I started posting these free tools here about 6 years ago now. They have since been downloaded thousands of times. Some are in the form of spreadsheets designed in MS Excel. You must have at least version 7 (Office95) or above for these to function properly. For those of you with Lotus 123, Quattro Pro or other spreadsheet applications, I cannot guarantee that my workbooks will work properly if imported into those applications. I have neither the time nor the desire to have these available in several versions.

These programs are provided for your free use...no obligation and no strings attached. However, if you use any of these programs regularly or have learned something from them, you can show your appreciation by making a donation of whatever amount you see fit by clicking the button below. A lot of time and hard work goes into programming these free applications. Any such donation will be kindly appreciated and will encourage me to continue improving and developing new and better lottery software.

 

 

Now...the newest free release is available!

LDM Lite 1.1 Dec 9/04

This is a major program that deserves a page of it's own. Don't miss out on this one. Go here for the full details and download link.

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The most recent 3 utilities in the list below were the germ of an idea that evolved into a full-blown Windows application called Lottery Data Miner. Be sure to read the detailed description of this software and download a free trial today.

Also be sure to check out the newest release from IXL Software called Playslip Pal. This is a sensational program that will print your lottery slips with numbers from any simple text file and will work with almost any pick 5 or pick 6 lottery, Super 7 and Powerball. Be sure to read the detailed description of this software and download a free trial today.

RandCalc 1.0 Feb 1/03

This utility has since been greatly expanded and is part of the Lottery Data Miner program. Download a free trial here.

Ever wonder if your favourite lottery software is actually performing as advertised? Ever wonder if your playing strategy is worth continued use? This is a VB6 application that will quickly tell you if the numbers you play are beating the random odds or not. This program is an attempt to establish a standard scoring system for so-called "predictive" software or any kind of player strategy. Check it out here. 

FilterCalc 1.1 Feb 9/02

This utility has since been greatly expanded and is part of the Lottery Data Miner program. Download a free trial here.

This is another application written in VB6. It very rapidly calculates the number of lines produced by applying a couple of filters to the whole field of a lottery game. I originally set it up to just work on positional limits, but then found it was easy to also add the checking of line sums at the same time. It was also originally for only 649 games, but it will handle anything from 5/30 to 7/69.

The main feature about it is speed. I have used some other utility programs (mostly DOS-based) that will do the same thing, but they take way too long to produce the results...in some cases several hours! This little buggar will spit out the answer in a fraction of a second in most cases. On an older Pentium, it may take all of 5 seconds to process the tens of millions of calculations involved.

What filters does it apply? I did this mainly because I have a theory about the positional limits of numbers in any 6-number sequence for a 649. I wanted to see what effect this would have on reducing the number of combinations and whether it would result in any advantage to the player.

There is no documentation or help for this. The interface has has pop-up information that should make it clear on how to use it. I have implemented only rudimentary error-checking. If the user abuses the program by entering ridiculous numbers in the input boxes, the program will just pack up and leave. Also be aware that by it's nature, the program is very processor intensive. Once activated, it will take 100% of the CPU time. 

Installation is easy. Just place the Filtercalc.exe file anywhere on your system and run it. The VB run time files are required. Most people already have them on their system. If the program refuses to run, you can download the support files by using the link a little further down on this page (VBRun60.exe).

FilterCalc.zip Ver 1.1 13,062 bytes compressed; 57,344 bytes uncompressed.

Lotto Odds Calculator Sep 29/00

This utility has since been greatly expanded and is part of the Lottery Data Miner program. Download a free trial here.

 May 14/01 1:00 PM If you acquired this program prior to this date, you should download this newer version (1.5).

This is a standalone application written in VB6...my FIRST! Hide your daughters and lock your doors...he's got Visual Basic now! It will instantly calculate a lot of interesting and useful results for any Lotto type game from 5/25 to 7/80. The user simply chooses a few parameters from a GUI and observes the results. The results are too extensive to describe here. Suffice to say that this program performs a lot of complicated math calculations that would take several minutes to perform on your own with calculator, pen and paper...if in fact the user had the mathematical knowledge to perform such calculations in the first place. Have a look...give it a go...see if you can perhaps learn something...or become aware of something that previously hadn't been obvious. My gift to lottery players everywhere. FREE...no strings attached! Still no documentation yet. What do you want for free? 

LottoCalc.zip Ver 1.5 17,988 bytes compressed; 77,824 bytes uncompressed.

Installation:

Pretty straightforward. Download and unzip the executable. Place it in the folder (directory) of your choice. Use Windows Explorer (or similar utility) and double-click on the LottoCalc.exe file to run. If you don't know what any of this means, then I don't want to hear from you. This is basic stuff folks...I am not in the business of operating a school for fundamental computer operations. This program requires the VB6 runtime support files. If you don't have them on your system, you will get an error message when trying to run the program. You can download and install the required files by going here:

VBrun60.exe

Random Number Simulation and Analysis July 19/99

New version! Has been considerably improved over the original. Now much faster and more flexible. If you downloaded this file before Aug 10/99, then you will want to try the new version.   Aug 10/99

This is a fairly complicated workbook application I developed to satisfy my own curiosity about a few things. In the lottery community, there is much disagreement over the significance of analyzing past draw results for the purposes of applying this knowledge to future draws. Many say that these statistics have absolutely no bearing on what will happen in the next draw. Are future draws predictable? Well of course they are not predictable to the point of successfully identifying the specific jackpot numbers. But I think that many of the key characteristics of any 649 draw are very much predictable in a general sense. Certain types of 6-number combinations come up the majority of the time because the laws of probability dictate that the numbers must behave in this way. Have a look at this and draw your own conclusions. Here's what it does:

First of all, it uses a fairly simple method of generating as few or as many sets of 7 random numbers that you would like. The 7th number is the bonus that is included in many 649 lotteries. It then counts and calculates quite a few interesting things about those random numbers. You can run this simulation as many times as you wish. You can even test different sets of numbers against the generated combinations and see how well those numbers perform over time. The whole process is almost totally automated and is driven by Visual Basic modules that perform the calculations involved. Instructions and further comments are included. My conclusion? It seems that whether you look at past results or at simulated future results, there is remarkable consistency in the way the numbers behave. See what you think.

RNG.zip (396,857 bytes compressed;1,701,376 bytes uncompressed)

Hot-Cold Calculator June 10/99

One of the most controversial issues among lottery enthusiasts has long been number tracking by frequency analysis. This is often referred to as Hot-Cold strategy. Ever wonder what yardstick people use to determine whether a number is hot or cold? Ever wonder how many of each to use in your selections? This spreadsheet can help clarify some of these issues and very quickly show you where the probabilities lie for each upcoming draw. I have personally found it to be both useful and accurate. Of course, it doesn't always work accurately, but then again what does? Give it a try and see if it helps shed some light on a few things.

HCcalc.zip (15K compressed;46K uncompressed)

This page last updated 12/19/2005 01:29 PM