Why odds 167 and 333 in Pick 3 ?

Reply #5

Thoth — Thu, 10 Nov 2005 01:17:51 GMT

Ok, supposed you had a gigantic lottery machine with 720 unique balls in it. Each ball would have to have one of the 720 Nomatch numbers printed on it. That means that if u were to play 123 boxed one of the 6 balls with 123, 132, 213, 231, 312, or 321 would have to be drawn in order for you to win boxed. Yes, the odds of you winning in a lottery arranged like this would be one in 1 in 120 (720 divided by 6 = 120).Now if you threw 10 more balls into the machine (we will use all ten triples) the... [ More ]

Reply #4

Dr Pepper — Wed, 09 Nov 2005 22:25:02 GMT

Pretend for a second that there were no doubles in the Pick 3 game. If a double comes we just keep spinning until only a Single number was achieved. Now then. The odds would be 1 in 720 for a straight right? Now,would the odds at getting a Box be 1 in 120? How would the odds change if we added back say 10 doubles only.Then another 10 doubles and another. Maybe that would help me see it or how that changes the odds. Thoth that 116 consecutive games to have a 50% chance etc. That's hard to bend... [ More ]

Reply #3

Thoth — Wed, 09 Nov 2005 15:33:14 GMT

Your welcome.I know the odds are a little confusing at first, especially when you look at the total possible boxed combinations versus the total straights. Think of it this way:120 Nomatch Boxed combos each play 6 ways (120 x 6 = 720 Total straight)90 DoubleDigit Boxed combos each play 3 ways (90 x 3 = 270 Total straight)10 Triples only played one way each (10 x 1 = 10 Total straight)120 + 90 + 10 = 220 Boxed (Note: You can't play Triples Boxed)720 + 270 + 10 = 1000 Straight Com... [ More ]

Reply #2

Dr Pepper — Wed, 09 Nov 2005 13:55:16 GMT

Thank you for your help Thoth. Trying to understand the nuts and bolts of this is difficult for me. It must be for a lot of others too. Almost 100 views before someone came along that was able to help like yourself. I understood that there are 720 six way numbers in the 1000. There are also 270 three way doubles in the 1000. From this very basic understanding I can get around and make the right bets . In other words, it's twice as hard to hit a double as a single number. If you do hit a doubl... [ More ]

Reply #1

Thoth — Tue, 08 Nov 2005 23:38:06 GMT

A Boxed Nomatch number can be drawn 6 different ways. If you played 123 boxed in could be drawn as 123, 132, 213, 231, 312 or 321 and you would win. No matter what number you play there are ALWAYS 1000 possible outcomes to any Pick 3 drawing. To get the odds for a boxed nomatch number simply divide the 1000 total possibilities by the 6 you need to win with!1000 / 6 = 166.66... Rounds up to 167A Boxed Double Digit number can be drawn 3 different ways. If you played 223 boxed in could be drawn... [ More ]

Why odds 167 and 333 in Pick 3 ?

Dr Pepper — Tue, 08 Nov 2005 13:02:40 GMT

Those are the odds for a box on a six way number and a double 167 and 333 but none explain how.