SOLUTION: In New York's Millennium Millions Lottery game, five numbers from 1 to 50 and one number for the Big Millennium Ball from 1 to 30 must be selected. There is one jackpot prize for t
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Question 319081: In New York's Millennium Millions Lottery game, five numbers from 1 to 50 and one number for the Big Millennium Ball from 1 to 30 must be selected. There is one jackpot prize for the ticket with the six numbers that match the six randomly selected numbers. What are the odds against winning the jackpot?
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In New York's Millennium Millions Lottery game, five numbers from 1 to 50 and one number for the Big Millennium Ball from 1 to 30 must be selected. There is one jackpot prize for the ticket with the six numbers that match the six randomly selected numbers. What are the odds against winning the jackpot?
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# of ways to get the 5 winning numbers: 1
# of ways to pick 5 numbers from 30: 30C5 = 142506
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Probability of getting the winning 5 numbers: 1/142506
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Probability of getting the correct Millennium Ball: 1/30
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P(winning the jackpot) = (1/142506)(1/30) = 1/4,275,180
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P(not winning the jackpot) = 4275179/4275180
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Odds against winning = P(not win)/P(win) = 4,275,179:1
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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