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oleador said:Think about this as follows: how many ways are there to choose 2 numbers from 18? (no replacement, order doesn't matter)
Dickfore said:No, but this not a probability ot win! This is just a fraction of the total number of outcomes that satisfy your condition. It doesn't mean that if you fill A ticket satisfying this condition that you have this probability to win.
Dickfore said:Yes. The solution is correct.
oleador said:The intuition for why you have to multiply the combinations is that for every possible combination, say, in [1,18] you can have 18C2 of combinations in [19,36] and 19C2 in [37,55].
The probability of winning the lottery depends on the specific game and the number of possible combinations. For example, in a standard 6/49 lottery game, the odds of matching all six numbers and winning the jackpot are 1 in 13,983,816.
The odds of winning the lottery are the same as the probability, but they are usually expressed in a different format. For example, the odds of winning the 6/49 lottery would be written as 1 in 13,983,816 or approximately 0.0000000715.
Unfortunately, there is no guaranteed way to improve your chances of winning the lottery. It is purely a game of chance and the odds are the same for every player. However, some people believe that buying more tickets or choosing certain numbers can increase their chances, but this is not supported by any scientific evidence.
If multiple people have the winning numbers for a lottery game, the prize will be divided equally among all the winners. For example, if two people have the winning numbers for a $10 million jackpot, they would each receive $5 million.
The chances of winning the lottery multiple times are extremely low, as each drawing is completely independent from the previous one. Even if you have won the lottery before, your odds of winning again are the same as anyone else's. However, some people have been lucky enough to win multiple times through sheer chance.