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Instructions
For Lotto Games
Using the Silver Lotto System
Here
are instructions for filling out many games. You'll need your Silver
Lotto System manual for full details on filling out your Profiles
and individual game coupons. If
you see any out-of-date information, please contact
me.
5
balls 32 numbers
5 balls 32/25
5 balls 33 numbers
5 balls 35 numbers
5 balls 36 numbers
5 balls 39 numbers
5 balls 45 numbers
6 balls 34/10 numbers
6 balls 38 numbers
6 balls 48 numbers
7 balls (general)
Bonus Balls
California
Super Lotto Plus
Delaware 6/38
Denmark 7/36
EuroMillions
Florida
6/53
Florida Mega Money
Illinois Little Lotto 5/39
Iowa 5/35
Italy 6/90
Kansas Cash 6/35
Mega Millions
Minnesota Gopher 5/42
New York 6/59
Pennsylvania 6/69
Powerball
Sweden
7/35
Lotto Texas 6/54 (new)
Texas Two Step
The Big Game 5/50
Trinidad & Tobago 5/36
UK National Lottery Game
Washington 5/43-23
5 balls
32 numbers
For
a 5/32, use the 40 Number Master Profile.
Then
only use 5 columns in each of the three Profiles, leaving the 6th
column blank, and go down to 32 as the maximum number before starting
again with 1, 2, 3 etc. Only use down to 32 lines in each column.
Transfer
those numbers across to your tickets.
5 balls
32 numbers with 25 in 6th column (5/32/25)
To
play a 5/32/25 using the Silver Lotto System, do this:
1)
Use the 40 Number Master Profile.
2)
Fill each of the first 5 columns per the Silver Lotto System instructions--but
only down to 32 in each column, before you start with 1, 2, 3 etc
again.
3)
The last number is placed in the last (6th) column of all 3 Profiles.
Start with 1, 2, 3 etc in the 1st Profile, and continue to 25. Then
continue with 1, 2, 3 etc until you reach the end, and flow it in
the same way through to the last column of the 3rd Profile, always
stopping at 25 before continuing with 1, 2, 3 etc.
4)
Transfer those numbers across to your tickets. Check to make sure
each line does not contain duplicate numbers. If it does, ignore
that line and use the next one to play.
5 balls
33 numbers
For
a 5/33, use the 40 Number Master Profile.
Then
only use 5 columns in each of the three Profiles, leaving the 6th
column blank, and go down to 33 as the maximum number before starting
again with 1, 2, 3 etc. Only use down to 33 lines in each column.
Transfer
those numbers across to your tickets.
5
balls 35 numbers
For
the 5/35, use the 40 Master Profile.
Then
only use 5 columns in each of the three Profiles, and go down to
35 as the maximum number before starting again with 1, 2, 3 etc.
Only use down to 35 lines in each column.
Transfer
those numbers across to your tickets.
5
balls 36 numbers
For
the 5/36 games, use the 40 Master Profile.
Then
only use 5 columns in each of the three Profiles, and go down to
36 as the maximum number before starting again with 1, 2, 3 etc.
Only use down to 36 lines in each column.
Transfer
those numbers across to your tickets.
5
balls 39 numbers
To
use the Silver Lotto System for 5 balls and 39 numbers, do this:
1)
Use the 40 Number Profile.
2)
Fill each of the first 5 columns per the instructions--but only
down to 39 where it applies in each column before you start with
1, 2, 3 etc again. Only use down to 39 lines in each column.
3)
Leave each of the three 6th columns blank.
Transfer
those numbers across to your tickets.
5
balls 45 numbers
For
the 5/45, use the 41-49 Master Profile Number.
Just
use the first 5 columns in each of the three Profiles, and go down
to 45 as the maximum number before starting again with 1, 2, 3 etc.
Transfer
those numbers across to your tickets.
6
balls 34/10 numbers
The
requirements to play a 6/34/10 are:
- Pick
6 numbers out of 34.
- 7th ball is played between 1-10 numbers.
To
use the Silver Lotto System fro this game, do this:
1)
Use the 40 Number Profile.
2)
Alongside the 6th column, make another for each of the 3 Profiles.
2)
Fill each of the first 5 columns per the Silver Lotto System instructions--but
only down to 34 in each before you start with 1, 2, 3 etc again.
4)
For the separate 10 number 7th column, fill your column numbers
from 1 to 10, then start at 1, 2, 3 etc, flowing the numbers over
to the top of the 2nd Profile down to 10 again, then start at 1,
2, 3 etc again, flowing them to the top of the 3rd Profile. Fill
to the bottom.
Transfer
those numbers across to your tickets as normal.
6
balls 38 numbers
To
use the Silver Lotto System for the 6/38, do this:
1)
Use the 41-49 Master Profile Number.
2)
Fill each of the columns per the instructions--but only down to
38 in each one (where it applies) before you start with 1, 2, 3
etc again.
Transfer
those numbers across to your tickets.
6
balls 48 numbers
1)
Use the 41-49 Master Profile Number.
2)
Fill each of the columns per the instructions--but only down to
48 in each one (where it applies) before you start with 1, 2, 3
etc again.
Transfer
those numbers across to your tickets.
7
balls (general)
Usually
a seventh ball is a bonus ball, however it may also be another number
set. Use these instructions in the same way for both.
1.
Fill out all your columns in the appropriate Master Profile as normal,
according to the manual's instructions.
2.
Then alongside the 6th column in each of the three Profiles, make
another column exactly the same as the others. You will use this
column to fill out your Bonus Ball numbers.
3.
Start with 1, 2, 3 etc in this column in the first Profile, and
fill down to the maximum Bonus Ball number in your game. For example,
if there are 27 numbers for the Bonus Ball, you would stop at 27.
4.
Then continue filling out with 1, 2, 3 etc until you reached the
bottom of the column, and continue the sequence through to the top
of the next 7th column. Continue going to the maximum Bonus Ball
number each time until you reach the end of the third column.
Transfer
those numbers across to your tickets.
Bonus
Balls
The
Silver Lotto System uses the last (6th) column in each Profile for
a Bonus Ball number where needed. For example, where a game might
have 5 balls, 52 numbers and an extra bonus ball with a limit of
52, then you should use the 6/52 instructions. The last column is
used to fill in the Bonus Ball number.
California
Super Lotto Plus
1)
Use the 50-54 Number Profile. You'll be filling in only the first
5 columns of each of the three Profiles first.
3)
Fill each of the first 5 columns per the System instructions--but
only down to 47 in each before you start with 1, 2, 3 etc again.
4)
For the separate 27 number MEGA pick, fill your 6th column numbers
from 1 to 27, then start at 1, 2, 3 etc, flowing the numbers over
to the top of the 2nd Profile down to 27 again, then start at 1,
2, 3 etc again, flowing them to the top of the 3rd Profile.
Transfer
those numbers across to your tickets.
Delaware
6/38
1)
Use the 41-49 Master Profile Number.
2)
Fill each of the columns per the Silver Lotto System instructions--but
only down to 38 in each one (where it applies) before you start
with 1, 2, 3 etc again.
Transfer
those numbers across to your tickets.
Denmark
7/36
Fill
out all your columns in the 40 Master Profile as normal, but only
going up to 36 before starting again with 1, 2, 3 etc.
Then
alongside the 6th column in each of the three Profiles, make another
column.
Start
with 1, 2, 3 etc in this column of the first Profile and go down
to 36. Continue with 1, 2, 3 etc through all the 7th columns, going
to 36 each time until you reach the end of the third 7th column.
Transfer
those numbers across to your tickets as normal. You may find an
overlap in the bottom lines from 36 to 40. In this case play only
down to 36 if you intend using the whole Profile.
Transfer
those numbers across to your tickets.
EuroMillions
5/50 - 9/9
EuroMillions
is effectively a 7 ball game:
1)
Use the 50-54 Number Profile.
2)
Use just 5 columns in each Profile. Fill each of the columns per
the Silver Lotto System instructions down to 50 in each one before
you start with 1, 2, 3 etc again.
3)
Make another 7th column. Your 6th and 7th columns are your Lucky
Star numbers. Start in the 6th column with 1 and continue to 9 before
starting again with 1, 2, 3 etc. Continue in that way.
4)
In the 7th Column, start with 5 and continue to 9 before starting
again with 1, 2, 3 etc.
Use
those numbers according to the Silver Lotto System and game instructions.
Florida
6/53
Here's
how to fill out the 6/53.
1)
Use the 50-54 Number Profile.
2)
Fill each of the columns per the System instructions--but down to
53 in each one (where it applies) before you start with 1, 2, 3
etc again.
Transfer
those numbers across to your tickets.
Florida
Mega Money
Players
pick 5 numbers from two separate pools of numbers: five different
numbers from 1 to 44, and one number from 1 to 22. You win the jackpot
by matching all 5 winning numbers in a drawing.
Filling
in with the Silver Lotto System:
1)
Use the 41-49 Master Profile Number. Follow the general instructions
for choosing your numbers, but fill out only the first 4 columns
in each Profile down to and including 44 before starting again at
1, 2, 3 etc.
2)
For the separate 22 number MEGA pick, start the 5th column of the
first Profile with 1 and fill down to 22 before continuing with
1, 2, 3 etc to the bottom. Carry on the numbers to the top of the
2nd Profile's 5th column, then to the 3rd Profile in the same way.
Make sure you always stop at 22 before starting with 1, 2, 3 etc
again.
3)
Transfer these to your tickets per the instructions in your Silver
Lotto System manual.
Illinois
Little Lotto 5/39
Here's
the instructions for the Illinois Little Lotto: http://www.illinoislottery.com/
1)
For this 5/39, use the 40 Number Master Profile.
2)
Then only use 5 columns in each of the three Profiles, leaving the
6th column blank, and go down to 39 as the maximum number before
starting again with 1, 2, 3 etc.
3)
Transfer the numbers to your tickets as normal.
Iowa
5/35
You
can play Iowa's $100,000 Cash Game this way:
The
requirements to play are:
- Pick your five favorite numbers out of 35.
To
use the Silver Lotto System, do this:
1)
Use the 40 Number Profile.
2)
Leave each of the three 6th columns blank.
3)
Fill each of the first 5 columns per the System instructions--but
only down to 35 in each before you start with 1, 2, 3 etc again.
Transfer
those numbers across to your tickets.
Iowa
PowerBall 5/53-42
To
play the Iowa Powerball, you pick five numbers between 1 and 53
for your five white ball numbers by marking the top section of the
Powerball play slip.
Then,
you pick one number between 1 and 42 for your red Powerball number
by marking the bottom section of the Powerball play slip.
To
play using the Silver Lotto System, do this:
1)
Use the 50-54 Number Profile.
2)
Fill each of the first 5 columns per the Silver Lotto System instructions--but
only down to 53 in each column, before you start with 1, 2, 3 etc
again.
3)
The Powerball number is placed in the last (6th) column of all 3
Profiles. Start with 1, 2, 3 etc in the 1st Profile, and continue
to the bottom at 40. Then start at the top of the 6th column of
the 2nd Profile with 41 and 42. Continue with 1, 2, 3 etc until
you reach the end, and flow it in the same way through to the last
column of the 3rd Profile, always stopping at 42 before continuing
with 1, 2, 3 etc.
Transfer
those numbers across to your tickets. Check to make sure each line
does not contain duplicate numbers. If it does, ignore that line
and use the next one.
Italy
6/90
1)
Use two 50-54 Number Profiles. Place one above the other because
you are going to continue the numbers from one column to the same
column on the bottom sheet.
2)
Fill each of the columns per the System instructions--but down to
90 in each column before you start with 1, 2, 3 etc again.
3)
Transfer these to your tickets per the instructions in the Silver
Lotto System manual.
Kansas
Cash 6/35
To
use the Silver Lotto System for the Kansas Cash 6/35, do this:
1)
Use the 40 Master Profile Number.
2)
Fill each of the columns per the System instructions--but only down
to 35 in each one (where it applies) before you start with 1, 2,
3 etc again.
3)
Check there is no duplication of numbers in the bottom 5 lines of
each Profile. If there is, do not play those lines.
Transfer
those numbers across to your tickets.
Mega
Millions (changed 22 June 2005)
Players may pick six numbers from two separate pools of numbers:
five different numbers from 1 to 56, and one number from 1 to 46.
You win the jackpot by matching all six winning numbers in a drawing.
Filling in with the System:
1)
Use the 50 to 54 Master Number Profile. Follow the general instructions
for choosing your numbers, but fill out your numbers in the first
5 columns of all Profiles down to and including 56 before starting
again at 1, 2, 3 etc. There will be numbers 55 and 56 not identified
in the instructions - you should choose any of those two numbers
as long as they are not already selected in the same line of your
previous Profile columns.
2)
In the 6th column, fill out your numbers down to 40, continuing
on in the following Profile up to 46 before starting again at 1,
2, 3 etc. Flow the numbers through to the 3rd Profile in the same
way.
2)
Transfer these to your tickets per the instructions in your Silver
Lotto System manual.
Minnesota
Gopher 5/42
You
can play Minnesota's Gopher 5 game this way:
The
requirements to play are:
- Pick your five favorite numbers out of 42.
- A Bonus Ball is the 6th ball.
To
use the Silver Lotto System, do this:
1)
Use the 41- 49 Number Profile.
2)
Fill each of the 6 columns per the Silver Lotto System instructions--but
only down to 42 in each before you start with 1, 2, 3 etc again.
3)
Play the first 5 columns for the standard Gopher games, and the
6th column when you want to enter the Bonus Ball draw.
Transfer
those numbers across to your tickets.
New
Mexico Powerball 6/49/42
To
play the New Mexico PowerBall:
1)
Fill out the first 5 columns in the 41-49 Master Profile as normal.
2)
The Powerball number is placed in the last (6th) column of all 3
Profiles. Start with 1, 2, 3 etc in the 1st Profile, and continue
to the bottom at 40. Then start at the top of the 6th column of
the 2nd Profile with 41 and 42. Continue with 1, 2, 3 etc until
you reach the end, and flow it in the same way through to the last
column of the 3rd Profile, always stopping at 42 before continuing
with 1, 2, 3 etc.
Transfer
those numbers across to your tickets. Check to make sure each line
does not contain duplicate numbers. If it does, ignore that line
and use the next one.
New
York 6/59
To
use the Silver Lotto System for the New York lotto, do this:
1)
Use the 50-54 Number Profile.
2)
Fill each of the columns per the Silver Lotto System instructions--but
down to 59 in each one (where it applies) before you start with
1, 2, 3 etc again.
Transfer
those numbers across to your tickets.
Pennsylvania
6/69
1)
Use the 50-54 Number Profile.
2)
Fill each of the first 5 columns only per the Silver Lotto System
instructions--but down to 69 where it applies in each column before
you start with 1, 2, 3 etc again.
3)
For the 6th columns in each Profile:
-
Start the first Profile with 1 and complete down to 40.
-
Then start the second Profile with 41 and complete down to 69. Continue
with 1, 2, 3 etc until you reach the end of that column at 11.
-
Then start the 6th column of the third Profile with 12 and fill
to the bottom.
Transfer
these to your Super 6 tickets per the instructions in the Silver
Lotto System manual.
Powerball
5/49-42 (old)
To
play Powerball, you pick five numbers between 1 and 49 for your
five white ball numbers by marking the top section of the Powerball
play slip.
Then,
you pick one number between 1 and 42 for your red powerball number
by marking the bottom section of the Powerball play slip.
To
play using the Silver Lotto System, do this:
1)
Use the 41-49 Number Profile.
2)
Fill each of the first 5 columns per the Silver Lotto System instructions--but
only down to 49 in each before you start with 1, 2, 3 etc again.
3)
For the separate 42 number pick, start the first of the three 6th
columns with 1 and keep filling down each of the 3 end columns,
always going to 42 before continuing with 1, 2, 3 etc.
Transfer
those numbers across to your tickets.
Powerball
5/59-39 (New)
To
play the new Powerball, you pick five numbers between 1 and 59 for
your five white ball numbers by marking the top section of the Powerball
play slip.
Then,
you pick one number between 1 and 39 for your red Powerball number
by marking the bottom section of the Powerball play slip.
To
play using the Silver Lotto System, do this:
1)
Use the 50-54 Number Profile.
2)
Fill each of the first 5 columns per the Silver Lotto System instructions--but
only down to 59 in each before you start with 1, 2, 3 etc again.
3)
The Powerball number is placed in the last (6th) column of all 3
Profiles. Start with 1, 2, 3 etc in the 1st Profile, and continue
to the bottom at 39. Then start with 1 and contimue at the top of
the 6th column of the 2nd Profile with 2, 3. Continue with 4, 5
etc until you reach the end, and flow it in the same way through
to the last column of the 3rd Profile, always stopping at 39 before
continuing with 1, 2, 3 etc.
Transfer
those numbers across to your tickets. Check to make sure each line
does not contain duplicate numbers. If it does, ignore that line
and use the next one.
Sweden
7/35
1)
Fill out all your columns in the 40 Master Profile as normal, but
only going up to 35 before starting again with 1, 2, 3 etc.
2)
Then alongside the 6th column in each of the three Profiles, make
another column.
3)
Start with 1, 2, 3 etc in this column of the first Profile and go
down to 35. Continue with 1, 2, 3 etc through all the 7th columns,
going to 35 each time until you reach the end of the third 7th column.
4)
Transfer those numbers across to your tickets as normal.
Lotto
Texas 6/54 (new)
To
play the Lotto Texas:
1)
Use the 50-54 Number Profile.
2)
Fill each of the columns per the System instructions--but down to
54 in each one (where it applies) before you start with 1, 2, 3
etc again.
Transfer
those numbers across to your tickets.
Texas
Two Step
The
Texas Two Step website is at
http://www.txlottery.org/online/txtwostep.cfm
The
Two Step is played this way:
Step 1: Grab a Texas Two Step playslip and select four (4) numbers
from 1 to 35 in the upper play area of the play board labeled "Pick
4", or mark "QP" and the terminal will randomly select
your numbers.
Step
2: On the same Texas Two Step playslip, select one (1) Bonus Ball
number from 1 to 35 in the lower play area of the play board labeled
"Pick 1".
To
play using the Silver Lotto System:
1)
Use the 40 Master Profile.
2)
Then only use 5 columns in each of the three Profiles, and go down
to 35 as the maximum number before starting again with 1, 2, 3 etc.
3)
Use the 5th column as the Bonus Ball number.
4)
Transfer those numbers across to your tickets.
The
Big Game 5/50
The
Big Game's Web site is at: www.theofficialbiggame.com
In 1996 the Michigan Lottery joined with five other state lotteries
-- Georgia, Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts and Virginia -- to
form a new multistate lottery game called The Big Game.
Big Game drawings are conducted every Tuesday and Friday at 11 p.m.
HOW
TO PLAY
(For each $1 bet)
Pick five (5) numbers out of the field of fifty (50).
Pick one (1) number, (Your Big Money number), out of the field of
twenty-five (25).
Filling
in with the Silver Lotto System:
Use
the 50 to 54 Master Number Profile, and select your first lines
as normal according to the instructions.
Filling
down:
1) In the first 5 columns of each #1, #2 an #3 Profiles, select
your numbers down to and including 50 before starting again at 1,
2, 3 etc.
2) In the 6th column of each #1, #2 an #3 Profiles, start with 1,
2, 3, and so on down to 25, before starting again at 1, 2, 3 etc
3) Transfer each of your 5 lines across to the field of 50, and
each of matching 6th lines to the field of 25.
Trinidad
& Tobago 5/36
The
requirements to play are:
- Pick 5 numbers out of 36.
- 6th ball is played between 1-10.
To
use the Silver Lotto System, do this:
1)
Use the 40 Number Profile.
2)
Fill each of the first 5 columns per the Silver Lotto System instructions--but
only down to 36 in each before you start with 1, 2, 3 etc again.
3)
Start with 1, 2, 3 etc in the last (6th) column of Profile #1 and
go down to 10. Continue with 1, 2, 3 etc through all the 6th columns
going only up to 10 each time, until you reach the end of the third
7th column.
Transfer
those numbers across to your tickets as normal.
UK
National Lottery Game
- Choose six Numbers from 1 to 49. Six Numbers are drawn plus a
bonus Number. Match all 6 Numbers to win the jackpot.
- Draws are every Wednesday and Saturday after sales close at 7:30pm.
Use
the Silver Lotto System 41-49 Master Profile and follow the instructions
in the manual.
Washington
5/43-23
Filling
in your Washington Lotto Plus with the Silver Lotto System:
Use
the 50 to 54 Master Number Profile, and select your top Profiles
lines as normal according to the instructions.
Filling
down your Profiles:
1)
In the first 5 columns of each #1, #2 an #3 Profiles, select your
numbers down to and including 43 before starting again at 1, 2,
3 etc.
2)
In the 6th column of each #1, #2 an #3 Profiles, start with 1, 2,
3, and so on down to 23, before starting again at 1, 2, 3 etc
3)
Transfer each of your 5 lines across to the field of 43, and each
of matching 6th lines to the field of 23.
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