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29 September 2010, 02:29 PM
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Random weird question
Probably with a simple answer too, but here goes...
A few years back when the National Lottery had a massive jackpot, there was talk of a consortium coming together to cover all bases, and buy all combinations available.
Apparently the odds of the jackpot are 14,000,000 - 1
So, imagine this happens, and suprise, yes the win the jackpot....
With the other tickets remaining, how many other winning tickets would they have with 3 numbers, 4 numbers, 5 numbers, and 5= the bonus?
A few years back when the National Lottery had a massive jackpot, there was talk of a consortium coming together to cover all bases, and buy all combinations available.
Apparently the odds of the jackpot are 14,000,000 - 1
So, imagine this happens, and suprise, yes the win the jackpot....
With the other tickets remaining, how many other winning tickets would they have with 3 numbers, 4 numbers, 5 numbers, and 5= the bonus?
29 September 2010, 02:42 PM
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Saw a programme about some group trying to do that in the USA for one of their lotteries.
As you only have a week to enter all winning combinations the logistics of it were a nightmare. They employed people to be feeding slips into lottery machines night and day, and seem to remember they had somehow acquired half a dozen or so machines for their purposes. Even then they failed to get every single combination in before the deadline but luckily did have the winning ticket. Must have been a bit of a bottom clencher as the numbers were drawn though. Like you say they also got a lot of money from the lesser prize tickets. Think it took them ages to sort through all that too despite having a lot of computers involved in it all. Think it was a few years back though so probably a bit easier with the computing power available today.
As you only have a week to enter all winning combinations the logistics of it were a nightmare. They employed people to be feeding slips into lottery machines night and day, and seem to remember they had somehow acquired half a dozen or so machines for their purposes. Even then they failed to get every single combination in before the deadline but luckily did have the winning ticket. Must have been a bit of a bottom clencher as the numbers were drawn though. Like you say they also got a lot of money from the lesser prize tickets. Think it took them ages to sort through all that too despite having a lot of computers involved in it all. Think it was a few years back though so probably a bit easier with the computing power available today.
29 September 2010, 02:49 PM
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29 September 2010, 02:55 PM
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besides the link is blocked at work haha. Does it actually say how many winning tickets would be generated?
29 September 2010, 02:55 PM
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ok, £14m outlay, £15.5m return based on a £10m jackpot:
1x £10m
6x £195k
250x £2.5k
14000x £90
245000x £10
1x £10m
6x £195k
250x £2.5k
14000x £90
245000x £10
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Excellent nice one
Hmmm what other random crap can I think of while I "work"
Cheers fella
Trout its ok, like PSL, I like to keep my money locked away safely, and would never gamble it like this
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