System and method for producing non-redundant quick pick number groups for automated lottery ticket selection

A method, performed by a system comprising a server and a device located remotely to the server, for generating and displaying non-redundant machine-generated quick pick lottery game entries, comprising:

• creating, by the server, a computer file that includes every possible combination of number groups eligible for being selected for a particular lottery game;
• randomly shuffling, by the server, the every possible combination within the computer file to create a randomized list of non-redundant entries;
• assigning, by the server, a computer file index with a computer file index pointer to the randomized list of non-redundant entries;
• setting, by the server, the file index pointer to an initial position in the randomized list of non-redundant entries;
• generating, by the server, each non-redundant machine-generated lottery game entry by only sequentially incrementing or only sequentially decrementing the file index pointer in the randomized list;
• and
• transmitting, by the server, the each non-redundant entry indicated by the computer file index pointer to the device located remotely to the server;
• and
• displaying on a display, by the device located remotely to the server, the each non-redundant entry transmitted from the server and
• wherein the randomly shuffling is done utilizing a hardware based true random number generator.

A computer program product for generating, by a server, non-redundant machine-generated quick pick lottery game entries to be displayed by a device located remotely to the server, the computer program product comprising computing instructions stored on a non-transitory computer storage medium and when the computing instructions are executed by one or more processors, configure the one or more processors to:

• create, by the server, a computer file that includes every possible combination of number groups eligible for being selected for a particular lottery game;
• randomly shuffle, by the server, the every possible combination within the computer file to create a randomized list of non-redundant entries;
• assign, by the server, a computer file index with a computer file index pointer to the randomized list of non-redundant entries;
• set, by the server, the computer file index pointer to an initial position in the randomized list of non-redundant entries;
• and
• generate, by the server, each non-redundant machine-generated lottery game entry by only sequentially incrementing or only sequentially decrementing the computer file index pointer in the randomized list;
• and
• transmit, by the server, the each non-redundant entry indicated by the computer file index pointer to the device located remotely to the server;
• and wherein the each non-redundant entry transmitted from the server is to be displayed, by the device located remotely to the server, on a display;
• and
• wherein the randomly shuffling is done utilizing a hardware based true random number generator.

An apparatus for generating non-redundant machine-generated quick pick lottery game entries, comprising:

• at least a memory;
• a hardware based true random number generator;
• one or more processors configured to:
• create a computer file that includes every possible combination of number groups eligible for being selected for a particular lottery game;
• randomly shuffle, based on a random number generated by the hardware based true random number generator, the every possible combination within the computer file to create a randomized list of non-redundant entries;
• assign a computer file index with a computer file index pointer to the randomized list of non-redundant entries;
• set the computer file index pointer to an initial position in the randomized list of non-redundant entries;
• generate each non-redundant machine-generated lottery game entry by only sequentially incrementing or only sequentially decrementing the computer file index pointer in the randomized list;
• and
• output the each non-redundant entry indicated by the computer file index pointer.