This will calculate the best rated 3,4,5 or 6 ball combinations using data from the draw numbers selected in the Collation form.

The depth of the search will determine how thorough the search is and therefore how long it will take.
Try not to enter a value too high or the search will take forever. A value that is too low will not search hard enough and may not find any combinations at all.
Start with a reasonably low value, say 5, then increase the search depth until you are happen with the results you receive.

If you are using an inverted rating, you also have the option of adding a prediction factor into the combination rating.
The prediction scheme can be ignored, or selected in one of two ways.
"Predict, then find" adds the prediction rating whilst pairing the balls, so only predicted pairs will be searched.
"Find, then predict" finds the top combinations first and then adds on the prediction values for those found. So all 'good' pairs are searched, but the actual rating values for the top combinations will not be in numerical order.

Note: whichever rating and search criteria you choose, the search algorithm always checks the most likely combinations first. As progress is made more and more combinations can be thrown away - ignored due to their poor rating value.
Thus, you will notice the status bar 'counts down' slowly at first and then speeds up towards the end.