How Powerball Works
The 5/69 main pool, the Powerball, Power Play, and what one play actually is.
Wheel Systems
Lottery Wheels
Turn a favorite pool into many distinct plays. See the count and cost before you save.
A Pool, Then Plays
A wheel starts with numbers you already like — 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 12, or 15 mains. The engine turns that pool into valid 5-number plays. You see how many plays you get and what they cost before you save. Mega Millions at $5 a play makes that cost view essential.
Full Wheels From the Classic Catalog
A full wheel is every 5-number combination from the pool — the same C(n,5) list every major wheeling package publishes. 6 numbers → 6 plays. 7 → 21. 8 → 56. 9 → 126. 10 → 252. If all five of your mains hit, one play is a jackpot match on the mains. Plus includes full 6 and 7. Pro opens 8, 9, and 10. Larger full wheels are blocked because they explode into thousands of tickets.
Proper Abbreviated Coverings
An abbreviated wheel is not a random shrink. LotterrAI builds covering designs: a 3-if-3 system guarantees that if three of your pool numbers hit, at least one play holds those three. That is the math behind the classic 9/12 and the 8-, 10-, 12-, and 15-number packs players already know. Budget 2-if-3 wheels keep a lighter ticket count on a larger pool. Key-number puts one or two favorites in every play. Balanced evens out how often each pool number appears.
AI, Stats, and Wheels Together
AI helps you describe the pool and pick a system that matters. Stats fill numbers that have been hitting or sitting out. The wheel engine still builds every combination. AI does not invent plays or change the odds.