Roulette Odds

[kingstalker]

On the All slots casino if you hit the same number 5 times in a row on their (single zero)Roulette table you hit their progressive jackpot valued at about 150,0000,anybody know the odds of hitting the same number 5 times in a row?

[Big Country]

If my math is right, I believe it is 1 in 1,874,161.

37 numbers.. first roll is irrelevant, then to match it 4 times in a row is 1/37*1/37*1/37*1/37 = 1/1874161

[kingstalker]

The number is 150,000 not 150,0000 as I wrote, if it is nearly 1 in a 2 million chance to hit it then this is a
Negative expected value jackpot I suppose.

[Ed Miller]

I assume they also pay off at twice in a row, three times, and four times. Most of these bets that I have seen do this. You have to take this into account as well.

Though I'm sure it's a -EV bet. They wouldn't offer it if it were +EV.