If you like playingthe lottery, there’s a decent chance you have a few “lucky numbers.” Usually,these are important dates in your life, like the birthdays of family members,or single numbers that mean something special to you. Some people even picknumbers based on their horoscopes!
To find the winning lotto numbers for the lottery ofyour choosing, you need to get a good random number generator. We’ve narrowedthings down to ten favorites, ranging from standard RNGs to officially approvedgenerators.
We have threecriteria when rating these generators:
·Randomness. Yes, this is anactual criterion. According to this article from Computingand Software for Big Science, many different algorithms can be used forrandom number generators. Other random number generators are physical, like thePowerball machine itself. However, all of the RNGs we are listing usealgorithms rather than physical devices.
·Specificity, or “how well doesthis generator fit the lottery?”
·Fun! We realize thatthere are reasons for your lucky numbers. If you want, say, 7 in your lottoticket, there’s nothing wrong with that.
10. UltimateSolver.com
This is simple:press a button and get six numbers. If your lotto of choice doesn’t havegimmicks, these six numbers will serve you well.
9. Random.org
Random.orgalso has a page dedicated to lotteries. You can pick your favorite lottery froma drop-down list and generate numbers for it. The only reason this generator islow on the list is that it’s basic.
8. CalculatorSoup
CalculatorSoup.comtakes what Random.org started and pushes things a tiny bit further for lotteryplayers. It has limited lottery options, but also more customization features.If you have lucky numbers, this is a great place to try them out! However, it’sboth minimalist and limited in lotto variety, so we can’t place it any higherthan this.
7. FunGenerators.com
This site is purelyfor fun. We tested the Powerball function to make sure none of the numbers wentover their limits, especially for the Powerball itself! This is good if thelotto you want doesn’t have an official generator. It’s also fun to see exactlyhow many lotteries are out there!
6. The Random Number Generator
This app does allthings random numbers. It requires a little bit of programming, but you cantailor it to any lotto you like! You can also use full-screen mode to showrandom numbers if you want to make smaller lotteries of your own. The maindrawback is that it doesn’t save any of those numbers.
5. True Random Generator.
Another versatileapp for iOS. This one, too, has customizable lottery options. You can alsoliterally shake things up; the numbers reset by shaking your phone! It alsodoes passwords, dice rolls, and, impressively, QR/barcodes for given pieces oftext. Great if you want to share your business fast!
4. Lottery Generator and Statistics
Giving iOS a break, Lottery Generator and Statistics is an app forhardcore lottery fans on Android. The app contains 250 different lotteries. Ifjust generating random numbers wasn’t enough for you, this app offers news,history, and statistics of various lotteries as well!
3. LotteryNumberGenerator.net
This is a fun one.As usual, you can pick your numbers and get a selection tailored to yourlottery, but that’s not the best part. By clicking a drop-down menu, you canalso select your zodiac sign, lucky color, and numbers that you do or don’twant to appear. It has a great variety of lotteries, but we wish it had more!(This one also has an app version.)
2. The Irish Lottery NumberGenerator
We have to list the official generatorshighly for a few reasons. The biggest is “your safety.” Although every app andsite we have listed has gone through some form of testing, the official siteswon’t give you any bugs. They are also directly compared to a “true RNG” in theform of the actual
The official Irish Lottery Number Generatoris not only accurate for the lottery, but has a bunch of other randomizationoptions. We never thought you could make random number sets inspired byrecurring dreams, but you can! The only drawback is that it doesn’t handle theLotto Plus numbers. Had it covered that base better, it would easily be numberone.
1. Megamillions Official RandomNumber Generator
The American Megamillions lottery has anofficial RNG. Similar to Powerball, this lottery has 5 regular balls (1-70) andone bonus ball with a smaller range (1-25). Powerball does not have an officialRNG.
Megamillions.com would like tostress that “no system of choosing randomly generated picks is better than any othersystem.” However, when it comes to lotteries, you want to bear in mind anyspecific rules. That is why the Megamillions lottery generator is listed here:it factors in the rules for that particular lottery, and you really can’t getany better than official. The only thing it falls short on is customization.
Conclusion
Although random number generators aresupposed to be created equal, that is not the case. Different RNGs are good fordifferent purposes. If all of this has gotten you curious about math andprogramming, why not let thisarticlefeaturing quotes from famous figures in STEM inspire you further? For now, goodluck, have fun!
