I was wondering....which odds are better.... https://www.lotterypost.com/thread/61139 Lottery Post Forum Topic: I was wondering....which odds are better.... en-us Lottery Post RSS Generator Reply #2 https://www.lotterypost.com/thread/61139/75963 https://www.lotterypost.com/thread/61139/75963 Mon, 12 Aug 2002 09:48:43 GMT RJOh EZMoney is right. There are 51 5+0 combinations and 235 4+0 combinations. You do the math.RJOh

]]> RJOh Reply #1 https://www.lotterypost.com/thread/61139/75962 https://www.lotterypost.com/thread/61139/75962 Mon, 12 Aug 2002 00:44:49 GMT EZMoney The difference in odds is because there are more POSSIBLE 4+1 combinations than there are 5+0 combinations. Just think about it. Its about the possible combinations BEFORE the drawing than afterwards.

]]> EZMoney I was wondering....which odds are better.... https://www.lotterypost.com/thread/61139 https://www.lotterypost.com/thread/61139 Sun, 11 Aug 2002 23:43:50 GMT Bradly_60 On the news releases for Mega Millions they said that 10 people came extremely close of getting the jackpot by matching the 5 white balls. But what if you had 4 white balls and the Mega Ball. Aren't you extremly close there. I mean if you have all five white balls there are 52 combos with each of the Mega Balls. But if you have 4 white balls and the mega ball there is like only 48 combos so aren't you still pretty darn close? Why is there such a difference in the odds? I might be rambling here b... [ More ]

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