my %draw = map { $_ => 1 } qw( ... ); my @bets = ( ... ); #### print for map { my $hits = grep { $draw{$_} } @$_; "@$_ --> $hits" . ($hits > 2 && ' *') } @bets; #### #!/usr/bin/env perl -l use strict; use warnings; my %draw = map { $_ => 1 } qw( 13 15 18 22 41 48 ); my @bets = ( [ qw( 09 13 18 33 39 42 ) ], [ qw( 02 18 32 36 39 42 ) ], [ qw( 05 12 21 22 28 42 ) ], [ qw( 03 14 18 33 34 36 ) ], [ qw( 15 22 26 41 38 48 ) ], [ qw( 06 14 24 26 42 48 ) ], [ qw( 10 28 30 35 36 43 ) ], [ qw( 03 05 08 14 16 35 ) ], [ qw( 08 18 21 35 46 47 ) ], [ qw( 03 15 22 25 46 48 ) ], [ qw( 01 11 38 44 45 49 ) ], [ qw( 14 23 38 39 48 49 ) ], [ qw( 07 17 21 32 45 48 ) ], [ qw( 07 36 37 39 40 41 ) ], [ qw( 07 12 20 29 36 43 ) ] ); print for map { my $hits = grep { $draw{$_} } @$_; "@$_ --> $hits" . ($hits > 2 && ' *') } @bets; #### 09 13 18 33 39 42 --> 2 02 18 32 36 39 42 --> 1 05 12 21 22 28 42 --> 1 03 14 18 33 34 36 --> 1 15 22 26 41 38 48 --> 4 * 06 14 24 26 42 48 --> 1 10 28 30 35 36 43 --> 0 03 05 08 14 16 35 --> 0 08 18 21 35 46 47 --> 1 03 15 22 25 46 48 --> 3 * 01 11 38 44 45 49 --> 0 14 23 38 39 48 49 --> 1 07 17 21 32 45 48 --> 1 07 36 37 39 40 41 --> 1 07 12 20 29 36 43 --> 0