) must be last in the series.

"Your Numbers" Tab

In this box, enter the numbers drawn that you that you played. You can type in the numbers, paste numbers from the system clipboard (by clicking the "Paste" button), or open a text file containing the numbers by clicking the "Load" button.
The separator between the numbers can be any non-numeric character.

"Settings" tab

In this tab, you can choose what is defined as a 'winning' number.

Important! Note that, for bonus-ball type lotteries, the matching of any bonus ball is always considered to be a winner. For lotteries with 'extra' or supplemental numbers, the supplemental number is always counted towards matching numbers. Because these rules vary among different lotteries, these rules may not apply to your lottery, and may give a 'false positive' result.

"Pick 3" and "Pick 4" numbers have other winning options, which you can choose from. Note that not all lotteries recognize all of these as winning matches:

"Straight" : all numbers match, in order. Example: '4719' drawn and '4719' played would win "straight" .
"Box" : any combination wins. Example: '4719' drawn and '1974' played wins "boxed" .
"Front Pair" : the first two numbers drawn match the first two numbers played. Example: '4719' drawn and '4732' played would win "front pair" .
"Back Pair" : the last two numbers drawn match the last two numbers played. Example: '4719' drawn and '5219' played would win "back pair" .
"Split Pair" : the first and last numbers drawn match the first and last numbers played. Example: '4719' drawn and '4569' would win "split pair." .
"Exact 1" : Any one number matches in the exact position. Example: '4719' drawn and '5213' matches "Exact 1" .
"Exact 2" : Any two numbers match in the exact positions. Example: '4719' drawn and '4213' matches "Exact 2" .
"Exact 3" : Any three numbers match in the exact positions. Example: '4719' drawn and '4219' matches "Exact 3" .
"First 3, any order" : the first three numbers in the drawn number set match the first three numbers in the played number set, in any order. This is for Pick 4 type lotteries only. Example: if '6108' is drawn and '1067' is played, this is a winner.
"Last 3, any order" : the last three numbers in the drawn number set match the last three numbers in the played number set, in any order. This is for Pick 4 type lotteries only. Example: if '6108' is drawn and '7801' is played, this is a winner.

"Results" tab

Click the "Check" button for an analysis. When complete, you can save the results to a text file (by clicking the "Save" button, print the results, or copy the results to the system clipboard.