pick 4 wrong odds

GHolnyuk — Mon, 14 May 2012 16:14:53 GMT

Win4 odds are really 1:210 not the stated 1:417 if all numbers are different. The possibilities for a straight range from 0000-9999 making it 1:10,000, but not for box.

You start off with a choice of 10 numbers on 1st line, so it's 1/10. Then 2nd line you have 9 left; 3rd 8; 4th 7. Thus, 10x9x8x7=5040. So your chances of hitting all 4 numbers which come up in a draw are 1:5040.

But in a box the numbers could be in any order, so 5040/24 = 210 not 10,000/24 = 417.

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