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The following mathematical Cover lower bounds are given for reference purposes only and not as a recommendation to be played in Lotto.
As an example in the first table for Pick 6 Lotto games from the column heading 3if6 and for Pool 25 a match-3 prize is guaranteed when the 22 line Cover is played. In other words all the 177,100 combinations of 6 integers from a Pool of 25 are covered by the 22 lines such that at least one match-3 is guaranteed.
For the column 3if3 for the same Pool of 25 a match-3 prize is guaranteed as all the 2,300 CombThrees are covered by the 130 lines played.
Whether playing these covers for a Pick 6, Pool 25 Lotto game is the best approach is discussed for the West Virginia Cash 25 game here
The bounds in red are Steiner Systems which cannot be further compacted. Beyond Pool 30 for a Pick 6 Lotto game see merged mathematical covers.
Colin Fairbrother