| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| 1 27 53 | 1 28 55 | 1 29 54 | 1 30 56 | 1 31 57 | 1 32 58 |
| 2 28 54 | 2 29 56 | 2 30 55 | 2 31 57 | 2 32 58 | 2 33 59 |
| 3 29 55 | 3 30 57 | 3 31 56 | 3 32 58 | 3 33 59 | 3 34 60 |
| 4 30 56 | 4 31 58 | 4 32 57 | 4 33 59 | 4 34 60 | 4 35 78 |
| 5 31 57 | 5 32 59 | 5 33 58 | 5 34 60 | 5 35 61 | 5 36 77 |
| 6 32 58 | 6 33 60 | 6 34 59 | 6 35 61 | 6 36 62 | 6 42 71 |
| 7 33 59 | 7 34 61 | 7 35 60 | 7 36 62 | 7 37 63 | 7 43 70 |
| 8 34 60 | 8 35 62 | 8 36 61 | 8 37 63 | 8 38 64 | 8 44 69 |
| 9 35 61 | 9 36 63 | 9 37 62 | 9 38 64 | 9 39 65 | 9 45 68 |
| 10 36 62 | 10 37 64 | 10 38 63 | 10 39 65 | 10 40 66 | 10 46 67 |
| 11 37 63 | 11 38 65 | 11 39 64 | 11 40 66 | 11 41 67 | 11 37 76 |
| 12 38 64 | 12 39 66 | 12 40 65 | 12 41 67 | 12 42 68 | 12 38 75 |
| 13 39 65 | 13 40 67 | 13 41 66 | 13 42 68 | 13 43 69 | 13 39 74 |
| 14 40 66 | 14 41 68 | 14 42 67 | 14 43 69 | 14 44 70 | 14 40 73 |
| 15 41 67 | 15 42 69 | 15 43 68 | 15 44 70 | 15 45 71 | 15 41 72 |
| 16 42 68 | 16 43 70 | 16 44 69 | 16 45 71 | 16 46 72 | 16 27 57 |
| 17 43 69 | 17 44 71 | 17 45 70 | 17 46 72 | 17 47 73 | 17 28 56 |
| 18 44 70 | 18 45 72 | 18 46 71 | 18 47 73 | 18 48 74 | 18 29 55 |
| 19 45 71 | 19 46 73 | 19 47 72 | 19 48 74 | 19 49 75 | 19 30 54 |
| 20 46 72 | 20 47 74 | 20 48 73 | 20 49 75 | 20 50 76 | 20 31 53 |
| 21 47 73 | 21 48 75 | 21 49 74 | 21 50 76 | 21 51 77 | 21 47 65 |
| 22 48 74 | 22 49 76 | 22 50 75 | 22 51 77 | 22 52 78 | 22 48 66 |
| 23 49 75 | 23 50 77 | 23 51 76 | 23 52 78 | 23 30 53 | 23 49 64 |
| 24 50 76 | 24 51 78 | 24 52 77 | 24 27 53 | 24 29 54 | 24 50 63 |
| 25 51 77 | 25 52 53 | 25 27 78 | 25 28 54 | 25 28 55 | 25 51 62 |
| 26 52 78 | 26 27 54 | 26 28 53 | 26 29 55 | 26 27 56 | 26 52 61 |
The above lottery schemes were accurately copied from the scheme-book of a lottery dealer in Vicksburg, Mississippi, and may be considered a fair specimen of lottery combinations generally. The tables are for a 78 numbered lottery, every three perpendicular lines of figures containing a package, and each package all the numbers, from 1 to 78, inclusive; and there are also 26 tickets in each package.
| 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 96 | 97 |
| 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 |
| 1 34 59 | 1 60 78 | 1 61 64 | 1 35 36 | 1 38 39 | 1 41 43 |
| 2 36 60 | 2 61 77 | 2 62 65 | 2 37 38 | 2 40 49 | 2 42 45 |
| 3 35 61 | 3 62 76 | 3 63 66 | 3 39 40 | 3 41 50 | 3 44 47 |
| 4 37 62 | 4 63 75 | 4 29 78 | 4 41 42 | 4 42 51 | 4 46 49 |
| 5 38 63 | 5 64 74 | 5 28 77 | 5 43 44 | 5 43 52 | 5 48 51 |
| 6 49 74 | 6 65 73 | 6 27 76 | 6 45 46 | 6 44 53 | 6 50 53 |
| 7 50 75 | 7 66 72 | 7 30 50 | 7 47 48 | 7 45 54 | 7 52 55 |
| 8 51 76 | 8 67 71 | 8 31 51 | 8 49 50 | 8 46 55 | 8 54 57 |
| 9 52 77 | 9 68 70 | 9 32 52 | 9 51 52 | 9 47 56 | 9 56 59 |
| 10 27 78 | 10 53 69 | 10 33 53 | 10 53 54 | 10 48 57 | 10 58 61 |
| 11 28 53 | 11 27 52 | 11 34 54 | 11 55 56 | 11 58 67 | 11 60 63 |
| 12 29 54 | 12 28 51 | 12 35 55 | 12 57 58 | 12 59 68 | 12 62 65 |
| 13 30 55 | 13 29 50 | 13 36 56 | 13 59 60 | 13 60 69 | 13 64 67 |
| 14 31 56 | 14 30 49 | 14 37 57 | 14 61 62 | 14 61 70 | 14 66 69 |
| 15 32 57 | 15 31 48 | 15 38 58 | 15 63 64 | 15 62 71 | 15 68 71 |
| 16 33 58 | 16 32 47 | 16 39 59 | 16 65 66 | 16 63 72 | 16 70 73 |
| 17 48 73 | 17 33 46 | 17 40 60 | 17 67 68 | 17 64 73 | 17 72 75 |
| 18 47 72 | 18 34 45 | 18 41 67 | 18 69 70 | 18 65 74 | 18 74 77 |
| 19 46 71 | 19 35 44 | 19 42 68 | 19 71 72 | 19 66 75 | 19 76 78 |
| 20 45 70 | 20 36 43 | 20 43 69 | 20 73 74 | 20 27 76 | 20 35 40 |
| 21 44 69 | 21 37 59 | 21 44 70 | 21 75 76 | 21 28 77 | 21 34 39 |
| 22 43 68 | 22 38 58 | 22 45 71 | 22 77 78 | 22 29 78 | 22 33 38 |
| 23 42 67 | 23 39 57 | 23 46 72 | 23 27 28 | 23 30 34 | 23 32 37 |
| 24 41 66 | 24 40 56 | 24 47 73 | 24 29 30 | 24 31 35 | 24 31 36 |
| 25 40 65 | 25 41 55 | 25 48 74 | 25 31 32 | 25 32 36 | 25 27 29 |
| 26 39 64 | 26 42 54 | 26 49 75 | 26 33 34 | 26 33 37 | 26 28 30 |
At the beginning of the first package you will see the numbers 1, 27, 53; they are placed on one ticket; and so with each succeeding three numbers through the whole scheme.
| 98 | 99 | 100 | | 101 | 101 |
| 13 | 14 | 15 | 00 | 1 | 1 |
| 1 45 44 | 1 62 70 | 1 27 78 | | 1 2 53 | 1 2 60 |
| 2 46 47 | 2 63 71 | 2 28 77 | | 3 4 54 | 3 6 61 |
| 3 48 49 | 3 64 72 | 3 29 76 | | 5 29 55 | 4 7 62 |
| 4 50 51 | 4 65 73 | 4 30 75 | | 6 30 56 | 5 52 63 |
| 5 52 53 | 5 66 74 | 5 31 74 | | 7 31 57 | 8 51 64 |
| 6 54 55 | 6 52 75 | 6 32 73 | | 8 32 58 | 9 50 65 |
| 7 56 57 | 7 53 76 | 7 33 72 | | 9 33 59 | 10 49 66 |
| 8 58 59 | 8 54 77 | 8 34 71 | | 10 34 60 | 11 48 67 |
| 9 60 61 | 9 55 78 | 9 35 70 | | 11 35 61 | 12 47 68 |
| 10 62 63 | 10 56 67 | 10 36 69 | Here ends Fifteen Packages of Whole Tickets | 12 36 62 | 13 46 69 |
| 11 64 65 | 11 57 68 | 11 37 68 | | 13 37 63 | 14 45 70 |
| 12 66 67 | 12 58 69 | 12 38 67 | | 14 38 64 | 15 44 71 |
| 13 68 69 | 13 59 61 | 13 39 66 | | 15 39 65 | 16 43 72 |
| 14 70 71 | 14 51 60 | 14 40 65 | | 16 40 66 | 17 42 73 |
| 15 72 73 | 15 27 39 | 15 41 64 | | 17 41 67 | 18 41 74 |
| 16 74 75 | 16 28 40 | 16 42 63 | | 18 42 68 | 19 40 75 |
| 17 76 77 | 17 29 41 | 17 43 62 | | 19 43 69 | 20 39 76 |
| 18 43 78 | 18 30 42 | 18 44 61 | | 20 44 70 | 21 38 77 |
| 19 27 42 | 19 31 43 | 19 45 60 | | 21 45 71 | 22 37 78 |
| 20 28 41 | 20 32 44 | 20 46 59 | | 22 46 72 | 23 36 53 |
| 21 29 40 | 21 33 45 | 21 47 58 | | 23 47 73 | 24 35 54 |
| 22 30 39 | 22 34 46 | 22 48 57 | | 24 48 74 | 25 34 55 |
| 23 31 38 | 23 35 47 | 23 49 56 | | 25 49 75 | 26 33 56 |
| 24 32 37 | 24 36 48 | 24 50 55 | | 26 50 76 | 27 32 57 |
| 25 33 36 | 25 37 49 | 25 51 54 | | 27 51 77 | 28 31 58 |
| 26 34 35 | 26 38 50 | 26 52 53 | | 28 52 78 | 29 30 59 |
There are, in these schemes, 15 packages of whole tickets, each containing 26, which make an aggregate of 390, and the same number of halves, which, if added to the former, will make 780; also, 30 packages of quarters, making, in all, 1560. These comprise the whole of the combinations here given, and are intended for one particular drawing, constituting one class. For each successive drawing, another edition of the same combinations are offered for sale, only with different class numbers.
| 103 | 104 | 105 | 106 | 107 | 108 |
| 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
| 1 3 61 | 1 3 65 | 1 4 66 | 1 4 67 | 1 5 68 | 1 5 69 |
| 2 4 62 | 2 41 66 | 2 42 67 | 2 5 68 | 2 6 69 | 2 6 70 |
| 5 6 63 | 4 42 67 | 3 43 68 | 3 45 69 | 3 7 70 | 3 7 71 |
| 7 8 64 | 5 43 68 | 5 44 69 | 6 46 70 | 4 45 71 | 4 8 72 |
| 9 31 65 | 6 44 69 | 6 45 70 | 7 47 71 | 8 46 72 | 9 48 75 |
| 10 32 66 | 7 45 70 | 7 46 71 | 8 48 72 | 9 47 73 | 10 49 76 |
| 11 33 67 | 8 40 71 | 8 47 72 | 9 49 73 | 10 48 74 | 11 50 73 |
| 12 34 68 | 9 39 72 | 9 48 73 | 10 50 74 | 11 49 75 | 12 51 74 |
| 13 35 69 | 10 38 73 | 10 49 74 | 11 51 75 | 12 50 76 | 13 52 78 |
| 14 36 71 | 11 37 74 | 11 50 75 | 12 52 76 | 13 51 77 | 14 31 77 |
| 15 37 70 | 12 36 75 | 12 51 76 | 13 29 77 | 14 52 78 | 15 32 68 |
| 16 38 72 | 13 35 76 | 13 52 77 | 14 30 78 | 15 30 67 | 16 33 67 |
| 17 39 73 | 14 34 77 | 14 41 78 | 15 31 66 | 16 31 66 | 17 34 66 |
| 18 40 74 | 15 33 78 | 15 40 65 | 16 32 65 | 17 32 65 | 18 35 65 |
| 19 41 75 | 16 32 53 | 16 28 64 | 17 33 64 | 18 33 64 | 19 36 64 |
| 20 42 76 | 17 31 54 | 17 29 63 | 18 34 63 | 19 34 63 | 20 37 63 |
| 21 43 77 | 18 30 55 | 18 30 62 | 19 35 62 | 20 35 62 | 21 38 62 |
| 22 44 78 | 19 29 56 | 19 31 61 | 20 36 61 | 21 36 61 | 22 39 61 |
| 23 45 53 | 20 28 57 | 20 32 60 | 21 37 60 | 22 37 60 | 23 40 60 |
| 24 46 54 | 21 52 58 | 21 33 59 | 22 38 59 | 23 38 59 | 24 41 59 |
| 25 47 55 | 22 51 59 | 22 34 58 | 23 39 58 | 24 39 58 | 25 42 58 |
| 26 48 56 | 23 50 60 | 23 35 57 | 24 40 57 | 25 40 57 | 26 43 57 |
| 27 49 57 | 24 49 61 | 24 36 56 | 25 41 56 | 26 41 56 | 27 44 56 |
| 28 50 58 | 25 48 62 | 25 37 55 | 26 42 55 | 27 42 55 | 28 45 55 |
| 29 51 59 | 26 47 63 | 26 38 54 | 27 43 54 | 28 43 54 | 29 46 54 |
| 30 52 60 | 27 46 64 | 27 39 53 | 28 44 53 | 29 44 53 | 30 47 53 |
The venders of lottery tickets possess an immense advantage over the buyer, which is mostly in the extreme improbability of a prize of any considerable amount being drawn. The numbers 1 to 78 are capable of making 76076 combinations on what I may term the increasing ratio—that is, the second larger than the first, and the third larger than the second, in arithmetical progression; as, 5, 10, 15, &c.
| 109 | 110 | 196 | 197 | 198 | 199 |
| 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 |
| 1 6 70 | 1 6 71 | 1 7 72 | 1 7 73 | 1 8 74 | 1 8 75 |
| 2 7 71 | 2 7 72 | 2 8 73 | 2 8 74 | 2 9 75 | 2 9 76 |
| 3 8 72 | 3 8 73 | 3 9 74 | 3 9 75 | 3 10 76 | 3 10 77 |
| 4 9 73 | 4 9 74 | 4 10 75 | 4 10 76 | 4 11 77 | 4 11 78 |
| 5 10 74 | 5 10 75 | 5 11 76 | 5 11 77 | 5 12 78 | 5 12 74 |
| 11 32 75 | 11 33 76 | 6 12 77 | 6 12 78 | 6 13 73 | 6 13 72 |
| 12 33 76 | 12 34 77 | 13 33 78 | 13 52 72 | 7 14 72 | 7 14 73 |
| 13 34 77 | 13 35 78 | 14 34 53 | 14 51 71 | 15 45 70 | 15 46 71 |
| 14 35 78 | 14 36 70 | 15 35 54 | 15 50 70 | 16 46 71 | 16 47 70 |
| 15 36 69 | 15 37 69 | 16 36 55 | 16 49 69 | 17 47 69 | 17 48 69 |
| 16 37 68 | 16 38 68 | 17 37 56 | 17 48 68 | 18 48 68 | 18 49 68 |
| 17 38 67 | 17 39 67 | 18 38 57 | 18 47 67 | 19 49 67 | 19 50 67 |
| 18 39 66 | 18 40 66 | 19 39 58 | 19 46 66 | 20 50 66 | 20 51 66 |
| 19 40 65 | 19 41 65 | 20 40 59 | 20 45 65 | 21 51 65 | 21 52 65 |
| 20 41 64 | 20 42 64 | 21 41 60 | 21 44 64 | 22 52 64 | 22 45 64 |
| 21 42 62 | 21 43 63 | 22 42 61 | 22 43 61 | 23 44 63 | 23 44 61 |
| 22 43 63 | 22 44 62 | 23 43 62 | 23 42 62 | 24 43 62 | 24 43 60 |
| 23 44 60 | 23 45 61 | 24 44 63 | 24 41 63 | 25 42 61 | 25 42 63 |
| 24 45 61 | 24 46 60 | 25 45 64 | 25 40 60 | 26 41 60 | 26 41 62 |
| 25 46 59 | 25 47 59 | 26 46 65 | 26 39 59 | 27 40 59 | 27 40 58 |
| 26 47 58 | 26 48 58 | 27 47 66 | 27 38 58 | 28 39 58 | 28 39 59 |
| 27 48 57 | 27 49 56 | 28 48 67 | 28 37 57 | 29 38 57 | 29 38 56 |
| 28 49 56 | 28 50 57 | 29 49 68 | 29 36 56 | 30 37 56 | 30 37 57 |
| 29 50 55 | 29 51 55 | 30 50 69 | 30 35 55 | 31 36 55 | 31 36 54 |
| 30 51 54 | 30 52 54 | 31 51 70 | 31 34 54 | 32 35 53 | 32 35 55 |
| 31 52 53 | 31 32 53 | 32 52 71 | 32 33 53 | 33 34 54 | 33 34 53 |