Lottery Setup

Basic Procedure

Window Controls

Name of Lottery text field

Type in the name of the lottery here. You are limited to 32 characters. An example would be, "Powerball".

Number Pool drop down menu

Pick the highest number that can be drawn in this lottery. In our example using Powerball, which picks 5 numbers from 1 to 53, you would select "53".

Numbers Drawn drop down menu

Select the number that is picked (and drawn) for this lottery. If you are setting up a "bonus-ball" type lottery, include the bonus ball in the number count. For example, if the lottery draws five numbers plus a bonus ball, select "6". In our example using Powerball, which picks 5 numbers from 1 to 53, and a sixth bonus ball numbered from 1 to 42, you would select "6".

Bonus Pool drop down menu

If you selected the bonus-ball type lottery box, the Bonus Pool drop down will appear. Pick the highest number that can be drawn for the bonus ball in this lottery. In our example using Powerball, which picks a bonus ball from 1 to 42, you would select "42".

Days of Drawings check boxes

Select the days of the week for which this lottery has drawings. If the lottery is drawn every day, you can just click the "Every day" button to quickly check every box.

Create button

Click this button to create the lottery with the settings you chose. If this button is disabled, that means that you have not filled out all of the required information.

Cancel button

Click this to close the Setup window and return to the Main Window without making any changes.

Help button

Click this to access the online help system.