Hello Barge
My imagination has no limits

I bet many folk put there would lock me up in the funny farm. Space Invaders is still around. I got the full set of Wolfenstein(DOs based) for £5 at E-bay. It made my day as I just love the game. You can keep the modern stuff that needs zillions of gigabytes and a video card costing a fortune.
Anyway back to lotteries. What I do to get rid of 13 numbers(6/49 game) is particular to me. You will have noticed that in a typical result one decade is normally missing. So you find the decade. Generally it is one that has overstayed its welcome ie it has been there for at least 4 or 5 of the last draws.I think the 30's decade will be absent tonight. I also redefine a decade as any 10 numbers. I operate 5 M10 files. Each file has a mixed bag of 10 numbers embedded in a VB 6 program eg M10Alpha3 could be 4 ,13,23,,26,34, 37 39,41,44,47.The M10 tells me the file groups sets of 10 numbers. the pseudonumber "3" consists of that particular group. All I look for is groups that have overstayed their welcome. This M10 system is pretty good as it gives you lots of scope to find these overstaying group. The other 3 numbers i could just randomly delete. This system works well. I can also use my M5 files. I definitely have lotsa choice although I wonder if too much choice is a good thing,
Going back to the concept of Space Invaders(again my imagination is in turbo-charge mode). Darth Vader controls that invasion fleet of 6 squadrons. You have got to read his mind like going over to the dark side

You know one thing-there have been previous attacks and every attack is slightly different so no previous pattern will repeat anytime soon. Also you have some filters in the programme that can help you read his mind or some of it at least. I assume you realise that we are looking at the trips thats why your photon cannon can destroy 3 alien craft at a time.
I am hopping mad at the moment. I went to place a bet at the local bookie and they were closed until midday. So I left it at that thinking I wont win lunchtime but at teatime. The pair was 11, 35. So you can see why I am hopping mad.
PS Beware of the anti-filters. They are like that Ancient Greek puzzle. All Cretans lie, I am a Cretan.