Lotto Probability Formulae

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Colin F — Thu, 26 Feb 2004 09:03:37 GMT

JohnThanks for your response. I congratulate you on maintaining such an excellent site and recommend it to anyone wanting Probability information on Lotto Games.The problem I had was old code versus new code and is now sorted. I can now run both the Powerball and Standard Lotto type games with Random Number Selections against Random Number Draws and get results compatible with those expected from applying Probability Formulae.Anybody got a suspicious Lotto History they would like me to test?Rega... [ More ]

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johnph77 — Wed, 25 Feb 2004 13:54:41 GMT

Colin -I haven't done too much with games that have two bonus balls, but I have formulae posted on my site:http://www.johnph77.com/math/stlot.html

Lotto Probability Formulae

Colin F — Wed, 25 Feb 2004 02:48:52 GMT

For a Pick 6 from 45 with 2 Bonus Numbers from the same 45 the usual Formulae given is: - 6 45c6 5 plus Bonus 45c6 / 6c5 x(39c1-37c1) 5 45c6 / 6c5 x 37c1 4 45c6 / 6c4 x 39c2 3 plus one or both Bonus Numbers 45c6 / 6c3 x (39c3 - 37c3)Without revealing your formulae i... [ More ]