1. Use Menu Item Config to display current settings.     2. Select the Auto button in the Depth panel. 3. Select Depth Finder focus on the Best Historical or Best Recent (last 10 performances). 4. Select By $ Hits (most frequent) or By Score (biggest $ payouts) 5. Select your Startup Lottery. 6. Click OK to save and configure Lotto Cheatah startup settings.	Note: Weight, Depth and Companions settings cannot be manually configured when Depth panel Auto radio button is selected. Viewing Depth Charts
Depth Finder Charts may be viewed via the Main Menu or the Change Depth panel (displayed when you click the depth button on the What's Hot panel)
1. Change Charts by clicking on the desired draw date. 2. Use scrollbar and toolbar buttons to manipulate display. Notes: 1. Right-click on button for description of function. 2. Keyboard arrow keys may be used and follow the focus of the last mouse click. 3. Hold down the CTRL key to multi-select many charts into one display.

The Trend Chart is displayed when you click the Trend Button (v1.30 and newer)
The Relative Win Rate gauge appears on the Trend Chart starting with v1.31

Last 10 vs. best 10 draws

Clicking the Change Depth button on the What's Hot Panel displays the Change Depth Panel. Clicking the [?] Quickfind Depth Index button displays the hit rate/score for all pick settings (50 to 500) [left image] Clicking the Sort button displays the sorted [by] rate/score for all pick settings (50 to 500) [right image]

Recent Past: *Money-winning hits over the last 10 draws Numerical Value: *Money-winning hits over/under historical average Arrow: Recent performance is above/below average Near Future: Anticipated performance (on a scale of  1 to 10) * 3-hit or better on all pick 5 / pick 6 games (2-hit winners not counted)    4-hit or better on Canada Lotto Super 7    All money-winning hits on 2-drum games

Graph Legend   [1. . . . 5. . . 10] [cold...warm...hot] [blue  yellow   red]

FAQ [Frequently Asked Questions]

Q. I have draw results but no chart for [date]. Am I missing data?
A. Possibly. It depends.

1. If the missing chart is between charts, ie; for an older game, then the missing entry represents a "skunk". PowerPicker failed to hit money within the first 10 picks at any setting under depth 500. Skunked!
   

2. If the missing chart is the last chart, ie; for the current game, then it may not yet be on the server. Lottery databases are updated to the server first, followed by the charts file, usually about 1/2 hr. later. Try clicking the Update Lottery button again. No credit is deducted for updating just the chart.
   note: skunked draws [ 0-hits ] are displayed starting May 24, 2003 with v1.21 or newer

Q. What does the "score" mean?
A. The score represents the total of all *money-winning hits (*2-hits and jackpot-hits excluded) x the odds of hitting them. For example, on Lotto 6/49 the odds of hitting 3/6 are 1:57. When Lotto Cheatah hits 3/6 on that game with one of its 10 PowerPicks, it adds 57 to the "score" for that pick setting.
*Based on the first 10 picks per pick setting to a maximum depth of 500 past draws or end of draw history, whichever comes first.

1. On charts. Score = total *money-winning hits x odds for this draw (Horizontal score).

2. Best Depth Score = the highest total of *money-winning hits x odds is this pick setting. Based on all charts in the database (Vertical Score).

3. Best Recent Score = the highest total of *money-winning hits x odds is this pick setting. Based on the last 10 charts (Vertical Score).
   note: hold the mouse pointer over the Best Depth or Best Recent Score [or Hits] to reveal the number of draws and picks used.

Q. What is the difference between "By Score" and "By $ Hits" in the Config function for Auto depth setup?
A. Configurating your Auto Depth finder:

1. By Score: Configures Lotto Cheatah to use the highest payout pick setting (jackpot-hits excluded).

2. By $ Hits: Configures Lotto Cheatah to use the pick setting that has had the most money-paying hits, regardless of the amount paid (2-hits and jackpot-hits excluded).

Q. When viewing a depth chart, holding down the CTRL key lets me accumulate many charts onto one display. What is the purpose of this?

A. Multi-select can be a powerful what if tool. Example: if you multi-select x-number of charts you will see which pick settings hit the most or the least and which depth-spans were the most or least prolific over x-period of time. You can then compare the highest, lowest, most/least prolific grouping, etc., with the results of the next chart(s). Using multi-select to play what if may help you anticipate what pick settings will be hottest for the next draw.

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 v3 Potbuster Functions

A: If the Automatic Running checkbox is checked      then Checkboxes D will configure to setting E      upon startup. This setting is global for all      games on the menu. B: If the Manual override checkbox is checked     then settings in checkboxes D, E and F apply     to all [Pick a winner] selections for this pick     session only. A pick session ends when pick     settings are changed, lotteries are changed     (including the same lottery) or you exit Lotto     Cheatah. C: Clicking on the wizard icon will cause Lotto     Cheatah to generate a Magic Numbers report     for the current game and pick setting (See the     Magic Numbers Report and/or Lotto Cheatah     menu item Help => Functions => v3 Potbuster     for details on this function.). D: Manually changing any value in any spindial     box results in a Manual override (B) setting. E: Use this spindial to modify your default Auto-     matic Running (A) settings, then click the [Go]     button (G) to effect changes. Click the [Save]     button (J) to use as your default setting for all     games. F: Use this spindial to find the best nn number     spread. This is a Manual override (B) setting. Note: functions E and F use a trim algorthym, ie: they remove the min and max values first, then whittle inward along this pattern. Other models are possible. This model may not result in the best possible mathematical fit.

G: The [Go] button. Click this button to update changes made      to any spindial on the display. H: Restores v3 Potbuster to the default install configuration. I:  Resets v3 Potbuster to 100% pattern match. Recommended prior     to making changes. J: Saves the current best fit (E) configuration. Works only if    Automatic Running (A) is checked (Manual override settings    cannot be saved). K: I'm outta here!

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