Two Mode System
A complete walkthrough for getting your first picks generated, exported, and printed — from loading data to filling out your lottery slip.
User Guide  ·  v2.0  ·  Updated March 2026
Contents
SECTION 01 Getting Started

LuckyLogic is a Powerball number analysis and picking tool. It runs entirely in your browser — no internet connection is required after you open the HTML file. All your data, profiles, and settings are saved in your browser's local storage.

The Six Main Areas

Two Modes

TIP: First-time users are shown a 7-step guided tour automatically. You can restart it any time by clicking the ? TOUR button in the top-right of the header.
SECTION 02 Loading Lottery Data

The Analyzer needs Powerball draw history to function. You load this by pasting a CSV file into the app. Supported sources: NY.gov, Texas Lottery, and GitHub lottery datasets.

1
Get your CSV — Click the ⬇ NY.GOV button in the Analyzer tab. It opens the official NY Lottery data page. Download the CSV file.
2
Open in a text editor — Right-click the downloaded file and open with Notepad (Windows) or TextEdit (Mac). Select all and copy.
3
Paste into the app — In the Analyzer tab, click PASTE CSV. A dialog opens — paste your text and click LOAD DATA.
4
Confirm it loaded — The status bar shows a green dot and a draw count such as "✓ 1,040 draws loaded." The table populates automatically.
TIP: You only need to do this once per session. If you refresh the page you will need to paste again — keep your CSV file somewhere easy to find.
SECTION 03 Analyzer — Reading the Table

The Analyzer table ranks every Powerball number across multiple statistical measures. White balls are 1–69; the Powerball is 1–26. Each row is one ball. Use the ⚪ WHITE and 🔴 RED buttons to switch between the two pools.

Row Colors = Tiers

Sortable Stat Columns

ColumnWhat it measuresRaw value shown
RANKComposite weighted score — your overall best picks. #1 = highest ranked.
FREQTotal appearances across all loaded draws.e.g. 142x
RECENCYHow recently last drawn. #1 = drawn in the most recent draw.e.g. 3d (draws ago)
HOTHits within the Hot Streak Window you set. Finds balls on a current run.e.g. 4/20
GAPLongest cold streak — most draws without appearing. High = volatile.e.g. 48d
DUEHow overdue vs expected return rate. Score above 1.0 = past due.e.g. 1.8
PAIRHow often the ball appears alongside other high-scoring balls.e.g. 0.84
POSConsistency in draw position (1st–5th ball sorted).e.g. 62%

Stat Weights

The sliders on the left panel control how much each stat contributes to the overall RANK score. Drag any slider from 1 to 10 — higher weight means that stat has more influence on which balls rise to the top. Adjust these to match your strategy, then save the combination as a Profile.

Hot Streak Window

The button row labeled 🔥 HOT STREAK WINDOW sets how many recent draws count as "recent" for the HOT stat. A window of 20 means a ball hit 4 times in the last 20 draws scores high. Smaller windows react faster to current momentum; larger windows show steadier trends.

Draw Window

The 📅 DRAW WINDOW buttons (50 / 100 / 200 / 500 / ALL) in the toolbar limit the Analyzer to only the N most recent draws. All stats recalculate automatically. Use 50–100 for short-term trends, ALL for lifetime statistics.

Foam Ball Era Toggle

In September 2020, Powerball switched from rubber to foam balls, which changed draw physics. Enable 🧪 FOAM BALL ERA ONLY to restrict analysis to draws since that date only — useful if you believe older data is no longer representative.

TIP: Every column header and slider has an icon. Hover over it for a full explanation of what that stat means and how it affects your picks.
SECTION 04 Manual Ball Selection

Instead of auto-selecting by tier, you can click individual balls directly in the Analyzer table to hand-pick your pools.

1
Click a ball chip — Click the round number in the leftmost BALL column of any row. It glows white to show it is selected.
2
Watch the tier counts update — The tier count inputs on the left update instantly. Each ball is placed in the correct pool (High / Mid / Low) based on its ranking.
3
Switch to Red view for Powerballs — Click the 🔴 RED button in the toolbar, then click any Powerball number to add it to your red pool.
4
Deselect by clicking again — Clicking a highlighted ball a second time removes it and the count drops.
5
Click DONE MANUAL PICKS — Your selections are sent to the Smart Picker and you are taken there automatically.
TIP: A summary panel appears once you start selecting, showing a live count of High / Mid / Low / Red balls selected. This updates in real time as you click.
SECTION 05 Smart Picker

The Smart Picker generates complete Powerball tickets. Each ticket has 5 white balls and 1 Powerball drawn proportionally from your Hot, Mid, and Due pools.

Loading your pools

1
Check your pool balance — The Balls Per Ticket indicator must show 5/5 before the generate buttons activate. Adjust tier counts or toggle pool balls until it reads 5.
2
Set the Powerball pool — Use the Top 1 / Top 2 ... Top 6 / All 26 buttons to control how many of the top-ranked Powerballs are eligible for selection on each ticket.
3
Choose how many picks — Click one of the four generate buttons: ⚡ 10 PICKS, 20 PICKS, 30 PICKS, or 40 PICKS.
4
Export your picks — Click ⬇ EXPORT to save tickets as a text file. Auto-named with today's date and time, e.g. LLP_SmartPicks_2026-03-05_1430.txt
5
Print — Click 🖨 PRINT for a regular printout, or 🎯 SLIP PRINT to fill in lottery slip bubbles directly.
TIP: The History bar at the top of the Picker controls how many recent draws it uses for its own internal pool ranking — this works independently of the Analyzer's Draw Window.
SECTION 06 Pick Your Own Numbers

This section inside the Smart Picker tab lets you select your exact numbers manually and build a list of plays to export or print.

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Select 5 white balls — Click any 5 numbers from the white ball grid (1–69). Click again to deselect.
2
Select your Powerball — Click one number from the red ball grid (1–26).
3
Add the play — Click + ADD PLAY. Your numbers appear in the saved plays list.
4
Export your plays — Click ⬇ EXPORT PLAYS to download as a text file. One play per line, e.g. LLP_Picks_2026-03-05_1430.txt
NOTE: You can reload a previously exported .txt file using the 📂 IMPORT FILE button — useful for continuing a saved session or reusing a previous set of plays.
SECTION 07 Wheeler

The Wheeler takes a pool of numbers and generates the minimum number of 5-ball ticket combinations needed to guarantee matching a certain prize tier — if any N of your chosen numbers are drawn, at least one ticket will contain them. The Wheeler is available both embedded inside the Smart Picker tab and as its own standalone tab.

Wheeler Controls

Evenly Distributed Play Selection (New in v2.0)

When the Wheeler generates more combinations than you want to play, it no longer just takes the first N tickets from the list. Instead, it samples evenly across the full wheel — stepping through all combinations at equal intervals so your selected plays are spread proportionally from beginning to end. This preserves as much of the statistical coverage as possible for the number of tickets you choose to play.

After generating, a prompt asks how many plays you want to use. Enter any number up to the full combination count, or leave blank to use all of them.

Wheel SizeMatch 3Match 4Match 5
6 numbers6 combos6 combos6 combos
8 numbers10 combos10 combos12 combos
10 numbers20 combos15 combos18 combos
15 numbers~35 combos~20 combos~18 combos
20 numbers~60 combos~35 combos~30 combos
NOTE: Always check the combination count shown before generating. Large wheels can produce many tickets fast — a full wheel of 15 numbers for Match 5 generates approximately 3,003 combinations.

Standalone Wheeler Tab

The Wheeler tab gives you a clean input box to type your chosen numbers directly. Enter them space-separated, set your wheel size and guarantee, and click 🎡 GENERATE WHEEL. Results display in a list with a note showing how many combinations were generated. Click → SEND TO PICKER to transfer them to your plays list with even distribution applied.

SECTION 08 Guided Tour & Tooltips

LuckyLogic includes two built-in help systems so you never need to leave the app to understand what a control does.

Guided Tour

A 7-step walkthrough fires automatically the first time you open the app after activating your license. It highlights each major area in order — Analyzer, modes, hot streak window, weights, foam ball era, ball selection, and auto-select — with a description and tip at each step. Use the NEXT → and ← BACK buttons to navigate, or SKIP TOUR to dismiss it.

To restart the tour at any time, click the ? TOUR button in the top-right corner of the header bar.

ℹ Tooltips

Every major control, label, slider, column header, and button has a small icon next to it. Hover over any ℹ icon to see a popup window explaining what that element does, how it affects your picks, and a 💡 tip for how to use it effectively.

TIP: The Analyzer table column headers (RANK, FREQ, HOT, DUE, etc.) and Sort By buttons both have ℹ icons. Hover over any column name to see exactly what that stat measures and what the raw value underneath means.
SECTION 09 Slip Print & Calibration

Slip Print fills your numbers directly onto official Powerball lottery play slips. A one-time calibration lines up the print dots to your specific printer and slip format.

1
Open Slip Print — After generating tickets, click 🎯 SLIP PRINT to open the print dialog with a preview of your plays.
2
Run calibration — Click 🔧 CALIBRATE and print a test page on plain paper. Hold it against a blank lottery slip to check alignment of the dots.
3
Adjust X/Y offsets — Use the sliders in the calibration screen to shift the print position. Arrow keys on your keyboard move in precise 0.005" steps horizontally and 0.01" steps vertically.
4
Save your printer profile — Type a name for your printer in the Printer Profiles box and click Save. Settings are stored so you only need to calibrate once per printer.
5
Print on a real slip — Feed a lottery slip into your printer and click Print.
TIP: Calibration settings are saved per printer profile automatically. You only need to redo this if you change printers or if your slip format looks different from the default template.
NOTE: If your lottery slip looks different from the default template, you can upload a custom slip image in the calibration screen to use as your alignment background.
SECTION 10 Profiles & Settings

Profiles save your analyzer weights, tier counts, and settings so you can switch between strategies without re-entering everything manually.

1
Name your profile — Type a name in the profile name box in the Analyzer left panel (e.g. "Frequency Heavy" or "Due Score Strategy").
2
Save it — Click SAVE. Your current slider positions and tier counts are stored in the browser.
3
Load a profile — Click the profile dropdown, select a saved name, and the weights load automatically.
4
Delete a profile — Select the profile from the dropdown and click DEL.

Table Color Themes

At the bottom of the Analyzer left panel is a 🎨 TABLE COLORS section. Click it to expand a color editor where you can customize the tier row colors to your preference. Save named color themes and switch between them using the dropdown — select a theme then click ⬆ LOAD to apply it, or 🗑 DELETE to remove it.

NOTE: Profiles and color themes are stored in your browser's local storage. Clearing browser data or switching to a different browser will erase them. Keep notes on your important weight combinations as a backup.
SECTION 11 Check My Tickets

The 🎯 Check My Tickets tab lets you import your saved plays and instantly see how they performed against any past Powerball draw. It calculates prizes automatically based on official Powerball prize tiers.

1
Load draw data — Live data must be loaded first (green status bar on the Analyzer tab). The Ticket Checker pulls from the same draw history.
2
Select a draw date — Use the "Checking Against" dropdown to choose which drawing to check your tickets against. Defaults to the most recent draw.
3
Import your plays — Click IMPORT PLAYS and select the JSON file you exported from the Smart Picker. Or click USE MY PLAYS to check tickets currently in your play list.
4
Review results — The table shows each play, which numbers matched, your prize tier, and dollar amount. The summary bar at the top shows totals across all plays.

Prize Tiers Recognized

MatchPrize
5 White + PowerballJACKPOT
5 White$1,000,000
4 White + Powerball$50,000
4 White$100
3 White + Powerball$100
3 White$7
2 White + Powerball$7
1 White + Powerball$4
Powerball only$4
TIP: Export your plays from the Smart Picker after each session and keep the files. You can re-import them weeks later to check against any past draw without losing your history.
SECTION 12 Help Tab & Support

The ❓ HELP tab is built directly into the LuckyLogic app. Access it anytime by clicking the yellow HELP button in the top navigation bar.

What's in the Help Tab

Tooltips

Every major feature in the app has a small icon next to it. Hover over or click it to see a short explanation of what that feature does. Tooltips are available throughout the Analyzer, Picker, Wheeler, and Checker tabs.

Guided Tour

On your first visit, a 7-step guided tour walks you through the main features automatically. You can restart the tour at any time by clicking the ? TOUR button in the top-right corner of the app header.

SUPPORT: For help, updates, or to report a bug, visit slickpickgaming.com or use the contact link in the site footer.