Did you mean EXACTLY two cards with the same number or did you mean AT LEAST two cards with the same number? We cannot tell. ----------------------------------------------------- If you meant EXACTLY two cards with the same number: Choose the single number to have exactly two cards of in 13 ways. Choose the suits for those two cards in 4C2 = 6 ways Choose three of the remaining numbers for the other 3 cards in 12C3=220 ways Choose the suit for the smallest numbered card of those three in 4 ways. Choose the suit for the middle numbered card of those three in 4 ways. Choose the suit for the largest numbered card of those three in 4 ways. That's 13∙6∙220∙4∙4∙4 = 1098240 ways. ------------------------------------ If you meant AT LEAST two cards with the same number: We first calculate the number of ways for the complement event, the number of ways where there are no two cards with the same number: Choose 5 different numbers from the 13 in 13C5 = 1287 ways. Choose the suit for the smallest numbered card in 4 ways. Choose the suit for the next to smallest numbered card in 4 ways. Choose the suit for the middle numbered card in 4 ways. Choose the suit for the next to largest numbered card in 4 ways. Choose the suit for the largest numbered card in 4 ways. That's 1287∙4∙4∙4∙4∙4 = 1317888 ways for the complement event. We can choose any 5 cards in 52C5 = 2598960 ways. We subtract the number of ways the complement event can occur: 2598960 - 1317888 = 1281072 ways. Edwin