ExpertLotto
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not exactly. you do need the list of all 5-number combinations that can be constructed from the numbers in your wheel. so if your wheel contains x uniques numbers you'll need a list of all pentads from those x numbers.
now you need to scan the wheel for each pentad in your list and compare it with each line in the wheel to see if the line matches the pentad in *exactly* three numbers.
let's assume that your list has e.g. 5 pentads only. then you may get results like this:
1. pentad - 0 matches
2. pentad - 2 lines match in three numbers
3. pentad - 5 lines match in three numbers
4. pentad - 2 lines match in three numbers
5. pentad - 0 matches
that means you have 40% chance of winning nothing, 40% chance of getting two 3-number hits and 20% chance of getting five 3-number hits.
if you were looking for 4if5 coverage then your results may look like:
1. pentad - 0 matches
2. pentad - 2 lines match in 4 numbers and 6 *other* lines match in 3 numbers
3. pentad - 4 lines match in 3 numbers
4. pentad - 2 lines match in 4 numbers and 8 *other* lines match in 3 numbers
5. pentad - 3 lines match in 4 numbers and 2 lines match in 3 numbers
then the collated results are:
20% chance of winning nothing
20% chance of getting four 3-number hits
40% chance of getting two 4-number hits *and* 6 to 8 3-number hits
20% chance of getting three 4-number hits *and* exactly two 3-number hits
(i hope it makes any sense and i didn't make any mistake )
now you need to scan the wheel for each pentad in your list and compare it with each line in the wheel to see if the line matches the pentad in *exactly* three numbers.
let's assume that your list has e.g. 5 pentads only. then you may get results like this:
1. pentad - 0 matches
2. pentad - 2 lines match in three numbers
3. pentad - 5 lines match in three numbers
4. pentad - 2 lines match in three numbers
5. pentad - 0 matches
that means you have 40% chance of winning nothing, 40% chance of getting two 3-number hits and 20% chance of getting five 3-number hits.
if you were looking for 4if5 coverage then your results may look like:
1. pentad - 0 matches
2. pentad - 2 lines match in 4 numbers and 6 *other* lines match in 3 numbers
3. pentad - 4 lines match in 3 numbers
4. pentad - 2 lines match in 4 numbers and 8 *other* lines match in 3 numbers
5. pentad - 3 lines match in 4 numbers and 2 lines match in 3 numbers
then the collated results are:
20% chance of winning nothing
20% chance of getting four 3-number hits
40% chance of getting two 4-number hits *and* 6 to 8 3-number hits
20% chance of getting three 4-number hits *and* exactly two 3-number hits
(i hope it makes any sense and i didn't make any mistake )