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Requests for “good lottery systems”

We often receive messages asking us to recommend a “good” lottery system. Some heard about a Super System XXL, others like the promises of Recital, others praise certain nets with XX lottery system numbers... Usually it boils down to the same issue: most senders don’t actually know what a lottery system is!
 
The most important question — which numbers to play — tends to get ignored. So we always recommend first reading our page on lottery by system. Start with full systems to grasp the huge number of possible combinations. A quick overview: A full system with 7 numbers has 7 boards (rows), a full system 008 has 28 rows, and the next size full system 009 already 84 — too expensive for most casual players.
 
That’s the crux: playing with systems gets expensive fast. Hence the idea to reduce cost without completely giving up the benefits: the so‑called partial systems (formerly “VEW”).
 
What’s the catch? It sounds too good to be true to play lotto with a smaller stake. With VEW systems the probability that, even if you selected 6 correct system numbers, you also hit an actual “6” (one of the two top prize classes, 1 or 2) is low. For example, with 12 system numbers across 15 rows = VEW 710, that chance is only about 7.1%.
 
We discuss this in more detail below: the “net” and coverage of full systems versus the cheaper nets and coverage of partial systems. If you have further questions, feel free to ask in our forum.
 
Back to the original question: there is no single best system. In our view, each player should choose a system that fits them.
 
Please note that gambling can be addictive. No lottery system or software can beat randomness. In the long run, most players (with very rare exceptions of big winners) spend more than they win.

Do full systems cover all possible combinations?

In full systems, unlike the cheaper VEW partial systems, all possible 6-number combinations from your chosen numbers are generated. As the name suggests, full systems cover all combinations, unlike partial systems (see VEW 622 as an example).
But they are costly. For example, full system 9 yields 84 combinations (84 games), while full system 015 (15 numbers) already has 5,005 rows. After the last rules change, some of the most expensive full systems (including 015) are no longer offered to reduce potential problem gambling.
In return, payouts can be substantial. See payout tables linked on the info pages. Example: with a full system 007, if exactly 5 of your chosen numbers match the draw, you will win exactly two 5-matches (see prize class 4) and five 4-matches (class 6).
A common mistake is to assume that combining two cheap full systems 007 (price 7 × 1.20 € plus variable fees) would give performance like a full system 014. The latter has 3,003 games — clearly not comparable. So: “No, you cannot directly combine full systems to emulate larger full systems.”

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Do VEW partial systems cover all possible combinations?

First see the basics of partial (VEW) systems.
In VEW systems (VEW = “Verkürzte Engere Wahl”, often just called “partial systems”), not all combinations are generated. Instead, combinations are selected to meet a certain win guarantee.
The numbers are sorted within a VEW system (on the system ticket, order doesn’t matter), which means some combinations are always excluded. A given pattern, e.g. VEW 609, defined by a specific VEW pattern, can therefore never cover all 13,983,816 possible 6-out-of-49 combinations (without considering the super number). For payout reasons (prizes), you should generate your own, unsorted systems.

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