What are the odds?

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johnph77 — Sat, 09 Apr 2005 20:18:55 GMT

JAG331 -Math is right, conclusions are in error.In a 52 ball pool there are 26 odd numbers and 26 even numbers. Odds of drawing an odd-numbered ball are 1::2.00.There are 51 balls left, 25 odd, 26 even. Odds of drawing an odd-numbered ball are 25::51, or 1::2.04. Cumulative odds, those of drawing two odd-numbered balls from 52, are 1::4.08.There are 50 balls left, 24 odd, 26 even. Odds of drawing an odd-numbered ball are 24::50, or 1::2.08. Cumulative odds, those of drawing three odd-numbered ba... [ More ]

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Maverick — Sat, 09 Apr 2005 18:23:27 GMT

Quote: Originally posted by MPJO on April 9, 2005What are the odds that all 6 numbers would be odd in Mega Millions?That happened 21 X before. Past statistics show the next draw to be an O/E of 3/2 or 2/3.

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JAG331 — Sat, 09 Apr 2005 17:08:58 GMT

The odds of having all six numbers be all-odd or all-even are 79:1. 1.27%All odd is half of that: 158:1 or 0.633%All-odd should happen an avg of two times in three years for MM. Given that it just happened in November and yesterday....I wouldn't bet on it soon

What are the odds?

MPJO — Sat, 09 Apr 2005 16:56:27 GMT

What are the odds that all 6 numbers would be odd in Mega Millions