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cArb0nf!Ber asked:
Every now and then i play the Mega Millions and I am curious as to how the odds of winning the jackpot are calculated. It says the odds of winning the jackpost are about 1 in 175,000,000. How did the lottery people come up with this number???
Gail
Every now and then i play the Mega Millions and I am curious as to how the odds of winning the jackpot are calculated. It says the odds of winning the jackpost are about 1 in 175,000,000. How did the lottery people come up with this number???
Gail
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web_countess on 31 December, 2008 at 11:33 pm #
The probability of any event to happen is determined by the following formula: nr of favorable cases / nr of possible cases. For example, the chance of getting a 6 when rolling a dice is 1/6 (only one case is favorable out of six).
I really don’t know the rules of mega millions lottery, or the way it works, but i’m sure the formula will help 
el_dormilon on 4 January, 2009 at 6:15 am #
I often wonder why questions are asked here that require less than a minute to find the answer somewhere else on the Internet!
And usually a more complete and correct answer.
Your answer is a bit involved, though well explained at either of the two websites below.
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