I want to eliminate combinations with these sum;

191 153 154 198 202 176 134 136 155 209

Can someone tell me how many Mega Millions combinations got eliminated?

Thanks!!

-dp

191 -> 17,458
153 -> 40,769
154 -> 40,446
198 -> 13,094
202 -> 10,870
176 -> 27,978
134 -> 41,332
136 -> 41,781
155 -> 40,095
209 ->   7,528

= 281,351

greetz

Thanks grass34! How are you figuring out the math for the total combination in each sum?

Posted numbers are accurate for 5/56 without the bonus ball. If you wanted to include the bonus ball number in the sums (5/56 + 1/46) the results are radically different:

191 - 1494370
153 - 1235057
154 - 1749272
198 - 1309852
202 - 1196446
176 - 1774569
134 - 1309852
136 - 1364791
155 - 1762452
209 - 993377

TL - 14190038

I used a VBasic program to wend through all possibilities and count the given sums - no math involved.

Interesting john! Can you tell me how many combinations are within each of the sum listed below without the mega ball?

77
96
103
107
110
113
115
123
125
128
131
134
140
143
154
155
161
162
164
167
173
177
178
182
188
194
198
202
204
230

5/56 Sum Frequency Chart

Thanks johnph77! This is very useful.

Now, it's time for some testing.

THESE ARE THE SUMS OF THE 457 COMBINATIONS SINCE LAST MATRIX CHANGE 06/24/05 TO 11/06/09 WITHOUT BONUS

   44= 0  64= 1  84= 0 104= 1 124= 5
    45= 0  65= 0  85= 1 105= 3 125= 9
    46= 0  66= 0  86= 0 106= 2 126= 1
    47= 0  67= 0  87= 4 107= 4 127= 3
    48= 0  68= 0  88= 0 108= 5 128= 4
    49= 0  69= 0  89= 0 109= 3 129= 5
    50= 0  70= 3  90= 2 110= 4 130= 3
    51= 0  71= 0  91= 2 111= 1 131= 7
    52= 0  72= 2  92= 2 112= 3 132= 6
    53= 0  73= 1  93= 2 113= 9 133= 8
    54= 1  74= 1  94= 3 114= 1 134= 6
    55= 2  75= 1  95= 2 115= 3 135= 4
    56= 0  76= 0  96= 6 116= 6 136= 3
    57= 0  77= 1  97= 2 117= 7 137= 2
    58= 0  78= 3  98= 3 118= 5 138= 3
    59= 0  79= 0  99= 3 119= 0 139= 3
    60= 0  80= 1 100= 3 120= 2 140= 5
    61= 1  81= 1 101= 4 121= 3 141= 6
    62= 0  82= 0 102= 3 122= 2 142= 10   
    63= 0  83= 0 103= 1 123= 5 143= 5

  144= 4 164= 7 184= 5 204= 1 224= 1
  145= 5 165= 6 185= 2 205= 2 225= 0
  146= 1 166= 4 186= 2 206= 0 226= 0
  147= 3 167= 5 187= 1 207= 2 227= 0
  148= 5 168= 3 188= 3 208= 1 228= 0
  149= 5 169= 2 189= 4 209= 1 229= 0
  150= 4 170= 5 190= 6 210= 0 230= 1
  151= 5 171= 5 191= 1 211= 2 231= 0
  152= 4 172= 5 192= 5 212= 0 232= 0
  153= 0 173= 8 193= 1 213= 2 233= 0
  154= 7 174= 2 194= 1 214= 1 234= 2
  155= 8 175= 5 195= 0 215= 0 235= 0
  156= 4 176= 5 196= 0 216= 0 236= 0
  157= 3 177= 4 197= 0 217= 0 237= 0
  158= 7 178= 8 198= 2 218= 0 238= 1
  159= 5 179= 3 199= 2 219= 0 239= 0
  160= 1 180= 1 200= 1 220= 0 240= 0
  161= 6 181= 3 201= 2 221= 0 241= 0
  162= 4 182= 2 202= 1 222= 0 242= 0
  163= 5 183= 2 203= 1 223= 0 243= 0