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Hi - I have written most of the [[Lottery_Math|Lottery Math]] article, and, though not really important, there's a slight error in this article's reported odds for 5 balls (and no bonus ball). You say that it's 1 in 55,492 - but I have calculated it as 166474/3 = 55491.3333 recurring (see [[Lottery_Math#Powerballs_And_Bonus_Balls|bonus ball section]]), which rounds to 1 in 55,491. I am confident I am right about this, because I have calculated all outcomes for this lottery as fractions, and they add up to 1 ''exactly'' (as they should). --[[User:New Thought|New Thought]] 00:30, 11 March 2006 (UTC) |
Hi - I have written most of the [[Lottery_Math|Lottery Math]] article, and, though not really important, there's a slight error in this article's reported odds for 5 balls (and no bonus ball). You say that it's 1 in 55,492 - but I have calculated it as 166474/3 = 55491.3333 recurring (see [[Lottery_Math#Powerballs_And_Bonus_Balls|bonus ball section]]), which rounds to 1 in 55,491. I am confident I am right about this, because I have calculated all outcomes for this lottery as fractions, and they add up to 1 ''exactly'' (as they should). --[[User:New Thought|New Thought]] 00:30, 11 March 2006 (UTC) |
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:A very reasonable explanation for this has been given [[Talk:National_Lottery#Slight_error_in_reported_odds|here]].--[[User:New Thought|New Thought]] 15:58, 11 March 2006 (UTC) |
:A very reasonable explanation for this has been given [[Talk:National_Lottery#Slight_error_in_reported_odds|here]].--[[User:New Thought|New Thought]] 15:58, 11 March 2006 (UTC) |
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How does it make sense that you win 9% of the pool with 4/6 #'s but only 4.75% with 5/6 #'s... Is this to suggest you win more money if less numbers hit? |
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Revision as of 04:46, 24 November 2007
I think Lotto 6/49 has been going in Germany for 50 years and was invented there. This should be the main theme of a Lotto 6/49 entry.
See:
http://www.spiegel.de/panorama/0,1518,378904,00.html
- Was it actually called Lotto 6/49? If so then perhaps a Lotto 6/49 (Germany) article can be created. 23skidoo 01:57, 13 January 2006 (UTC)
Slight error in reported odds
Hi - I have written most of the Lottery Math article, and, though not really important, there's a slight error in this article's reported odds for 5 balls (and no bonus ball). You say that it's 1 in 55,492 - but I have calculated it as 166474/3 = 55491.3333 recurring (see bonus ball section), which rounds to 1 in 55,491. I am confident I am right about this, because I have calculated all outcomes for this lottery as fractions, and they add up to 1 exactly (as they should). --New Thought 00:30, 11 March 2006 (UTC)
- A very reasonable explanation for this has been given here.--New Thought 15:58, 11 March 2006 (UTC)
Prize Pool? How does it make sense that you win 9% of the pool with 4/6 #'s but only 4.75% with 5/6 #'s... Is this to suggest you win more money if less numbers hit?