Massachusetts Lottery The Numbers Game Combinations Generator

This utility generates all the combinations of a selected set of Massachusetts The Numbers Game digits, as non-repeating, one-repeating(doubles), dual-doubles, and/or one-tripled (also quadruples), based on the option(s) set by the user.

Sometimes a player may wish to play all the possible The Numbers Game numbers that are made up of only odd digits: 1, 3, 5, 7, 9. Or, he/she may wish to play the last four digits of a telephone number such as 2837. In either case, the intent is to generate all the possible 4-digit The Numbers Game numbers from numbers that consist of 2 or more digits. The user may choose to generate numbers with non-repeating digits, one-repeating digit(doubles), dual-double-digits, or one-tripled-digits. Just to make the utility complete we have also included the Quadruples. Note that if your number has less than 4 digits, there will be no non-repeating The Numbers Game numbers generated, but you can still generate the others.

To better understand these explanations, you may open the The Numbers Game Combinations Generator window now and execute the examples yourself.

To select a set of digits just click on the buttons layed out vertically on the left. Click on a digit to select it; click again to unselect it. For instance, if you want to play only non-repeating, one-repeating, and dual-doubles, combinations of the number 2837, just click on those four digits, mark the respective checkboxes cooresponding to the categories, then click on the 'Generate' button. The result will be one non-repeating (obviously), 12 doubles, and 6 dual-doubles of the selected The Numbers Game numbers. Note that the generated The Numbers Game numbers are arranged in their natural (ascending) order; thus they are meant only for box(combo) play types. It is upto the user to rearrange the orders for a straight play.

Although you can generate the combinations of any sets of digits, it is absolutely not practical to play the combinations of more than 7 digits of the The Numbers Game game. A set of 4 digits is excellent both for non-repeating and doubles. A 5-set combination is good if you wish to play only the non-repeats. A set of 3 digits is excellent and cheap for doubles, dual-doubles, and one-tripled combinations. A 7- and 6-set combinations should be used sparingly and only for non-repeating; they are one too many for the doubles combinations.

We have also supplied you with a 'Selection Assistant' part consisting of lists of grouped digits that contain all the possible 4-digit numbers. It is interesting to note that all the ten digits can be grouped into a number of groups less than 10 that contain all the possible 4-digit combinations. The purpose is to find the minimum number of such sets. The best we could come up with are 12 groups of 7 and 20 groups of 6. These grouppings are not as useful as they are for 3-digit games and multi-number games.

Finally, if you are using Internet Explorer browser, you can copy the generated Massachusetts The Numbers Game numbers onto the clipboard. Then open a text editor and paste them for printing or for documenting. (Sorry, other browsers may or may not be able to use this facility).