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W3 Lab Lottery

  • Write a console application that mimic popular lottery. Ensure that you choose the right data structure to complete this exercise.
    The application asks user how many QuickPick numbers she wants. Once the user enters an integer, application should generate specified number of QuickPick numbers. The each QuickPick will have 6 integers in the range of 1-49 inclusive sorted in the ascending order without any duplicates..
    Once QuickPick numbers are generated they are sorted in the ascending order and displayed on console. 
    Then, Winning Number is generated. If the winning number is matches the User Number. The application should calculated the reward, if any, and display appropriate message on the Console screen.   
    The reward is based on the following 
    Number of Matches
    Win
    6/6
    80.5 % of the 30million
    5/6 + Bonus
    5.75 % of the 30million
    5/6
    4.75 % of the 30million
    4/6
    9 % of the 30million
    3/6
    $10 prize
    2/6 + Bonus
    $5 prize
    Here is a sample scenario:
    Enter the number of QuickPick numbers to generate: 4
    Your QuickPick numbers
    04 16 18 25 40 47
    06 07 13 15 21 40
    06 17 24 26 28 33
    11 19 29 36 34 47
    Do you want to generate winning number? (y/n) y
    The winning number:
    06 17 24 26 28 33 Bonus 12
    Congratulations! You won the jack pot! Your prize is $ 24.15 Million


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