Not to mention, it would be one of the least things on your mind if you won a 2 share 3 million pot
Yeah, boohoo, feel your pain about a shared win when you win 500k
I could retire on a million, probably not 500k. Massive difference.
Camelot said:The probability of having 1 ticket to win the jackpot in the Lotto game is approx 1: 13,983,816
The chance of having 2 tickets is 2: 13,983,815 (which is not 1:6,991,908)
The chance of having 13,983,816 tickets is 1:1 obviously.
The chance of having 6,991,908 tickets is 1:2
I hope this is clear to realise that buying two tickets instead of one does not double your chances of winning!
Best of luck with your draws!
Camelot said:As stated the odds of matching all six numbers are 1 in 13,983,816. These odds apply for each individual ticket purchased.
Should you purchase two tickets with different sets of numbers, this does not halve your chances of winning the lottery, it reduces the probability by 1. The number of tickets you purchase does not act as a denominator against the total odds, it reduces the total probability by that amount.
For example, if you purchased 100 tickets, the odds of one of those tickets winning would not become 1 in 139,838 it becomes 1:13,983,716.
With a dice role, any particular number can be rolled again. With the Lotto, there is a maximum number of combinations of 13,983,816 and once one combination is removed by buying a ticket, that combination cannot be produced again therefore it is minus 1.
Therefore odds of one ticket = 1:13,983,816
" odds of two tickets= 1:13,983,815
By purchasing two tickets you do of course have two chances of winning although i hope you can see the odds are not halved.
Camelot said:For example, if you purchased 100 tickets, the odds of one of those tickets winning would not become 1 in 139,838 it becomes 1:13,983,716.
The probability of human stupidity being infinite is 1.The probability of having 1 ticket to win the jackpot in the Lotto game is approx 1: 13,983,816
The chance of having 2 tickets is 2: 13,983,815 (which is not 1:6,991,908)
The chance of having 13,983,816 tickets is 1:1 obviously.
The chance of having 6,991,908 tickets is 1:2
That isn't true Ingafgrinn.
When you buy your ticket, the probability of winning is determined by the correspondence between your numbers and the numbers on the night.
When you buy another ticket, they don't add more combination to the balls.
The size of the share of winnings is irrelevant in calculating the probability of having a winning ticket.
That depends on the type of lottery. On a standard lottery, you take all the sold ticket numbers, throw 'em in a big'ol'jar, husstle, and take out 1 ticket. In other lotteries, they also draw from the unsold tickets, and that's just plain mean in my book, but you're right then it wouldn't matter how many tickets you bought, it wouldn't change the pool size.
Yes it doubles your chances, but just to be clear, that doesn't mean it halves the odds.
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You double your chance to win - but the odds of winning are still the same no matter if you buy 200 tickets or 1.
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You double your chance to win - but the odds of winning are still the same no matter if you buy 200 tickets or 1.