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STOP that noise !!
All this noise about odds/ratios is driving me nuts !!! https://www.lotterypost.com/thread/129101.htm https://www.lotterypost.com/thread/129082.htm It is time you children go BACK to school and learn your math...for the FIRST time:     56!  --------- * 46 = 175,711,536:1  (5+1)  Jackpot  5!(56-5)!       56!  ----------- * 46 / (46-1) = 3,904,701:1  >>>  is        56!  ----------- = 3,819,816:1                  >>>   is NOT  HOWEVER, 3,819,816 is a NECESSARY CONSTANT used to 
Feb 24, 2006, 5:08 pm - GuessWhat! - Lottery Discussion Forum

Lottery odds
Here's how NOT to calculate
Jan 30, 2004, 9:32 am - Zeno - Lottery Discussion Forum

Odds calculator help...Reply
How to Calculate Lottery Odds
May 16, 2006, 3:10 pm - Raven62 - Lottery Discussion Forum

Odds calculator help...
Do anyone in here is a math wiz? Does anyone know how to calculate the odds of a game that selects X amount of numbers but where you have to match X - 1 to win, Example, a pick6 1-45 lottery that draws 6 numbers but you have to match 5 to win? Here in Ga we have a game called: win for life where players choose 6 numbers to win and the lotto selects 6 numbers from 1 to 42 and a mega ball from 1 to 42 (making it 7 numbers in total) but you must match 6 numbers to win? Can anybody teach me the
May 16, 2006, 3:12 am - pumpi76 - Lottery Discussion Forum

How does Powerball calculate their odds?
On their website, they have the odds of picking the Power Ball alone ($3 prize) listed as 1:70.39.I have no idea how they arrived at this as there are 42 Power Balls total. Wouldn't the odds of picking the Power Ball be 1:42? Unless there is some hidden variable I'm not considering.I have a strong feeling that I am going to win the Power Ball sometime in the near future...it's just a matter of time. It's difficult to explain but I dream about winning the Power Ball on almost a nightly basis.
Feb 12, 2004, 7:00 pm - lite1up - Lottery Discussion Forum

New Mega Millions GameReply
Back in the day, the majority of LP posters understood why changes were made to some of the games and how to calculate simple odds. Now we have members who can't grasp the concept of creating a $1 million secondary prize and retaining the $1 ticket price. We can't buy one PB ticket for a $1 so if someone wants to compare odds it must be a comparison of two MM tickets to one PB ticket. no one, including Mr. Grief is putting a gun to anyone's head to play MM or PB. Maybe the lotteries rea
Oct 28, 2013, 10:25 am - Stack47 - Lottery Discussion Forum

Pick TenReply
It not clear how they calculate the odds. (They Pick 20 Numbers, Prizes are Awarded for Matching 10 of the 20 Numbers.)
Apr 25, 2019, 7:43 am - Raven62 - Lottery Discussion Forum

Is this strangeReply
The odds for that game are 1 in 41,391,714 so I would say pretty normal if sales per draw are low. I have seen jackpots with lower odds go without a winner longer (i.e. Ohio Classic). Would really need the sales figures to calculate significance
Jan 25, 2014, 2:23 pm - LottoMetro - Lottery Discussion Forum

Do some number combinations have better odds?Reply
And what are your odds, hmmm? Or are we not going to know that until after the drawing and you calculate your odds based on how good your guess was?
Jan 29, 2013, 5:25 pm - mediabrat - Lottery Discussion Forum

Do some number combinations have better odds?Reply
I think he is trying to calculate the 44 combinatins in relation to the remaining 13,983,772 combinations, any one of which having BETTER ODDS of hitting.
Jan 9, 2013, 5:14 pm - Ronnie316 - Lottery Discussion Forum