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Old 10-20-2005, 01:20 PM
SheetWise SheetWise is offline
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Default Re: Powerball Odds the same with 1 ticket and 2 tickets?

If you bought every combination, 135MM tickets, you would have a guaranteed win.

Buy 135MM tickets, odds = 135MM/135MM = 1
Buy 67.5MM tickets, odds = 67.5MM:135MM = 1/2
Buy 33.75MM, odds = 33.75MM/135MM = 1/4
Buy 16.875MM, odds = 16.875MM/135MM = 1/8
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Buy 2, odds = 2/135MM = 1/67.5MM
Buy 1, odds = 1/135MM
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