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Adam-D
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24th May 05 at 21:22   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
if you were to put a ticket on the lottery for every combination there is
how many tickets would you have?
Matt G
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14mil
Adam-D
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really that many? 14 million combinations?
Rob H
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quote:
Originally posted by Adam-D
really that many? 14 million combinations?


Got a feeling its actually more than that
Adam-D
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whats the math behind it?
Rob H
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49 combinations for the first number
48 for the second
47 for the third
46 for the fourth
45 for the fifth
44 for the sixth

49*48*47*46*45*44 = 10,068,347,520

Ouch
Twiggy
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24th May 05 at 21:37   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Imagen going down the local shop...

10million tickets please!!!
Adam-D
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10 million tickets
holy feck !
Rob H
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quote:
Originally posted by REDSPORT
Imagen going down the local shop...

10million tickets please!!!


Try 10 billion
Dom
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(1x2x3x4x5x6) / (49x48x47x46x45x44) <- something like that, but yea its around about 14mil
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quote:
Originally posted by Rob H
quote:
Originally posted by REDSPORT
Imagen going down the local shop...

10billion tickets please!!!


Try 10 billion


Yeh thats what i said...
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yea, its as dom said, so 14m not 10b! u gotta divide it by the number of times it could happen type thing. i dunno head hurts
Adam-D
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so 14million tickets
still thats a lot of tickets
Dom
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quote:
Originally posted by Rob H
49 combinations for the first number
48 for the second
47 for the third
46 for the fourth
45 for the fifth
44 for the sixth

49*48*47*46*45*44 = 10,068,347,520

Ouch


thats if its in a certain order, random (which is what you do it) the correct figure is 13,983,816
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thing is though, its very unlikey you would get the money back, although if you did it every week (ie: waste 14million quid) then you would eventually make the cash back.

but yea, if you had 14million, i doubt you would be playing the lottery
Rob H
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quote:
Originally posted by Dom
quote:
Originally posted by Rob H
49 combinations for the first number
48 for the second
47 for the third
46 for the fourth
45 for the fifth
44 for the sixth

49*48*47*46*45*44 = 10,068,347,520

Ouch


thats if its in a certain order, random (which is what you do it) the correct figure is 13,983,816


10Billion is a huge number, and i know its wrong, but i dont know why, and i dont understand why yours is right, but i know it is .
Dom
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quote:
Originally posted by Rob H
quote:
Originally posted by Dom
quote:
Originally posted by Rob H
49 combinations for the first number
48 for the second
47 for the third
46 for the fourth
45 for the fifth
44 for the sixth

49*48*47*46*45*44 = 10,068,347,520

Ouch


thats if its in a certain order, random (which is what you do it) the correct figure is 13,983,816


10Billion is a huge number, and i know its wrong, but i dont know why, and i dont understand why yours is right, but i know it is .




tbh its too late for me to give a shit, i just remembered chatting to the old man about it a while ago, and he worked out an algebra equation....but yea, if you wack the bit with the 1*2*3 etc in means that each number is chosen as random <- something like that,

eitherway, it isnt worth buying 14 million tickets
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Hmm pointless these days - but I remember the days of 14 mil jackpots every week and 28 mil rollovers...

14 mil tickets -> for 28 mil rollover = Profit

Bugger I aint got 14 mil lying about.
Rob H
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If you think about it though, if you put on £14 million quids worth of tickets, not only would you guarantee wining the jackpot, but also you'd have 48 tickets with 5 numbers on, plus one with a bonus ball, then even more with 4 numbers, and shitloads with 3 numbers .
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bloody hell
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its 14million:1,
so 14 million tickets
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only problem would be checking all of the tickets you bought to find the winning ones
Dom
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quote:
Originally posted by stevegreetham
only problem would be checking all of the tickets you bought to find the winning ones


true, but atleast you would know that you've won - but remember, you might not be the only winner, so its more likely that you won't make the 14mil quid back.
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25th May 05 at 13:33   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
you prob could mate some money i recon
14million tickets
get a roll over
add up all the winning tickets you would have with say 6 numbers 5 numbers etc etc
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quote:
Originally posted by Rob H
quote:
Originally posted by REDSPORT
Imagen going down the local shop...

10million tickets please!!!


Try 10 billion

Errm, unless you're American (and hence have a bizarre numbering system):

1 million = 1,000,000
1 billion = 1,000,000,000,000

10,000,000,000 = Ten Thousand Million

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