Gambling for the mathematically challenged

This has been deleted by the poster who himself is mathematically challenged.Living at the sea has done nothing for my mental faculties.

Gajima your calculation is not correct. It should be 49 x 48 x 47 x 46 x 45 x 44 = 10068347520 HOWEVER : That assumes that one has to have all 6 numbers in the correct order which of course is not the case. If the 6 numbers are on your ticket, you win the big prize regardless of the order in which they were drawn. The odds of getting 6 numbers correct is exactly 13983816 to 1 ( if you play one line only) Call it 14 million to one. Having said that, I too am very suspicious about both the frequency of the lotto being won, and the number of winning tickets

I agree the formula should be as above = 13.9 million / 1

You know Mark same principle as working out doubles, trebles , etc, etc

Easy to catch

Lol

Sorry, for some reason I had in my head there were only 45 numbers. I agree odds are 1 in 13983816. However the point remains that 3 winners is highly improbable especially as the odds of catching it were greater than the number of tickets sold.

Unless of course you know the numbers in advance or you live in Australia.

or the lotto is rigged

The correct answer is 8 145 060 chances for 45 numbers in any order. 45x44x43x42x41x40 = 5 864 443 200 divided by 720= 8 145 060. There are 720 different ways for 6 numbers-6x5x4x3x2x1. ANY MORE LESSONS !!!

PeeKay Wrote:

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> or the lotto is rigged


not the actual draw but the pay out for sure as nobody knows how many tickets were bought except the company that runs the lotto

PeterC Wrote:

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> The correct answer is 8 145 060 chances for 45
> numbers in any order. 45x44x43x42x41x40 = 5 864
> 443 200 divided by 720= 8 145 060. There are 720
> different ways for 6 numbers-6x5x4x3x2x1. ANY MORE
> LESSONS !!!


Well that would be correct IF there were 45 numbers - I thought there were 50 - so then it should be 50x49x48x47x46x45/720 = 15,890,700 :S