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5-, 4-& 3-Of-6 LOTTO Odds Calculation

1) The formula to calculate the probability of selecting Z correct numbers out of R draws from N total numbers is shown. 2) Using this formula, the odds of selecting a 4-of-6 LOTTO combination is calculated to be 22,957,480. 3) Therefore, the overall odds of correctly selecting the winning 6-of-53 LOTTO combination is 1 in 22,957,480.

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5-, 4-& 3-Of-6 LOTTO Odds Calculation

1) The formula to calculate the probability of selecting Z correct numbers out of R draws from N total numbers is shown. 2) Using this formula, the odds of selecting a 4-of-6 LOTTO combination is calculated to be 22,957,480. 3) Therefore, the overall odds of correctly selecting the winning 6-of-53 LOTTO combination is 1 in 22,957,480.

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5-, 4- & 3-of-6

LOTTO Odds Calculation


The formula to determine the
probability of selecting Z correct out of
R draws from N numbers is as follows:
R! (N-R)!
*
6-of-6 LOTTO Odds Calculation Z! (R-Z)! ((N-R)-(R-Z))! (R-Z)!

According to the rules of probability, the number of combinations of N!


n items taken r at a time are:
n! R! (N-R)!
where R! = R * (R-1) * (R-2) * ... * 2 * 1.
r! (n-r)!

where n! = n * (n-1) * (n-2) * ... * 2 * 1. Using four-out-of-six as an example,


the above formula is:
This rule applies to situations where the order of the items chosen is
6! 47!
irrelevant, such as the drawing of 6 numbers out of 53 as used in the *
LOTTO game. 4! * 2! 45! * 2!
53!
In the LOTTO game, n =53 and r = 6. When the formula above is
calculated with these values for n and r, the result is 22,957,480. 6! * 47!
53!
6! * 47!
6 * 5 * 4! 47 * 46 * 45!
*
53 * 52 * 51 * 50 * 49 * 48 * 47! 4! * 2 * 1 45! * 2 * 1
= =
6 * 5 * 4 * 3 * 2 * 1 * 47!
22,957,480

53 * 52 * 51 * 50 * 49 * 48
=
6 * 5 * 4 * 3 * 2 6 *5 47 * 46
*
2 2
=
= 22,957,480 22,957,480

This means that there are 22,957,480 different ways in which 6


15 * 1,081
numbers can be chosen from a total of 53 numbers. Therefore, the =
odds of correctly choosing the winning combination is 1 to 22,957,480
22,957,480.

16,215
=
22,957,480

1
=
1.415.82

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