At all times, people, for some unknown reason, considered winning the lottery the simplest and fastest way to get rich. However, as far as is known to date, no one has yet succeeded in winning the lottery on purpose, deliberately, according to the scenario. There are no headlines in the yellow press - the psychic guessed right in the lottery, lottery organizers are in no hurry to wind down their business. But if there was a reliable way to guess in the lottery, they would have gone broke long ago. What are the chances of guessing in the lottery?
It is necessary
A sheet of paper, a pen, a lottery ticket
Instructions
Step 1
Let's start evaluating the chances of guessing the lottery in terms of mathematics. There is a formula that allows you to determine the chances of success. You need such initial data as the number of balls you need to guess (m) and the total number of balls in the lottery (n). The formula looks like this: (n * (n-1) * (n-2) * … * (n- (m-1))) / (m * (m-1) * (m-2) * … * 1) In practice, this means that for a lottery, for example, 6 out of 49 chances of winning are 1 in 13 983 816.
Step 2
Soberly assess your chances of choosing the correct combination of 13,983,816 options. Think of the fact that the chances of winning the lottery 5 out of 36 are much higher - you need to choose the right combination from 376,992 options. At this stage, your task is to choose the lottery with the highest odds, even if the winning is not the highest.
Step 3
After choosing a lottery, you can find out if such a lottery has its own website. As a rule, there is one. On such sites, you can always find statistics, use various analyzers and automated systems.
Step 4
Make your choice and buy a lottery ticket. Good luck to you.
