A: When a new lotto game begins and past history is limited, there are still ways you can improve your odds of winning. Use the Short Term Trend Charts™ exclusively for the first five to ten drawings. These number selection methods can be used when as few as five drawings have taken place. Short Term Trend Charts™ are explained in detail on pages 34 to 50 in Gail Howard's lotto book, Lottery Master Guide, and are included in the Advantage Plus software. Short Term Trend Charts™ can and should be used for lotto games no matter how many years of historical data it has, but of course only the past five to ten drawings are used for the Short Term Trend Charts™.