The number of combinations of 50 things taken 5 at a time is (50! - 45!) / 5! or 2,118,760, so the probability of winning the lottery on 1 ticket by picking 5 numbers out of 50 numbers is 1 in 2,118,760, or 0.00000047197.
More formally, the number of combinations of N things taken P at a time is (N! - (N-P)!) / P!
The probability is 17C4 = 2380
It is 1/8008
1/3628800
999,993 in 1,000,000.
If the odds are 179 to 2, the probability of winning is 0.01105, or; the chance of winning is 1.11%
It is 1/13,983,816.
The probability is 17C4 = 2380
The probability of winning a lottery depends on the lottery. The probability of winning the jackpot is extremely small, though the probability of winning something is not quite as tiny.
It is 1/8008
1/3628800
999,993 in 1,000,000.
Probability is everywhere! If you are entering a raffle, wouldn't you like to know what the probability of you winning is? Or perhaps the lottery? If you need to pick a certain color marble out of a bag of marbles to win a prize, wouldn't you like to know the probability of picking the winning color? Probability is everywhere and can help you in life.
You have a high probability of winning and sucking also
An event which has a probablility of 1 is one that will definitely happen. Probabilities range between 0 and 1 (0% and 100%) with a probability of zero meaning it is impossible and a probability of one meaning that it is definite. i.e. winning the lottery if you never play has a probability of zero and winning the lottery if you know the correct numbers in advance has a probability of one.
It depends on the machine, but hitting the multi-million dollar progressive jackpot on the Megabucks machine is almost 50 million to one. In comparison, picking 6 out of 49 numbers in the lottery is about 14 million to one.
It depends on the machine, but hitting the multi-million dollar progressive jackpot on the Megabucks machine is almost 50 million to one. In comparison, picking 6 out of 49 numbers in the lottery is about 14 million to one.
Very close to Zip.