diff --git a/Lottery/Exception.cs b/Lottery/Exception.cs
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+namespace Lottery
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Base Exception class for the LottoPicker app
+    /// </summary>
+    internal class LottoPickerException(string message) : Exception(message)
+    {
+    }
+}