From f2e22a37c178a6f1bb3083705cb03440846b6dc3 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Chris Smith Date: Sun, 22 Feb 2026 08:15:03 -0500 Subject: [PATCH] Add additional lottery info --- README.md | 12 ++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 12 insertions(+) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 7a9a13b..c71c707 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -14,6 +14,18 @@ if there is the potential for new drawings to collect and save. The data will eventually be stored in database tables for faster execution. This will also allow for dynamic calls for more data based on the draw dates and last drawing stored locally. +## Historical Info + +The first Powerball drawing was on April 22, 1992. +The first Mega Millions drawing was on September 6, 1996. The original name was "The Big Game" and was +rebranded to Mega Millions in May 2002. + +Historical results can be scraped from the web and added to the database from the URLs below. The +results must be scraped by year. Changing the year in the URLs alters the resultset displayed. + +Powerball: https://www.lotto.net/powerball/numbers/1992 +Mega Millions: https://www.lotto.net/mega-millions/numbers/1996 + ## TO-DOs 1. Review standard tests for sqlalchemy objects