Powerball Chances

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P o w e r b a l l C h a n c e s = \frac{Powerball Possibilities}{n}

$Powerball Chances = "Powerball Possibilities" / "n"$

Number Tickets Purchased

$"Number Tickets Purchased"$

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The Powerball Chances equation computes your chances to win the Powerball based on the number of tickets you choose to buy.

NOTES:

The number of possible combinations of the Powerball numbers is defined as C(59,5) * C(35,1), so the odds are pretty slim

For a PowerBall number generator that generates five random numbers for a Powerball play plus a sixth Powerball number, CLICK HERE.

REFERENCE:

[1] Wow, #Powerball from the @IllinoisLottery is that high.

Source: Flickr/ Taric Alani

• Combinations C(n,k) by MichaelBartmess

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