More 2020 shenanigans

South African Lottery numbers...5 6 7 8 9 and.....drum roll....10

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People don't understand probability! Imagine if the numbers were symbols. Then there's no such thing as "consecutive symbols". The odds of getting any 6 numbers are the same as the odds of getting any other 6 (non-consecutive) numbers.


The probability p of choosing the right k (6) out of n (49) numbers is p = 1/c, where c is the number of combinations of n elements taken k at a time.
c = n!/(k! (n-k)!) = 49!/(6! 43!) = 13983816
That means that you have 1 chance out of 13,983,816 of winning the lottery, regardless of the six numbers you choose.

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Originally Posted by Arsenal Alcoholic Review

People don't understand probability! Imagine if the numbers were symbols. Then there's no such thing as "consecutive symbols". The odds of getting any 6 numbers are the same as the odds of getting any other 6 (non-consecutive) numbers.


The probability p of choosing the right k (6) out of n (49) numbers is p = 1/c, where c is the number of combinations of n elements taken k at a time.
c = n!/(k! (n-k)!) = 49!/(6! 43!) = 13983816
That means that you have 1 chance out of 13,983,816 of winning the lottery, regardless of the six numbers you choose.

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Reminds me of when people píss themselves larfing at the thought of 1,2,3,4,5,6 being drawn as that would never happen :hehe:

There's only one logical rule to the Lotto and that is if you use birthday numbers you've got more chance of sharing any win. So that's what I go and do :homer: