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75 balls is Mega Millions.
May 6, 2015, 12:32 am - Coin Toss - Mathematics Forum

Mega Millions Math
I have been writing letters to editors and to the Mega Millions websight here is the response I got from MM-------------Dear Player,Thank you. I've passed this information on to our Online Games manager.Lottery PR Department>>> xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <xxxxxxxxxxxx@xxxxx.com> >>>The Mega Millions (and powerball) game has a MAJOR FLAW!If you buy 46 easy pick tickets your odds are 175,711,536 to 46However if you buy the same set of 5 numbers with each mega ball(1,2,3,4,5-1 thru 1
Aug 20, 2005, 10:27 am - Think - Mathematics Forum

Help with Gap detection formula.Reply
Is this somewhat close to what you are looking for? You will have change your worksheet around. The formula is =IF(ISNUMBER(MATCH(C$8,'MEGA MILLIONS'!$E24:$I24,0)),'MEGA MILLIONS'!$D24, )
Jul 1, 2009, 11:02 am - CARBOB - Mathematics Forum

Math challenge - Mega Millions white ball range
There are 70 white (main) balls in Mega Millions. The player chooses 5 balls from 1 to 70 (or opts for a Quick Pick to randomly choose the same). Define R (for range) as max ball - min ball + 1 . For example, if the player chooses the balls {1, 2, 3, 4, 5}, then R = 5. Now consider the case where the balls are chosen randomly, such as a Quick Pick or lottery drawing for the winning numbers. R is now a random variable, and the set of all possible values of R is {1, 2, 3, ... , 70}. Suppose th
Apr 29, 2023, 11:17 am - Orange71 - Mathematics Forum

Mega millions odds
This might be a silly question but Mega millions has published odds of 12,607,306 without the bonus ball I keep coming up with 12,103,014 What am I missing?
Mar 31, 2023, 5:38 pm - ScoobyDue - Mathematics Forum

How many pairs are in Mega Millions?
Can anyone double check my answer? There are 1,540 pairs in Mega Millions within 1-56. 1,2 1,3 1,4...etc...
Dec 25, 2009, 9:08 pm - diamondpalace - Mathematics Forum

Help with Gap detection formula.Reply
Afternoon all, Well, I figured out this much so far: @INDEX($MEGA MILLIONS:$D$20..$MEGA MILLIONS:$J$444,0,@MATCH(I8,$MEGA MILLIONS:$E$20..$MEGA MILLIONS:$I$444,0)) The problem is that the formula only searches for the first match then gives the draw # as 328 which is correct for the match in the 1st draw column. But, the formula doesn't search the entire range for the next lower draw # , only the first match . It also searches on a column by column basis instead of a row by row basis. T
Jul 4, 2009, 1:38 pm - KnuckleHead - Mathematics Forum

Mega Millions - is a $1, $2, or $3 ticket the best value (EV)?
In my state there are three types of ticket options for Mega Millions: (1) A regular ticket at $2, (2) A Megaplier ticket for $3 with enhanced non-Jackpot prizes, or (3) Just The Jackpot , $1 - no non-Jackpot prizes. Which is the best value ? To make this a tangible question, we need to define value in a statistical probability sense. I'm going to define this as the highest Expected Value (EV) per unit bet option. I've explained EV in previous post. The best option in terms of EV
Jul 26, 2022, 8:36 pm - Orange71 - Mathematics Forum

Probability question
If a group of Powerball or Mega Millions numbers has never been drawn, does that mean they're likely to be drawn?
Jul 5, 2019, 3:41 pm - WhoaMama - Mathematics Forum

How to simulate a distribution and use the lottery's own randomness against itself.Reply
What?? Mega Millions will change their format in October again?.. No way...
May 5, 2017, 3:36 pm - tvpventures - Mathematics Forum